No. 0–Scarborough Shooting Stars | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | CEBL |
Personal information | |
Born | Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo | January 12, 1992
Nationality | DR Congo / Canadian |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nevada) |
College | Texas (2011–2013) |
NBA draft | 2013: undrafted |
Playing career | 2013–present |
Career history | |
2013–2014 | Austin Toros |
2014 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
2015 | Texas Legends |
2015–2016 | Erie BayHawks |
2016–2017 | BCM U Pitești |
2017 | Rayos de Hermosillo |
2018 | Zornotza ST |
2018 | STB Le Havre |
2018–2019 | Raptors 905 |
2019 | Guelph Nighthawks |
2019–2020 | Svendborg Rabbits |
2020–2021 | Akademija FMP |
2021 | Ferroviário de Maputo |
2021 | Al Rayyan |
2021–2022 | Cape Town Tigers |
2023–present | Scarborough Shooting Stars |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Myck Lukusa Kabongo (born January 12, 1992) is a Congolese-Canadian professional basketball player for the Scarborough Shooting Stars of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns.
In international competition, Kabongo plays for the DR Congo national team, with whom he played at AfroBasket 2017.
Kabongo started his high school career at Eastern Commerce Collegiate Institute in Toronto. He then played alongside fellow Canadian Tristan Thompson for a season-and-a-half at St. Benedict's Prep before Thompson was removed from the team [1] and transferred to Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nevada. Kabongo stayed at St. Benedict's through his junior season before he transferred to Findlay Prep. [2] Kabongo was the #10 player in the class of 2011 by Scout.com [3] and in the ESPNU 100. [4] Rivals.com rated as the #26 player. [5] He was selected to play in the 2011 McDonald's All-American Game [6] and the 2011 Jordan Brand Classic. [7]
Kabongo committed to Texas on January 12, 2009. [8] On October 30, 2010, Kabongo decommitted from Texas, [9] but 5 days later, he recommitted, and signed his letter of intent. [10]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Myck Kabongo PG | Toronto, Ontario | Findlay Prep | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Nov 4, 2010 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 10; 2 (PG) Rivals: 26; 5 (PG) ESPN: 10; 2 (PG) | ||||||
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Kabongo started playing for Texas in the 2011–12 season. Kabongo was under investigation for alleged inappropriate contact with Rich Paul, an agent who also handles the contracts of former Findlay Prep and current NBA players Tristan Thompson and Cory Joseph. Initially banned for the entire 2012–13 season, his suspension was later reduced to 23 games, and he made his debut in mid-February [11] and would go on to average 14.6 points per game in eleven games.
In April 2013, he declared for the NBA draft, foregoing his final two years of college eligibility. [12]
After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Kabongo joined the Miami Heat for the 2013 NBA Summer League. On September 30, 2013, he signed with the San Antonio Spurs. [13] However, he was waived by the Spurs on October 15, 2013. [14] On October 31, 2013, he was acquired by the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League. [15]
On October 30, 2014, Kabongo was acquired by the Austin Spurs. On November 1, 2014, he was traded to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. [16] [17] On December 29, 2014, he was waived by the Mad Ants after appearing in 16 games while averaging 8.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. [18] On January 9, 2015, he was acquired by the Texas Legends. [19] Five days later, he was waived by the Legends after appearing in just two games. [20]
On October 31, 2015, Kabongo was selected by the Delaware 87ers in the second round of the 2015 NBA Development League Draft, [21] only to be traded to the Erie BayHawks on draft night. [22]
On August 27, 2016, Kabongo signed with BCM U Pitești of the Romanian Liga Națională. [23]
On January 4, 2018, Kabongo signed with Zornotza Saskibaloi Taldea of the Spanish Liga EBA. [24]
On February 23, 2018, Kabongo signed with STB Le Havre of the French LNB Pro B. [25] Kabono joined the Guelph Nighthawks of the Canadian Elite Basketball League in 2019, but was waived on July 22. [26] Kabongo joined the Svendborg Rabbits in 2019. [27] He averaged 12.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.6 steals per game. On September 10, 2020, Kabongo signed with Akademija FMP in the Macedonian First League. [28]
On May 1, 2021, Kabongo signed with Mozambican club Ferroviário de Maputo to play in the Basketball Africa League (BAL). [29] He was a key part of Ferroviário's run to the quarterfinals in the first BAL season.
Starting from November 2021, Kabongo played for Al-Rayyan in the Qatari Basketball League. On December 5, he scored 42 points and had 11 assists in a 111–91 win over rival Al Ahli. [30]
On December 7, 2021, Kabongo joined South African champions Cape Town Tigers to play for the team in the 2022 BAL qualification games. [31]
Kabongo represented the DR Congo national basketball team at the AfroBasket 2017 in Senegal/Tunisia where he finished among the top players in the categories assists per game (4.8) and steals per game (2.8).
Kabongo was invited to camp with Canada's national team for the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship but failed to make the final roster. [32]
Kabongo competes for Overseas Elite in annual The Basketball Tournament. He was a point guard on the 2015 team who won TBT's $1 million prize. [33]
His brother is Canadian actor Emmanuel Kabongo. [34]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2021 | Ferroviário | 4 | 4 | 34.2 | .236 | .208 | .826 | 5.0 | 6.8* | 2.3 | .0 | 12.5 |
2022 | Cape Town | 6 | 6 | 31.2 | .278 | .125 | .625 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 2.3 | .0 | 8.8 |
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