Kostja Mushidi

Kostja Mushidi
No. 1 – Mega Bemax
Position Shooting guard
League ABA League
Basketball League of Serbia
Champions League
Personal information
Born (1998-06-18) June 18, 1998
Uccle, Belgium
Nationality German
Listed height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight 102 kg (225 lb)
Career information
Playing career 2015–present
Career history
2015–2016 SIG Strasbourg
2016–present Mega Basket
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Germany
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
2018 Germany U20 Team

Kostja Mushidi (born 18. June 1998) is a German professional basketball player, currently a member of Serbian side Mega Bemax. Born in Belgium to a Belgian mother and a Russian father, Mushidi moved to Germany with his family at the age of 2.[1]

Mushidi stands 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in) tall and plays the shooting guard position.[2]

Career

A product of ART Düsseldorf, Mushidi later transferred to the Dragons Rhöndorf, where he played in the youth system and strengthened Team Rhöndorf/Bonn's JBBL (under-16 Bundesliga) side starting with the 2012-13 season. After moving to the organization's under 19 side, Mushidi averaged 20.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game in the 2014-15 season.[3] He had made his first appearances on Rhoendorf's men's team in Germany's third division during the 2013-14 campaign.

In August 2015, Mushidi inked a two-year deal with French powerhouse Strasbourg IG.[4] He played a total of six minutes for SIG's men's team in the 2015–16 LNB Pro A season,[5] while mostly representing the club's development squad. He left the club after one year and signed with Serbian club Mega Leks in June 2016.[6]

At the 2017 Nike Hoop Summit, he led the World Select Team with 14 points to go along with three assists, three steals and two rebounds.[7]

International career

On the international stage, Mushidi represented Germany at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, scoring a team-high 17.7 points per game during the tournament,[8] while garnering Eurobasket.com All-European Championships U16 Second Team recognition.[9] The following year, he helped Germany to an eighth-place finish at the Europe U18 Championship, leading the team in scoring along with Isaiah Hartenstein as both averaged 11.6 points a contest.[10]

Mushidi led the German U18 national team to its first ever Albert-Schweitzer-Tournament title in March/April 2016, posting 25 points and 11 rebounds in the championship game against Serbia,[11] and was named tournament MVP.[12] In July 2016, he attended the U20 European championships, averaging 8.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists a game throughout the tournament, while finishing in fourth place with the German team.[13] He tallied team-bests 14.7 points and 3.8 assists along with 3.8 rebounds and 1.3 steals a contest on the way to a fourth-place finish at the 2016 U18 European Championships in Turkey.[14]

He was Germany's co-leading scorer at the 2018 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he averaged 13.6 points a game,[15] helping his team win the bronze medal,[16] while being named to the All-Star Five.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Kostja Mushidi, une future star allemande à Strasbourg". www.bebasket.fr. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  2. ↑ "Kostja Mushidi". SIGSTRASBOURG. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  3. ↑ "Team der NBBL Nordwest". NBBL und JBBL (in German). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  4. ↑ "Kostja Mushidi rejoint la SIG". SIGSTRASBOURG. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  5. ↑ "Kostja Mushidi - Strasbourg – Joueurs - Pro A – LNB.fr". www.lnb.fr. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  6. ↑ "Košarkaški klub Mega Leks » MUŠIDI I SPASOJEVIĆ PRVA MEGA POJAČANJA ZA NOVU SEZONU!" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  7. ↑ "LiveStats - USA vs World Select Team - Nike Hoop Summit". Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  8. ↑ "Multicultural Mushidi Trying To Keep Feet On The Ground | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  9. ↑ "European Championships U16 Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings - eurobasket.com". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  10. ↑ "Kostja Mushidi | U18 Europe Championship Men - Division A". u18men.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  11. ↑ "AST 2016: Deutschland erstmals Turniersieger! « Deutscher Basketball Bund". www.basketball-bund.de. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
  12. ↑ "Kostja Mushidi ist MVP des AST 2016 « Deutscher Basketball Bund". www.basketball-bund.de. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
  13. ↑ "Kostja MUSHIDI at the Players of the FIBA U20 European Championship Division A 2016 - FIBA.com". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  14. ↑ "Germany at the FIBA U18 European Championship Division A 2016 - FIBA.com". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  15. ↑ "Germany at the FIBA U20 European Championship 2018 - FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
  16. ↑ "Israel overpower Croatia for historic gold in Chemnitz, as Germany claim bronze". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
  17. ↑ "Israel swingman Zoosman snatches up MVP honors". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
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