Michael Mokongo
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Position | Guard | |||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
Born | Bimbo, Central African Republic | July 11, 1986|||||||||||||
Nationality | Central African / French | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | |||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2008 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||
Playing career | 2003–present | |||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||
2002–2006 | Élan Chalon | |||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Orlandina | |||||||||||||
2007–2008 | BCM Gravelines | |||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Banvit | |||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Cholet | |||||||||||||
2009–2010 | APOEL Nicosia | |||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Ourense | |||||||||||||
2011 | Breogán | |||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Chorale Roanne | |||||||||||||
2012–2013 | APOEL Nicosia | |||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Navarra | |||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Monaco | |||||||||||||
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Michael Benoît Mokongo[1] (born July 11, 1986) is a professional basketball player who last played for AS Monaco Basket of the LNB Pro B in France.[2]
International career[]
Mokongo first represented the Central African Republic internationally at the 2009 AfroBasket qualifying tournament. He played for the country at the 2011 AfroBasket, averaging 11 points and a team-high 6 assists. Mokongo has also competed for France in the past, playing for them in the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.[3] He was initially expected to play for the Central African Republic at the AfroBasket 2015 under head coach Aubin-Thierry Goporo,[4] but a knee injury forced him to not compete at the event.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Michael Benoît MOKONGO". FIBA. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ "Michael Mokongo". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ "CAF - Mokongo eyes podium in Abidjan". FIBA. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ "Central African Republic coach Goporo calls up 20 players for AfroBasket 2015". FIBA. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ "Central African Republic's Mokongo ruled out of AfroBasket 2015, Sato eyeing return". FIBA. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
External links[]
- Michael Mokongo at Euroleague.net
- Michael Mokongo at Eurobasket.com
- Michael Mokongo at fiba.com
Categories:
- 1986 births
- Living people
- APOEL B.C. players
- Bandırma B.İ.K. players
- BCM Gravelines players
- CB Breogán players
- Central African Republic men's basketball players
- Central African Republic expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Cholet Basket players
- Chorale Roanne Basket players
- Élan Chalon players
- French sportspeople of Central African Republic descent
- Shooting guards
- Orlandina Basket players
- People from Ombella-M'Poko
- Point guards
- Club Ourense Baloncesto players
- Basket Navarra Club players