Christian Kabongo

Christian Kabongo
Free agent
Position	Point guard
Personal information
Born	October 9, 1990 (age 30); Montreal, Quebec
Nationality	Canadian
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Central Commerce Collegiate ; (Toronto, Ontario); God's Academy (Dallas, Texas)
College	New Mexico State (2010–2012)
NBA draft	2013 / Undrafted
Playing career	2013–present
Career history
2013–2014	Idaho Stampede
2015	London Lightning

Last updated August 06, 2021

Christian "CK" Kabongo (born October 9, 1990) is a Canadian professional basketball player who last played for the London Lightning of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL). He played college basketball at New Mexico State University.

High school career

Kabongo attended Central Commerce Institute in Toronto for his first three years of high school. He then transferred to God's Academy in Dallas, Texas for his senior year. Hoopscoop.com listed him as the fourth-best fifth-year player in the nation for the 2010 class. In 2008, his AAU team won the Adidas Super 64 Tournament.^[1]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Christian Kabongo PG	Toronto, Ontraio	God's Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	May 10, 2010
Christian Kabongo PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87

Collegiate career

In his freshman season at New Mexico State, Kabongo played in 33 games while making 14 starts. He averaged 8.9 points a game and had 82 assists and 29 steals as well. In his first career start, he had a career high 14 points. In his sophomore season, he averaged 14.6 points in just 11 games after sustaining an injury. In 2012, he transferred to Morgan State but had to sit out the 2012–13 season due to NCAA transfer rules. After the season, he decided to forgo his final 2 years of eligibility and declared for the NBA draft, despite a very low draft stock.^[1]

Professional career

Kabongo went undrafted in 2013 NBA draft. On November 4, 2013, he was acquired by the Idaho Stampede.^[2] However, he was later waived by the Stampede on November 20, 2013. On December 18, 2013, he was re-acquired by the Stampede.^[3] On January 10, 2014, he was again waived by the Stampede after playing just 8 games.

Personal

Kabongo is the son of Freddy Kelenda Kabongo and Yala Niemba.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 Christian Kabongo biography
↑ "Stampede acquire Pledger, Finalize Training Camp Roster". Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
↑ Stampede add Kabongo; Singler to inactive list

External links

Profile at Eurobasket.com

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[bio-1] 1 2 3 Christian Kabongo biography

[2] "Stampede acquire Pledger, Finalize Training Camp Roster". Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2014-04-03.

[3] Stampede add Kabongo; Singler to inactive list

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