Karamo Jawara

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Karamo Jawara
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Club Ourense Baloncesto
Position Forward
League LEB Oro
Personal information
Born (1991-06-25) 25 June 1991 (age 32)
Bergen, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High schoolOlsvikasen Skole
(Bergen, Hordaland)
College North Carolina Central (2011–2015)
NBA draft 2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015 U-BT Cluj-Napoca
2015–2016 Apollon Patras
2016–2017 Machites Doxas Pefkon
2017–2018 Cambados Xuven
2018 Iberojet Palma
2018 Germani Brescia
2018 Halifax Hurricanes
2019 ETHA Engomis
2019–2020 Gipuzkoa
2020–2021 Iberojet Palma
2021–2022 Bàsquet Girona
2022–2023 Estudiantes
2023–present Club Ourense Baloncesto
Career highlights and awards
  • Copa Princesa de Asturias (2020)
  • LEB Plata Top Rebounder (2018)
  • Second-team All-MEAC (2015)
  • Meac regular season Champion 2015
  • NCAA Tournament 2014
  • Meac champion 2014
  • National Champion in U16, U18 and U20 in Norway
  • MVP in U18 and U20 National Championship
Medals
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
FIBA European Championship for Small Countries
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 San Marino Norway

Karamo Jawara (born 25 June 1991) is a Gambian-Norwegian professional basketball player for Club Ourense Baloncesto of the LEB Oro.

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College career

Jawara played college basketball for North Carolina Central. As a senior, he averaged 7.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game, shooting 44.3 percent from the floor. [1]

Professional career

In the years 2015-2017, he played professionally in Romania and Greece. [2]

In 2017, he became the Most Valuable Player of Spain's LEB Plata. Thereafter, he joined Cambados Xuven in the LEB Oro. [3] During the 2018-19 season Jawara played for ETHA Engomis of the Cypriot league, averaging 10.4 points, 8.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game. He joined Gipuzkoa in 2019 and averaged 5.0 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. On October 8, 2020, Jawara signed with Iberojet Palma. [4] He averaged 8.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game.

On July 14, 2021, Jawara signed with Bàsquet Girona. [5]

On July 26, 2023, he joined Club Ourense Baloncesto of the LEB Oro. [6]

Norwigean national team

He is a member of the Norwegian national basketball team.

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References

  1. "NCCU Alum Karamo Jawara Signs Professional Contract". North Carolina Central Eagles . August 13, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  2. Til gresk toppbasket Hanne Hagen Rotnes (Bergensavisen), 28 December 2015. Accessed 24 August 2018. (in Norwegian)
  3. Karamo Jawara ya es el MVP de la liga Diego Dobal (Faro de Vigo), 21 November 2017. Accessed 24 August 2018. (in Spanish)
  4. "Jawara comes back to Palma". Eurobasket. October 8, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  5. "Girona signs Karamo Jawara". Eurobasket. July 14, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  6. "Ourense adds Jawara to their roster". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2023-10-29.

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