Antwerp Giants | |
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Position | Team manager / Assistant coach |
League | BNXT League |
Personal information | |
Born | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 23 May 1983
Nationality | Belgian / Congolese |
Listed height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) |
Listed weight | 97 kg (214 lb) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2005: undrafted |
Playing career | 2000–2009 |
Position | Shooting guard |
Number | 9, 11 |
Coaching career | 2022–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
2000–2004 | Verviers-Pepinster |
2004–2006 | Liège |
2006 | Oostende |
2006–2007 | Legea Scafati |
2007–2008 | Palma Aqua Magica |
2008–2009 | Autocid Burgos |
2009 | Verviers-Pepinster |
2009–2012 | Liège |
2012–2014 | Belfius Mons-Hainaut |
2014–2015 | Oostende |
2015–2019 | Phoenix Brussels |
As coach: | |
2022–present | Antwerp Giants (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As team manager/assistant coach:
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