Adjehi Baru

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Adjehi Baru
Free agent
Position Power forward
Personal information
Born (1991-12-10) 10 December 1991 (age 33)
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Listed height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight88 kg (194 lb)
Career information
High school The Steward School
(Henrico, Virginia)
College College of Charleston (2011–2015)
NBA draft 2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016 Xuventude
2016–2017 SISU
2017–2018 Beroe
2018–2019 Coruña
2019 Randers Cimbria
2020–2021Randers Cimbria
2021 Ferroviário de Maputo
2021–2022Khane Khouzestan
2022 Urunani
2023 ABC Fighters

Adjehi Nonma Baru (born 10 December 1991) is an Ivorian professional basketball player. He also represents the Ivory Coast national basketball team. [1] [2] He played college basketball for College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball [3]

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College career

Baru played college basketball for Charleston Cougars from 2011 to 2015. [4] In his freshman year, he averaged 7.8 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, while in his sophomore year he averaged 9.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. In his junior year he averaged 8.97 points per game, 7.5 rebounds per game and 1.4 blocks per game, and in his final season he averaged 7.44 points per game, 0.78 assists and 0.56 blocks. [4] [1]

Professional career

Baru went undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft. In the 2015–16 season, he played for Xuventude Baloncesto of LEB Plata, the third division of the Spanish basketball league. [5] He played for the Danish Basketball league side SISU BKin the 2016–17 season. [6] He then played for the Bulgarian league side BC Beroe in the 2017–18 season. [7] In the 2018–19 season, Baru joined Básquet Coruña, where he averaged 3.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game. [5]

On 2 March 2020, Baru signed with Ferroviário de Maputo of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). [8] He played with them in the 2021 BAL season in May 2021, and helped the team reach the quarterfinals.

Since 2021, Baru played for Khane Khouzestan in the Iranian Basketball Super League.

In October 2022, Baru was on the roster of Burundian club Urunani for the 2023 BAL qualification games. [9] He had 8 points and 9 rebounds in his debut against ABC.

The following year, in October 2023, Baru played for the ABC Fighters in the 2024 BAL qualification. [10]

National team career

Baru represents the Ivory Coast national basketball team. [11] He participated in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup where he averaged 3 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist per game. [2]

BAL career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2021 Ferroviário de Maputo 3332.1.536.000.6259.71.32.03.013.3
Career3332.1.536.000.6259.71.32.03.013.3

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References

  1. 1 2 "Adjehi Baru Player Profile, Charleston, News, Rumors, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  2. 1 2 "Baru ADJEHI at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019". FIBA.basketball.
  3. ↑ "Highly rated center Baru commits to Charleston". ESPN.com. December 6, 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Adjehi Baru - Men's Basketball". College of Charleston Athletics.
  5. 1 2 "Adjehi Baru, Basketball Player". Proballers.
  6. ↑ "Adjehi Baru". Diamond Sports Agency.
  7. ↑ "Beroe Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers.
  8. ↑ "Ferroviário de Maputo announce three players". 2 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "Baru ADJEHI at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L. 2023 2022". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  10. ↑ "Abidjan Basket Club at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L. 2024 2023". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  11. ↑ "Baru ADJEHI at the FIBA Coupe du Monde de Basketball 2019". FIBA.basketball.
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