Junior Etou

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Junior Etou
Free Agent
Position Power forward
Personal information
Born (1994-06-04) June 4, 1994 (age 30)
Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo
NationalityCongolese
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school Bishop O'Connell (Arlington, Virginia)
College
NBA draft 2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019 Sakarya BB
2019 Estudiantes
2019 Cholet
2019–2020 s.Oliver Würzburg
2020–2021 UJAP Quimper 29
2021–2022 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2022–2023 New Basket Brindisi
2023 Hapoel Haifa
2023-2024 SIG Strasbourg
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-AAC (2018)

Luc Tselan Tsiene Etou (born June 4, 1994), also known as "Junior" Etou, [1] is a Congolese basketball player who last played for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.

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Personal life

Etou was born in Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo. [2]

High school

From 2012 to 2013, Etou played for Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School in Arlington, Virginia.

A cousin of Oklahoma City Thunder forward Serge Ibaka, Etou ranked as Rivals.com's No. 142 national recruit in the Class of 2013, and No. 31 on ESPN's Top Recruits for Power Forwards in 2013. [3] He held offers from Clemson, Kansas, Maryland, Miami (Fla.), Rutgers, Washington, West Virginia, and Xavier.

College career

He was signed by Rutgers University on May 1, 2013, and played for them for two years. Etou began his collegiate career at Rutgers. As a sophomore, he averaged 7.4 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. [4]

Following his sophomore season, he transferred to Tulsa. He was named TU Athlete of the Week. [5] Etou averaged 15 points and 7.9 rebounds per game as a senior, leading the team in both categories. He earned Second Team All-American Athletic Conference honors. [6]

College statistics

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2013–14 Rutgers 272023.0.419.256.6394.60.70.20.45.3
2014–15 Rutgers 313129.6.391.311.6626.60.60.40.47.4
2016–17 Tulsa 323229.2.490.427.7676.71.30.50.112.6
2017–18 Tulsa 313130.4.466.350.7157.91.50.50.315.0

Professional career

Etou signed with the Turkish club Sakarya Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. on July 27, 2018. [7]

On April 5, 2019, he signed with Movistar Estudiantes of the Spanish ACB. [8]

On July 24, 2019, he signed with Cholet Basket of the French LNB Pro A. [9]

On November 10, 2019, he signed with s.Oliver Würzburg of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). [10]

On August 16, 2020, Etou signed with UJAP Quimper 29 of the LNB Pro B. [11]

On August 2, 2021, he signed with Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Premier League. [12]

On July 28, 2022, he signed with New Basket Brindisi of the Lega Basket Serie A. [13]

He plays for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League in the 2023-24 season. [14]

International career

Etou competed with the Republic of the Congo national basketball team at the 2009 African Championship, where he averaged 1.7 blocks per game, ranking second in the competition despite being the second youngest player at the tournament. [15]

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