Kenny Kadji

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Kenny Kadji
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Kadji in January 2009 with the Florida Gators
Free agent
Position Center
Personal information
Born (1988-05-19) May 19, 1988 (age 36)
Suresnes, France
NationalityCameroonian
Listed height211 cm (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight110 kg (243 lb)
Career information
High school IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida)
College
NBA draft 2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014 Phantoms Braunschweig
2014 Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2014–2015 Aries Trikala
2015 Dinamo Sassari
2015–2016 Enel Brindisi
2016Dinamo Sassari
2016 Lietuvos rytas
2016–2017 Trabzonspor
2017–2019 Tofaş
2019–2020 Estudiantes
2020 Türk Telekom
2020–2021 Frutti Extra Bursaspor
2021–2022 BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
2022 Hapoel Holon
2023 Limoges CSP
2023–2024 Al-Ahli Jeddah
2024 KSA
Career highlights and awards
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Kenneth Kadji (born May 19, 1988) is a Cameroonian professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Florida and University of Miami.

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High school career

Kadji attended IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, where in 2008, he was ranked fifth among centers by Rivals.com [1] and sixth by Scout.com. [2]

College career

Kadji initially chose to play at Florida under coach Billy Donovan. He regularly came off the bench in his freshman year of 2008–09, averaging 4.4 points and 2.7 rebounds per game, but his sophomore season was cut short by a back injury that required surgery. [3] After that season, Kadji transferred to Miami, where one of his brothers was attending; [3] he later said that he left Florida "for a fresh start", indicating that he had no problems with Florida's coaches. [4]

After sitting out the 2010–11 season due to NCAA transfer rules, Kadji became a starter at Miami in 2011–12, averaging 11.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks while being named third-team All-ACC. The following season, Kadji averaged 12.9 points and 6.8 rebounds [3] for a Hurricanes team that won the ACC regular-season and tournament titles, and was named second-team All-ACC. [3]

Professional career

2013–14 season

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Kadji joined the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2013 NBA Summer League. On September 30, 2013, he signed with the Cavaliers, but was later waived by the team on October 25. [5]

On December 6, 2013, Kadji signed a three-month contract with New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig of the Basketball Bundesliga. [6] On January 7, 2014, he parted ways with Phantoms after appearing in just five games. [7] On January 25, he was acquired by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League. [8] He spent the rest of the 2013–14 season with the Vipers, averaging 6.2 points and 3.5 rebounds in 20 games. [9]

2014–15 season

In July 2014, Kadji joined the Milwaukee Bucks for the 2014 NBA Summer League. On August 19, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Aries Trikala of the Greek Basket League. [10] On February 14, 2015, he left Trikala and signed with Dinamo Sassari of the Italian Serie A for the rest of the season. [11]

2015–16 season

On July 11, 2015, Kadji signed with Enel Brindisi, also of the Serie A, for the 2015–16 season. [12] On February 1, 2016, he left Brindisi and returned to his former team Dinamo Sassari for the rest of the season. [13]

2016–17 season

On July 23, 2016, Kadji signed with Lithuanian club Lietuvos rytas Vilnius. [14] On October 2, 2016, he parted ways with Lietuvos rytas after three games and signed with Turkish club Trabzonspor for the rest of the season. [15] [16]

2017–18 & 2018–19 season

On June 9, 2017, Kadji signed with Turkish club Tofaş for the 2017–18 season. [17]

2019–20 season

On September 14, 2019, he has signed with Estudiantes of the Spanish Liga ACB. [18]

On February 29, 2020, he has signed with Türk Telekom of the Turkish Super League. [19]

2020–21 season

On August 17, 2020, Kadji signed with Frutti Extra Bursaspor of the Turkish league. [20]

2021–22 season

On July 21, 2021, he has signed with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the LNB Pro A. [21]

2022–23 season

On July 23, 2022, he has signed with Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. [22] On January 30, 2023, he signed with Limoges CSP of the LNB Pro A. [23]

2023–24 season

In September 2023, Kadji was signed by Al-Ahli Jeddah of Saudi Arabia. [24]

2024–25 season

On September 21, 2024, Kadji signed a 6-month contract with Kadji Sports Academy (KSA) in Cameroon, after having been the owner and president of the club for the past years already. [25]

On November 16, 2024, Kadji signed with the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) as the team's import for the 2024–25 PBA Commissioner's Cup. [26] However, he was replaced by Deon Thompson before playing a game for the team. [27]

Personal

Kadji is the owner and president of the Kadji Sports Academy (KSA) basketball team. [28] In September 2024, he joined the team as a player. [25]

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  2. ↑ "Kenny Kadji". Scout.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
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  4. ↑ Brockway, Kevin (March 3, 2012). "Forgotten faces of UF basketball's 2008 class". Gainesville.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Cavaliers Waive Diop, Kadji, Taylor and Williams". NBA.com. October 25, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  6. ↑ "New Yorker Phantoms sign Kenny Kadji". Sportando.com. December 6, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  7. ↑ "New Yorker Phantoms, Kenny Kadji part ways". Sportando.com. January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  8. ↑ "RGV VIPERS ACQUIRE KENNY KADJI". NBA.com. January 25, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
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  10. ↑ "Kenneth Kadji signs with Aries Trikala". Sportando.com. August 19, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Kenny Kadji signs with Dinamo Sassari". Sportando.com. February 14, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
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  14. ↑ ""Lietuvos ryto" naujokas – galingas aukštaūgis iš Kamerūno". bc.lrytas.lt (in Lithuanian). July 23, 2016. Archived from the original on July 23, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
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  17. ↑ "Tofas Bursa announce Kenny Kadji". Sportando.com. June 9, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
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  21. ↑ "Kenny Kadji S'engage Avec Le BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque !". bcmbasket.com (in French). July 21, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  22. ↑ Skerletic, Dario (July 23, 2022). "Kenny Kadji joins Hapoel Holon". Sportando. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  23. ↑ "Kenny Kadji en remplacement de Gavin Schilling". limogescsp.com (in French). January 30, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  24. ↑ "Cameroon: Al Ahli inks Kenny Kadji". www.afrobasket.com. September 18, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  25. 1 2 @ksabasketball (September 21, 2024). "C'est avec Satisfaction et beaucoup d'émotions que nous souhaitons la bienvenue à l'international et président Kenneth Kadji qui a décidé de chausser les baskets avec son club Ksa basketball Champion du Cameroun 2024" – via Instagram.
  26. ↑ Terrado, Reuben (November 16, 2024). "Rain or Shine picks 6-11 Kenneth Kadji as Comm's Cup import". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  27. ↑ Dy, Richard (November 27, 2024). "ROS replaces Kadji, brings in Ivorian Deon Thompson as import". manilatimes.net. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  28. ↑ Songolo, Ngijol (May 28, 2024). "Owning a Team While Playing Overseas: One Man's Quest to Elevate Cameroonian Basketball". The Diaspora Drop. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
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