Kevin Kokila

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Kevin Kokila
No. 34JL Bourg
Position Center / Power forward
League LNB Élite
Personal information
Born (2001-09-03) September 3, 2001 (age 23)
Listed height203 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Career information
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–2022CTC Lyon SO
2022–present JL Bourg

Kevin Kokila (born 3 September 2001) is a French-Angolan professional basketball player for JL Bourg of the LNB Pro A. [1] and the Angolan national team. [2]

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Club career

Growing up in the Paris region, Kokila joined the ASVEL Basket junior program. He played for ASVEL's U18 team in the national championship. [3] He made his senior debut with CTC Lyon SO in the Nationale Masculine 1 (NM1), the French third division league. In 2022, he debuted for JL Bourg Basket in the LNB Élite. [4]

National team career

Kokila plays with the Angola national team, and was a member of his country during the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. [5]

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References

  1. "KEVIN KOKILA Profile | EuroCup". Euroleague Basketball . 11 April 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  2. https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2023/african-qualifiers/player/Kevin-Kokila
  3. "KEVIN KOKILA Profile | EuroCup". Euroleague Basketball. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  4. "Kevin Kokila". JL Bourg Basket. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  5. "Kevin KOKILA at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023". FIBA.basketball (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 April 2024.