Towson Tigers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Assistant coach | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Yaoundé, Cameroon | 23 July 1985|||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Cameroonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 189 cm (6.20 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
High school | Western (Louisville, Kentucky) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
College | Rhode Island (2004–2008) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2008–2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Point guard | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaching career | 2021–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
As player: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Leuven Bears | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | JL Bourg-en-Bresse | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | AS Salé | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Petro de Luanda | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Al-Ahli Benghazi | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2016 | Providence Sky Chiefs | |||||||||||||||||||||||
As coach: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–present | Towson (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parfait Bitee (born 23 July 1985) is a Cameroonian former basketball player and current coach.
Bitee played college basketball with the University of Rhode Island. In 2006–07, Bitee became the starting point guard and primary ball-handler for the squad. Bitee also played on the Cameroonian men's national basketball team that won the silver medal at the FIBA Africa Championship 2007.
He had an 8-season long professional career in which he played in Belgium, France, Morocco, Angola, Libya and the United States.
After his professional career, Bitee became the director of student-athlete development of Towson University. In 2021, he joined the coaching staff of the Towson Tigers men's basketball team. [1]
Bitee is also an assistant coach for the Cameroon national team since 2018. [1]
Bitee and his wife, Jillian, have three children, Zayden, Klay, and Zaria. [1] Bitee is a nephew of Petro Atlético head coach Lazare Adingono.
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