Paul Biligha
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No. 19 – Olimpia Milano | |
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Position | Center |
League | Lega Basket Serie A EuroLeague |
Personal information | |
Born | Perugia, Italy | May 31, 1990
Nationality | Italian |
Listed height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) |
Listed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 2008–present |
Career history | |
2008–2009 | →Verolanuova |
2009–2012 | UC Casalpusterlengo |
2010 | →Pallacanestro Crema |
2010–2011 | →Pavia |
2012–2014 | Scandone Avellino |
2014–2015 | Ferentino |
2015–2017 | Vanoli Cremona |
2017–2019 | Reyer Venezia |
2019–present | Olimpia Milano |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Paul Stephane Lionel Biligha (born May 31, 1990) is an Italian professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. Standing at 2.00 m (6 ft. 7 in.), he plays at the center position.
Professional career[]
Biligha was born in Perugia, Italy in 1990 into a family of Italian and Cameroonian heritage.
He started playing in Cameroon where he lived from the age of 8 to 16. Once back in Italy, he grew as a basketball player in the Florence youth team and later Casalpusterlengo, Verolanuova, Crema and Pavia.[1]
In summer 2012 Biligha signed with Sidigas Avellino in LBA, where he stayed for two seasons.[2] In 2014 went to Basket Ferentino in Serie A2 Basket.[3]
On June 26, 2015 Biligha returned in LBA with a two-year contract with Vanoli Cremona.[4]
In July 2017 he became a player of 2017 Italian League champions, Umana Reyer Venezia.[5] In May 2018, he won the FIBA Europe Cup with Reyer.[6]
He signed with Olimpia Milano for the season 2019/2020.
National team career[]
He made his debut with the Under-20 Italian national basketball team during FIBA Eurobasket Under-20 in 2010, playing 8 matches and scoring 47 points.
In 2017 Biligha made it into the final squad of the Italian Senior Basketball Team. He participated in EuroBasket 2017, held in Israel.[7]
References[]
- ^ ""Passo dopo passo sono al top per migliorare ancora": è il giorno di Paul Biligha". Olimpiamilano.com (in Italian). Olimpia Milano. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Sidigas Avellino officially keep Kaloyan Ivanov, Paul Biligha". sportando.com. 7 August 2012.
- ^ "FCM Ferentino announces Paul Biligha". sportando.com. 26 June 2014.
- ^ "Vanoli Cremona: ufficiale il biennale per Paul Biligha" [Vanoli Cremona: official the two years contract with Paul Biligha]. sportando.com (in Italian). 26 June 2015.
- ^ "Paul Biligha è un giocatore dell'Umana Reyer Venezia" [Paul Biligha is a new player of Umana Reyer Venezia]. sportando.com (in Italian). 9 July 2017.
- ^ Reyer Venezia conquer FIBA Europe Cup after defeating Sidigas Avellino
- ^ "Ettore Messina taglia Cervi, Della Valle e Baldi Rossi. Scelti i 12 per Eurobasket" [Ettore Messina cuts Cervi, Della Valle and Baldi Rossi. The 12s of EuroBasket have been chosen]. sportando.com (in Italian). 25 August 2017.
External links[]
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
- Basket Ferentino players
- Centers (basketball)
- Italian men's basketball players
- Italian people of Cameroonian descent
- Italian sportspeople of African descent
- Lega Basket Serie A players
- Olimpia Milano players
- Pallacanestro Pavia players
- People from Perugia
- Reyer Venezia players
- S.S. Felice Scandone players
- Sportspeople from Umbria
- Vanoli Cremona players