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Junior Etou

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This article is about the professional basketball player. For the professional soccer player also known as Junior Etou, seeBrunallergene Etou.

Junior Etou
Free Agent
PositionPower forward
Personal information
Born(1994-06-04)June 4, 1994(age 30)
Pointe-Noire,Republic of the Congo
NationalityCongolese
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High schoolBishop O'Connell(Arlington, Virginia)
College
NBA draft2018:undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019Sakarya BB
2019Estudiantes
2019Cholet
2019–2020s.Oliver Würzburg
2020–2021UJAP Quimper 29
2021–2022Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2022–2023New Basket Brindisi
2023Hapoel Haifa
2023-2024SIG Strasbourg
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-AAC(2018)

Luc Tselan Tsiene Etou(born June 4, 1994), also known as"Junior" Etou,[1]is a Congolese basketball player who last played forHapoel Haifaof theIsraeli Basketball Premier League.

Personal life

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Etou was born inPointe-Noire,Republic of Congo.[2]

High school

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From 2012 to 2013, Etou played forBishop Denis J. O'Connell High SchoolinArlington, Virginia.

A cousin ofOklahoma City ThunderforwardSerge Ibaka,Etou ranked asRivals.com's No. 142 national recruit in the Class of 2013, and No. 31 onESPN's Top Recruits for Power Forwards in 2013.[3]He held offers from Clemson, Kansas, Maryland, Miami (Fla.), Rutgers, Washington, West Virginia, and Xavier.

College career

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He was signed byRutgers Universityon May 1, 2013, and played for them for two years. Etou began his collegiate career atRutgers.As a sophomore, he averaged 7.4 points and 6.6 rebounds per game.[4]

Following his sophomore season, he transferred toTulsa.He was named TU Athlete of the Week.[5]Etou averaged 15 points and 7.9 rebounds per game as a senior, leading the team in both categories. He earned Second Team All-American Athletic Conferencehonors.[6]

College statistics

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Rutgers 27 20 23.0 .419 .256 .639 4.6 0.7 0.2 0.4 5.3
2014–15 Rutgers 31 31 29.6 .391 .311 .662 6.6 0.6 0.4 0.4 7.4
2016–17 Tulsa 32 32 29.2 .490 .427 .767 6.7 1.3 0.5 0.1 12.6
2017–18 Tulsa 31 31 30.4 .466 .350 .715 7.9 1.5 0.5 0.3 15.0

Professional career

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Etou signed with the Turkish clubSakarya Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.on July 27, 2018.[7]

On April 5, 2019, he signed withMovistar Estudiantesof the SpanishACB.[8]

On July 24, 2019, he signed withCholet Basketof the FrenchLNB Pro A.[9]

On November 10, 2019, he signed withs.Oliver Würzburgof the GermanBasketball Bundesliga(BBL).[10]

On August 16, 2020, Etou signed withUJAP Quimper 29of theLNB Pro B.[11]

On August 2, 2021, he signed withHapoel Be'er Shevaof theIsraeli Premier League.[12]

On July 28, 2022, he signed withNew Basket Brindisiof theLega Basket Serie A.[13]

He plays forHapoel Haifaof theIsraeli Basketball Premier Leaguein the 2023-24 season.[14]

International career

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Etou competed with theRepublic of the Congo national basketball teamat the2009 African Championship,where he averaged 1.7 blocks per game, ranking second in the competition despite being the second youngest player at the tournament.[15]

References

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  1. ^Rohrbach, Ben, "was one of D.C.’s top prep basketball talents.",Yahoo! News,January 23, 2013. Etou was born on June 4, 1994
  2. ^"Rutgers Men's Basketball Roster".Archived fromthe originalon January 7, 2014.RetrievedJanuary 3,2014.
  3. ^"ESPN".ESPN.com.
  4. ^Carino, Jerry (March 27, 2015)."Junior Etou to transfer from Rutgers basketball".Asbury Park Press.RetrievedOctober 31,2020.
  5. ^"Junior Etou".ESPN.com.
  6. ^"Tulsa Basketball: 2017-18 Season Wrap-Up".Rivals.com.March 16, 2018.RetrievedOctober 31,2020.
  7. ^"Sakarya signs rookie Junior Etou".Sportando.RetrievedAugust 10,2018.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^"Junior Etou signs with Movistar Estudiantes".Sportando. April 5, 2019.RetrievedApril 11,2019.
  9. ^"Junior Etou et Michaël Stockton attendus à Cholet".Sportando. July 25, 2019.RetrievedAugust 13,2019.
  10. ^"Nach langer Hängepartie: Junior Etou nach Würzburg"(in German). basketball.de. November 10, 2019.RetrievedFebruary 26,2020.
  11. ^"Basket-ball. Junior Etou va signer à Quimper".Ouest France(in French). August 16, 2020.RetrievedOctober 31,2020.
  12. ^Carchia, Emiliano (August 2, 2021)."Hapoel Beer Sheva adds Junior Etou".Sportando.RetrievedAugust 2,2021.
  13. ^Sportando, Redazione (July 28, 2022)."Happy Casa Brindisi officially signs Junior Etou".Sportando.RetrievedAugust 7,2022.
  14. ^"Junior Etou, Basketball Player, News, Stats - Eurobasket".Eurobasket LLC.
  15. ^Luc Tselan Tsiene EtouArchivedAugust 13, 2009, at theWayback Machineat FIBA
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