Tennessee Volunteers | |
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Position | Director of Student-Athlete Development |
League | SEC |
Personal information | |
Born | Bangui, Central African Republic | 15 May 1968
Nationality | Central African / American |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 172 lb (78 kg) |
Career information | |
College | Florida Tech (1992–1996) |
NBA draft | 1996 / Undrafted |
Aubin-Thierry Goporo (born 15 May 1968) is a Central African basketball coach and former player who is the Director of Student-Athlete Development for the Tennessee Volunteers basketball team. [1] He played college basketball for the Florida Tech Panthers and graduated in 1996. [1] Goporo competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics with the Central African Republic national basketball team and became the coach of the team for the FIBA Africa Championships in 2015. [2] He is the former head basketball coach and athletic director at Florida Air Academy in Melbourne, Florida. He amassed a 309–47 record and won 5 state championships in 15 seasons. [1]
He is the younger brother of fellow basketball player and coach Frédéricque Rufin Goporo. [3]
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