Evans Ganapamo

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Evans Ganapamo
No. 24–Bangui Sporting Club
Position Shooting guard
League Bangui Basketball League
Road to BAL
Personal information
Born (1994-08-19) 19 August 1994 (age 29)
Montpellier, France
NationalityFrench / Central African
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Mandeville High School
College New Orleans (2012–2016)
Prairie View A&M (2016–2017)
NBA draft 2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018 SB/DJK Rosenheim
2018–2021 Paris Basketball
2021–2023 Cape Town Tigers
2023 Montreal Alliance
2023–present Bangui Sporting Club
Career highlights and awards

Evans Ganapamo (born 19 August 1994) is a French-Central African professional basketball player for Bangui Sporting Club. He played college basketball at the University of New Orleans and Prairie View A&M University. Internationally, Ganapamo represents the Central African Republic national team.

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Early life and college career

Ganapamo was born in France to Central African parents and moved to the United States at age 12 where his father was working as a doctor. [1] He played college basketball for the University of New Orleans after receiving a scholarship. Ganapamo suffered from injuries and a debilitating staphylococcus infection in his second season. He moved to Prairie View A&M for the 2016–17 season. [1]

Professional career

Ganapamo started his professional career in 2016 with SB/DJK Rosenheim of the German fourth-tier Regionaliga, where he averaged 22.9 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. [2]

He then went on to play three seasons for Paris Basketball of the French second-tier LNB Pro B. [3] He suffered a torn ACL in a friendly game for the CAF, causing him to miss most of his first two seasons in Paris. In the 2020–21 season, Ganapamo played 14 games in the LNB Pro A.[ citation needed ]

In 2021, Ganapamo joined the newly established South African team Cape Town Tigers. After winning the national championship, he helped the Tigers qualify for their first-ever Basketball Africa League (BAL) appearance. In his first BAL season, he averaged a team-high 16.2 points per game. Ganapamo signed for the Milwaukee Bucks to play in the 2022 NBA Summer League, becoming the second BAL player to play in the NBA Summer League after Anas Mahmoud in 2021. [1]

Ganapamo joined Bangui Sporting Club in 2023 and helped the team win the Bangui Basketball League and thus sealed Sporting’s qualification for the Road to BAL. [4]

National team career

After a successful season with Rosenborg, Ganapamo was selected for the Central African Republic national team and made his debut in 2018 in the 2019 World Cup qualification. [5]

Honours

Cape Town Tigers

Bangui Sporting Club

Personal

Ganapamo's parents are from the Central African Republic. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "BAL star Ganapamo signs for Bucks' Summer League team". ESPN.com. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 Schmidt-Scheuber, Miles (8 July 2022). "Evans Ganapamo Is Living The Cinderella Life Going From Rosenheim Germany To The NBA Summer League With The Milwaukee Bucks In Only 4 Years". German Hoops. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Evans Ganapamo rejoint le Paris Basket-ball et évoluera en National 2 - NEWS BASKET BEAFRIKA". NEWS BASKET BEAFRIKA 🏀 (in French). Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Ganapamo ready to help elevate Bangui Sporting Club to the BAL". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Evans Ganapamo, a leader in the making for Central African Republic". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Cape Town's Tigers crowned SA's champs in basketball". www.capetownetc.com. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Tigers sweep all to become 2022 South African champions and will head to BAL qualifiers". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
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