Paul Eboua

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Paul Eboua
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Eboua with Victoria Libertas Pesaro in 2019
No. 00–Trapani Shark
Position Power forward / small forward
League LBA
Personal information
Born (2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 25)
Yaoundé, Cameroon
NationalityCameroonian / Italian
Listed height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight97 kg (214 lb)
Career information
NBA draft 2020: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2017–2020 Stella Azzurra Roma
2018–2019→Roseto Sharks
2019–2020→Victoria Libertas Pesaro
2021 Long Island Nets
2021 Victoria Libertas Pesaro
2021–2022 Brescia Leonessa
2022–2024 Vanoli Cremona
2024–present Olimpia Milano
2024→Vanoli Cremona
2024–present→Trapani Shark
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Paul Herman Eboua (born 15 February 2000) is a Cameroonian-Italian professional basketball player for Trapani Shark of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), on loan from Olimpia Milano.

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Early life and career

Eboua was born in Yaoundé, Cameroon but grew up in Douala. [1] He started playing basketball at age 14 while attending Lycée de Makepe in Douala. [2]

Stella Azzurra Roma (2015–2020)

In 2015, while playing at the University of Douala, he was noticed by Italian club Stella Azzurra Roma. [3] That summer, Eboua moved to Rome, his family staying in Cameroon, to join Stella Azzurra, despite not speaking Italian or English and having only one year of basketball experience. [4] [5] His teammate Jordan Philippe Bayehe, who was also from Cameroon, helped him acclimate. [6]

On 15 April 2016, Eboua played in the Jordan Brand Classic International Game in Brooklyn, New York. [7] In January 2018, he averaged 14.8 points and 11 rebounds per game at the Kaunas tournament of the Adidas Next Generation Tournament (ANGT), an international junior competition, leading Stella Azzurra to the ANGT finals in Belgrade. [4] In the following month, Eboua participated in a Basketball Without Borders camp in Los Angeles. [8]

Professional career

In the 2017–18 season, Eboua played for Stella Azzurra Roma in the Serie B Basket, averaging 3.3 points and 4.1 rebounds in 20 games. [9]

Loan to Roesto Sharks (2018–2019)

On 7 October 2018, he was loaned to Roseto Sharks of the Serie A2 Basket, the second-tier Italian league. [10] On 13 January 2019, he recorded season-highs of 18 points and nine rebounds a win over Pallacanestro Mantovana. In 35 games, Eboua averaged 5.3 points and 3.4 rebounds in 14.9 minutes per game. [11] On 20 April 2019, he declared for the 2019 NBA draft. However, he withdrew from the draft in June. [12]

Loan to Victoria Libertas Pesaro (2019–2020)

On 9 July 2019, Eboua was loaned to Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the top Italian league, for one season. [13] On 9 September, he was sidelined for about one month after suffering a knee sprain in a car accident in Trieste. [14] On 5 January 2020, Eboua scored a career-high 20 points in a loss to Pallacanestro Trieste. [15] On 19 January, he recorded 15 points and 12 rebounds in a loss to Dinamo Sassari. [16] Eboua finished the season averaging 7.4 points and 5.3 rebounds in 21.6 minutes per game. [17] On 18 April, he parted ways with VL Pesaro to return to Stella Azzurra. [18] One week later, Eboua declared for the 2020 NBA draft "with the full intent to stay in." [19]

After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, Eboua signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Miami Heat on 25 November 2020. [20] [21] On 16 December, Eboua was waived by the Heat. [22] On 18 December 2020, the Brooklyn Nets claimed him off waivers, [23] [24] and then waived him the next day. [25]

Long Island Nets (2021)

On January 27, 2021, Eboua was included as an affiliate player in the roster for the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League. [26]

Return to Victoria Libertas Pesaro (2021)

On March 21, 2021, Eboua signed a contract and returned to Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Lega Basket Serie A. [27]

Basket Brescia Leonessa (2021–2022)

On August 23, 2021, he has signed with Basket Brescia Leonessa of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). [28]

Vanoli Cremona (2022–2024)

On June 29, 2022, he signed with Vanoli Cremona of the Italian Serie A2. [29]

Olimpia Milano (2024–present)

On June 14, 2024, he signed with Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), then he loaned to Vanoli Cremona for 2024–25 season. [30]

References

  1. ↑ Hein, David (19 February 2017). "Basketball a series of firsts for Stellazzurra star talent Eboua". heinnews. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Eurohopes interviews Paul Eboua". Eurohopes. 17 May 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Le jeune camerounais Paul Eboua 16 ans, aux portes de la NBA" (in French). Bonaberi.com. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  4. 1 2 Hein, David (22 April 2018). "From Cameroon to Belgrade, Stellazzurra's Eboua emerges as top talent". Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament . Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Paul Eboua – Interview : " A chaque fois que j'ai failli baisser les bras j'ai pensé à ma famille "" (in French). rue2ponpon. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  6. ↑ Tuzzi, Giovanni Matteo (10 May 2018). "Le interviste di Dailybasket: Paul Eboua" (in Italian). DailyBasket.it. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics" (PDF). Jordan Brand Classic. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  8. ↑ Woo, Jeremy (19 February 2018). "Evaluating the Top International Prospects at Basketball Without Borders". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "Paul herman Eboua". Eurobasket.com . Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  10. ↑ "Oct 7, 2018 - Roseto Sharks 78 at Pallacanestro Generale Mantovana 85". RealGM. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "Serie A2 Est – Roseto Sharks Roseto-Mantova: Le Pagelle Del Professor Lorenzo Settepanella". Roseto (in Italian). 13 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  12. ↑ Givony, Jonathan (20 April 2019). "2000-born Cameroonian forward Paul Eboua has entered the 2019 NBA draft according to his agents Maurizio Balducci and Doug Neustadt. 6'8 PF with a 7'3 wingspan has huge potential defensively and will get plenty of NBA interest". Twitter . Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  13. ↑ "VL Pesaro signs Paul Eboua". Sportando. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  14. ↑ "Vuelle Pesaro, Eboua fuori per un mese per un incidente". Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). 9 September 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  15. ↑ "Basket, Serie A 2020: 17ma giornata. Trieste condanna Pesaro, Varese espugna Treviso". OA Sport (in Italian). 5 January 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  16. ↑ Perugini, Davide (20 January 2020). "Sassari troppo forte, ma non è stata la miglior Vuelle. L'analisi di Pu24" (in Italian). pu24.it. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  17. ↑ "Paul Eboua lascia Pesaro e torna alla Stella Azzurra, ma il suo obiettivo rimane l'NBA" (in Italian). SuperBasket. 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  18. ↑ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (18 April 2020). "VL Pesaro, Paul Eboua part ways as young forward returns to Stella Azzurra Rome". Sportando. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  19. ↑ Givony, Jonathan (25 April 2020). "Cameroon's Paul Eboua declares for NBA draft". ESPN . Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  20. ↑ "Paul Eboua Signs With HEAT". NBA.com. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  21. ↑ Taylor, Cody (23 November 2020). "Heat sign international prospect Paul Eboua to Exhibit 10 contract". Rookie Wire. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  22. ↑ "Heat waive pair, move within one player of NBA regular-season roster limit". sun-sentinel.com. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  23. ↑ "Brooklyn Nets Claim Paul Eboua Off Waivers". NBA.com. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  24. ↑ "Nets claim 6'8" Paul Eboua off waivers, likely bound for Long Island". NetsDaily. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  25. ↑ "Brooklyn Nets Waive Three Players". NBA.com. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  26. ↑ "Long Island Nets Announce 2021 Roster". NBA.com. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  27. ↑ "Paul Eboua torna alla Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro!" [PAUL EBOUA RETURNS TO CARPEGNA PROSCIUTTO BASKET PESARO!] (in Italian). victorialibertas.it. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  28. ↑ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (23 August 2021). "Germani Brescia announces signing of Paul Eboua". Sportando. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  29. ↑ "Paul Eboua è un giocatore della Vanoli Basket Cremona". basketinside.com (in Italian). 29 June 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  30. ↑ "Olimpia Milan sign Paul Eboua to multi-year deal, to loan him". basketnews.com. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
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