Romain Sato
| Panathinaikos | |
| Shooting guard Small forward |
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| Nickname | |
| ROMS |
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | March 2, 1981 |
| Place of birth | Bimbo, Central African Republic |
| Nationality | Central African |
| High school | Dayton Christian High School, Dayton, Ohio, USA |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4.75 in (1.95 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Xavier |
| NBA Draft | 2004 / 2nd round, 53rd overall |
| Selected by the San Antonio Spurs | |
| Pro career | 2004–present |
| League | Greek League Euroleague |
| Career history | |
| San Antonio Spurs (2004-2005) Sicc Cucine Jesi (2005–06) FC Barcelona (2006) Montepaschi Siena (2006-10) Panathinaikos B.C.(2010-Present) |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| Italian SuperCup MVP 2009 Italian League MVP 2010 |
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Romain Guessagba-Sato-Lebel, generally known as Romain Sato (born March 2, 1981, in Bimbo), is a Central African professional basketball player, who currently plays for Panathinaikos. He plays as a swingman.
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[edit] Amateur career
Sato played high school basketball at Dayton Christian High School in Dayton, Ohio, in the United States. He graduated from Xavier University in 2004, having majored in French, after playing college basketball with the Xavier Musketeers.
[edit] Pro career
Sato was selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2004 NBA Draft, and was subsequently waived on February 24, 2005. After being drafted by the Spurs, Sato played in the Italian Second Division[1] with Sicc Cucine Jesi. He was the league's second-leading scorer in the 2005–06 season, averaging 25.5 points per game, and also adding 7.5 rebounds per game.
In Romain's three playoff games that season, he averaged 35 points and 14.6 rebounds. From there, he went to FC Barcelona to play in the 2006 Spanish ACB League playoffs.[2] Sato then returned to Italy to play in the top Italian League with Montepaschi Siena for the 2006–07 season. In his first season with Siena, he helped Montepaschi to win the Scudetto (Italian Championship),[3] and he then went on to win three more Scudetti with Siena. He was named the Italian League MVP in 2010.[4]
In July 2010, he signed a three-year long contract with Panathinaikos
[edit] Central African Republic national team
Sato played with the senior men's Central African Republic national basketball team at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship. He averaged 21.6 points and 8.6 rebounds per game at the tournament and was named to the All-Tournament First Team.
[edit] References
- ^ Coro, Paul (July 5, 2006). "Sato may fill Suns' need". The Arizona Republic. http://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns/articles/0705suns07050.html. Retrieved 2007-06-28.
- ^ "First Team Roster: Romain Sato". Mens Sana Basket. Archived from the original on 2007-12-05. http://web.archive.org/web/20071205134309/http://www.menssanabasket.it/en/squadra/sato.html. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
- ^ "Xavier University Graduate Romain Sato Wins Italian Title". CSTV. June 19, 2007. http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stories/061907aab.html. Retrieved 2007-06-28.
- ^ Legabasket.it – Gli MVP di Lega: Romain Sato è il miglior giocatore della stagione regolare (Italian).
[edit] External links
- NBA.com Profile
- Euroleague.net Profile
- FIBA Africa Championship Profile
- Greek League Profile (Greek)
- Italian League Profile (Italian)
- Spanish League Profile (Spanish)
- Draftexpress.com Profile
- FIBA Romain Sato Article
- Romain Sato Profile
- ESPN.com College Stats
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- 1981 births
- Living people
- Expatriate basketball people in Greece
- Expatriate basketball people in Italy
- Expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Expatriates in Spain
- Xavier Musketeers men's basketball players
- Liga ACB players
- FC Barcelona Bàsquet players
- Central African basketball players
- Central African expatriate sportspeople
- Mens Sana Basket players
- San Antonio Spurs draft picks
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- Panathinaikos BC players
