Meshack Lufile
Meshack Lufile (born October 21, 1992) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Halifax Hurricanes of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada). Lufile also played for Aris Leeuwarden of the Dutch Basketball League.[1]
No. 24 – Halifax Hurricanes | |
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Position | Center |
League | NBL Canada |
Personal information | |
Born | Burlington, Ontario | October 21, 1992
Nationality | Canadian |
Listed height | 203 cm (6 ft 8 in) |
Listed weight | 109 kg (240 lb) |
Career information | |
College | Cape Breton (2012–2016) |
NBA draft | 2014 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2016–present |
Career history | |
2016–2017 | Aris Leeuwarden |
2017–2018 | Island Storm |
2018–present | Halifax Hurricanes |
Professional career
On June 16, 2016, Lufile signed with Aris Leeuwarden of the Dutch Basketball League.[2] Lufile re-signed for a second year with Aris in July 2017.[3] On November 9, 2017, Lufile was released by Aris.[4] On December 30, 2017, Lufile signed with the Island Storm, a team based out of his native country in the National Basketball League of Canada.[5]
Personal
Meshacks brothers Chadrack Lufile and Abednego Lufile are professional basketball players as well. Abednego Lufile currently plays for the London Lightning in London, Canada. Meshack Lufile also has a younger brother named Elijah Lufile who is on a basketball scholarship at Oral Roberts University. [6]
References
- "Meshack Lufile Player Profile, Aris Leeuwarden, International Stats, Game Logs, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
- Wildsea. "Meshack Lufile tweede buitenlandse aanwinst Aris Leeuwarden - Omroep LEO". omroepleo.nl.
- "Basketballleague". www.basketballleague.nl.
- "Meshack Lufile vertrekt bij Aris, Van der List komt terug" (in Dutch). Omrop Fryslan. 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
- "Meshack Lufile - Aris Leeuwarden". www.arisleeuwarden.nl.