Joshiko Saibou

Joshiko Saibou
	Saibou in a Germany training jersey in 2014.
Free Agent
Position	Point guard
Personal information
Born	7 March 1990 (age 33); Cologne, West Germany
Nationality	German
Listed height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Career information
Playing career	2009–present
Career history
2009–2011	Alba Berlin
2011–2013	TBB Trier
2013–2014	Gießen 46ers
2014–2015	Crailsheim Merlins
2015–2016	s.Oliver Baskets
2016–2017	Gießen 46ers
2017–2019	Alba Berlin
2019–2020	Telekom Baskets Bonn
2021	Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket
2021–2022	JDA Dijon

Last updated January 06, 2024

Joshiko Saibou (born 7 March 1990) is a German professional basketball player who last played for JDA Dijon of the LNB Pro A. Saibou usually plays as point guard. He is of Togolese descent.

Early career

Saibou started in 2007 with the youth team of Alba Berlin in the NBBL under head coach Henrik Rödl, along with other players including Niels Giffey, Andreas Seiferth and Konstantin Klein.

Professional career

Saibou started his career in 2009 with the professional team of Alba Berlin. In 2011, Saibou signed a two-year contract with Henrik Rödl's TBB Trier.

In 2016, Saibou signed with the Gießen 46ers. On 2 June 2017, he left Gießen to play for his former club Alba Berlin.^[1]

On 10 July 2019, he has signed with Telekom Baskets Bonn of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).^[2]

On 4 August 2020, he was fired by the Bonn team, due to misconduct in the Corona crisis.^[3] In February 2021, he signed with French club Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket.^[4]

On 17 July 2021, he has signed a two-year deal with JDA Dijon of the French LNB Pro A. JDA Dijon also plays in the Basketball Champions League ^[5]

International career

In November 2017, Saibou was selected for the German national basketball team for the first time.^[6] He played with Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

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References

↑ "Joshikou Saibou kehrt zurück zu Alba Berlin" (in German). Albaberlinde. 2 June 2017. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
↑ "Nationalspieler Joshiko Saibou wechselt von Berlin nach Bonn". telekom-baskets-bonn.de (in German). 10 July 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
↑ "Darum hat der Verein völlig richtig gehandelt". www.tagesspiegel.de (in German). Retrieved 8 February 2021.
↑ "Joshiko SAIBOU rejoint le CHAMPAGNE BASKET pour la fin de saison 20/21". Champagne Basket (in French). Retrieved 8 February 2021.
↑ "Joshiko Saibou s'engage pour deux saisons". jdadijon.com (in French). 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
↑ "DBB-Herren: Rödl nominiert Kader" (in German). Basketball-bund.de. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

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[1] "Joshikou Saibou kehrt zurück zu Alba Berlin" (in German). Albaberlinde. 2 June 2017. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

[2] "Nationalspieler Joshiko Saibou wechselt von Berlin nach Bonn". telekom-baskets-bonn.de (in German). 10 July 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.

[3] "Darum hat der Verein völlig richtig gehandelt". www.tagesspiegel.de (in German). Retrieved 8 February 2021.

[4] "Joshiko SAIBOU rejoint le CHAMPAGNE BASKET pour la fin de saison 20/21". Champagne Basket (in French). Retrieved 8 February 2021.

[5] "Joshiko Saibou s'engage pour deux saisons". jdadijon.com (in French). 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.

[6] "DBB-Herren: Rödl nominiert Kader" (in German). Basketball-bund.de. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

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