Wen Mukubu

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Wen Mukubu
No. 4Leuven Bears
Position Forward
League BNXT League
Personal information
Born (1983-08-02) 2 August 1983 (age 41)
Kinshasa, DR Congo
NationalityBelgian / Congolese
Listed height2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Miami Beach (Miami Beach, Florida)
College
NBA draft 2007: undrafted
Playing career2007–present
Career history
2007–2008 STB Le Havre
2009 Sutor Montegranaro
2009–2010 SIG Strasbourg
2010 Cocodrilos de Caracas
2010 Ferrara
2010–2011 Pistoia 2000
2011 Liège
2011–2012 Wolves Verviers-Pepinster
2012–2013Liège
2013–2015 Spirou Charleroi
2015–2016 BCM Gravelines
2016 JA Vichy-Clermont Métropole
2016–2021 Limburg United
2021–2024 Kangoeroes Mechelen
2022–Present Leuven Bears
Career highlights and awards

Wen Boss Mukubu (born 2 August 1983) is a Congolese-born Belgian professional basketball player for Leuven Bears of the BNXT League. He has also played for the Belgian national team, with whom he participated at the EuroBasket 2015. [1]

Professional career

In May 2021, Mukubu signed with Kangoeroes Mechelen. [2]

On June 6, 2024, he signed with Leuven Bears of the BNXT League. [3]

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References

  1. "Profile". eurobasket2015.org. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  2. "Wen Mukubu naar Kangoeroes Mechelen". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Flemish). Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  3. "Wen Mukubu". leuvenbears.be (in Dutch). June 6, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.