Michael Mokongo

Michael Mokongo
Free agent
Position Guard
Personal information
Born (1986-07-11) July 11, 1986
Bimbo, Central African Republic
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
Career highlights and awards

Michael Benoît Mokongo[1] (born July 11, 1986) is a Central African-French 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

  1. ↑ "Michael Benoît MOKONGO". FIBA. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Michael Mokongo". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "CAF - Mokongo eyes podium in Abidjan". FIBA. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Central African Republic coach Goporo calls up 20 players for AfroBasket 2015". FIBA. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Central African Republic's Mokongo ruled out of AfroBasket 2015, Sato eyeing return". FIBA. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
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