![]() Koumadje with Alba Berlin in May 2022 | |
No. 21–Alba Berlin | |
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Position | Center |
League | BBL EuroLeague |
Personal information | |
Born | N'Djamena, Chad | July 7, 1996
Listed height | 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) |
Listed weight | 269 lb (122 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Montverde Academy (Montverde, Florida) |
College | Florida State (2015–2019) |
NBA draft | 2019: undrafted |
Playing career | 2019–present |
Career history | |
2019–2020 | Delaware Blue Coats |
2020 | Movistar Estudiantes |
2020–2021 | Avtodor |
2021–present | Alba Berlin |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Khalifa Koumadje (born Jean Marc Christ Koumadje, July 7, 1996) is a Chadian professional basketball player for Alba Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague.
Born in N'Djamena, Chad, Koumadje first picked up a basketball when he was 15, after previously playing soccer before he lost his speed because of his growth spurts. When he was 16, in 2013, his mother relocated 3,000 km to Senegal due to the political unrest in Chad. In Senegal, Koumadje met basketball recruiter Ibrahima N’Diaye, the brother of former NBA player Mamadou N'Diaye, who approached him to work out at the Flying Star Academy in Dakar. Six months later, Koumadje received the opportunity to receive a basketball scholarship in the United States. [1]
Koumadje played high school basketball at the Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida, where he was teammates with Ben Simmons. [2]
Koumadje played college basketball at Florida State. During his senior season at FSU, Koumadje averaged 6.6 points per game, 5.6 rebounds per game, 1.4 blocks per game, and 15.5 minutes played per game. [3]
After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, he signed with the Philadelphia 76ers. [4] He was cut during training camp and was added to the training camp roster [5] and opening night roster [6] of the Delaware Blue Coats, the NBA G League affiliate of the 76ers. Koumadje had 19 points, 10 rebounds, and five blocks in a 114-107 win against the Raptors 905 on December 14. [7] On January 4, 2020, Koumadje recorded a triple-double in a 111-88 win over the Long Island Nets, posting 12 points, 16 rebounds and a franchise-record 12 blocks. [8] [9] In the last 10 games of the shortened 2019–20 G League season, Koumadje averaged 11.8 points, 12.8 rebounds, and 5.8 blocks per game, shooting 66% from the field. [10] He was named NBA G League Defensive Player of the Year. [11]
On September 21, 2020, Movistar Estudiantes announced that they had signed Koumadje. [12]
On December 20, 2020, he signed with Avtodor of the VTB United League. [13]
On February 25, 2021, Alba Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and EuroLeague announced that they had signed with Koumadje until the end of 2022–23 season. [14] In his first EuroLeague season, he averaged 5.9 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. [1]
On July 26, 2023, he renewed his contract with the German club through 2026.
GP | Games 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 | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2020-21 | Alba Berlin | 4 | 1 | 11.8 | .700 | — | .000 | 3.3 | .3 | — | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
2021-22 | 21 | 4 | 12.4 | .704 | — | .658 | 4.3 | .0 | .1 | .6 | 6.0 | 8.7 | |
2022-23 | 31 | 17 | 13.2 | .707 | — | .537 | 3.8 | .2 | .3 | .6 | 4.0 | 5.9 | |
2023-24 | 28 | 11 | 16.6 | .627 | — | .682 | 5.4 | .3 | .4 | .9 | 5.6 | 9.0 | |
Career | 84 | 33 | 14.1 | .679 | — | .611 | 4.4 | .2 | .3 | .9 | 5.8 | 8.2 |
Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2019-20 | ![]() | G League | 33 | 26.4 | .635 | — | .679 | 11.0 | .8 | .6 | 4.1 | 11.3 |
2020-21 | ![]() | ACB | 6 | 4.9 | .600 | — | .250 | 1.0 | — | — | .3 | 1.2 |
2020-21 | ![]() | VTBUL | 5 | 5.8 | .429 | — | — | 1.2 | — | .2 | — | 1.2 |
2020-21 | ![]() | BBL | 20 | 11.6 | .771 | — | .621 | 3.7 | .3 | .3 | .9 | 4.6 |
2021-22 | ![]() | BBL | 34 | 12.1 | .744 | — | .638 | 4.5 | .3 | .1 | .9 | 6.2 |
2022-23 | ![]() | BBL | 29 | 12.9 | .655 | — | .632 | 4.2 | .3 | .1 | .8 | 6.3 |
2023-24 | ![]() | BBL | 32 | 14.4 | .800 | — | .567 | 5.2 | .4 | .2 | .7 | 5.6 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2015-16 | Florida State | 26 | 1 | 6.1 | .481 | — | .412 | 1.5 | .0 | — | .7 | 1.3 |
2016-17 | Florida State | 35 | 0 | 10.1 | .654 | .000 | .480 | 1.9 | .1 | .2 | 1.1 | 3.4 |
2017-18 | Florida State | 24 | 21 | 16.0 | .626 | — | .583 | 4.1 | .1 | .1 | 1.5 | 6.5 |
2018-19 | Florida State | 37 | 37 | 15.5 | .627 | .000 | .582 | 5.6 | .2 | .2 | 1.4 | 6.6 |
Career | 122 | 59 | 12.1 | .622 | .000 | .541 | 3.3 | .1 | .1 | 1.2 | 4.5 |
In October 2023, Koumadje changed his first name to Khalifa, a name he was known by throughout his life. [15]
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