Lazare Adingono

Lazare Adingono (born 11 January 1978) is a Cameroonian-American former basketball player and current coach.

Lazare Adingono
Petro de Luanda
PositionHead coach
LeagueBIC Basket
Africa Champions Cup
Personal information
Born (1978-01-11) January 11, 1978
Yaoundé, Cameroon
NationalityCameroonian
Listed height200 cm (6.6 ft)
Listed weight89 kg (196 lb)
Career information
CollegeRhode Island (1999–2003)
NBA draft2003 / Undrafted
Playing career2003–2004
Coaching career2006–present
Career history
As player:
2003–2004Juárez Gallos de Pelea
As coach:
2006–2009Canisius (assistant)
2007–2009Cameroon
2012–presentPetro de Luanda

Playing career

Adingono played basketball at the University of Rhode Island from 1999 to 2003. In the 2002–03 season, Adingono was a co-captain and finished third on the team in scoring, with 11.8 points per game. He also was a member of the Cameroon national basketball team.[1]

Coaching career

Adingono coached the men's national team at the 2007 and 2009 FIBA Africa Championships. From 2006 to 2009, Adingono was an assistant coach for the Canisius Golden Griffins. In April 2009, Adingono left Canisius.

Adingono is an uncle of team Cameroon and Petro Atlético player Parfait Bitee.

As of May 2012, Adingono has been the head coach of Angolan side Petro Atlético.

Honours

Petro de Luanda

References

  1. Lazare Adingono Archived 2012-02-26 at the Wayback Machine at GoGriffs.com
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