Boubacar Moungoro

Boubacar Moungoro (born September 22, 1994) is a Malian professional basketball player. He declared for the 2014 NBA draft after averaging 8.0 points and 2.5 rebounds with Baloncesto Fuenlabrada.[1]

Boubacar Moungoro
Free agent
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
Personal information
Born (1994-09-22) September 22, 1994
Bamako, Mali
NationalityMalian
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolIMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida)
NBA draft2014 / Undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2015Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
2013–2015→ Viten Getafe
2015–2017Oklahoma City Blue
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Mali
FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship
2009 Maputo Mali

Professional career

Moungoro forwent college after completing his high school career with IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.[2] The Bamako native is currently represented by agent Travis King, who has also worked with Robert Covington, and Amar'e Stoudemire in the past.[3] Moungoro has also played for the youth teams of the Mali national basketball team in the past, logging an average of 26 minutes in the 2013 Nike Global Challenge.[4] On November 3, he was acquired by the Oklahoma City Blue after a successful tryout.[5]

Mali national team

In February 2015, it was announced that Moungoro would join the Mali national team at play in the 2015 FIBA Africa Championship qualification against Senegal.[6] In the first game, won by Mali by 65–43, Moungoro scored 12 points and retrieved five rebounds,[7] while in the second leg he scored seven points in the win abroad of his team by 50–47.[8]

References
  1. "Boubacar Moungoro Player Profile". RealGM. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  2. "DraftExpress - Boubacar Moungoro". DraftExpress. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  3. "DraftExpress - Travis King". DraftExpress. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  4. "Boubacar Moungoro - D1 Circuit". D1Circuit. Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  5. "Oklahoma City Blue Announces Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. November 3, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  6. "Boubacar Moungoro, internacional absoluto por Mali". ACB.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  7. Mali 65–43 Senegal boxscore
  8. Senegal 47–50 Mali boxscore
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