Adam Mokoka

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Adam Mokoka
Mokoka with the Windy City Bulls in 2020
No. 20 – Chicago Bulls
PositionShooting guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1998-07-18) 18 July 1998 (age 25)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2019: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2018BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
2018–2019Mega Bemax
2019–presentChicago Bulls
2019–present→Windy City Bulls
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  France
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Turkey U-18 Team
FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 Latvia U-16 Team

Adam Mokoka (born July 18, 1998) is a French professional basketball player for Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Windy City Bulls of the NBA G League. Standing at 6 ft 4 in (193 cm), he primarily plays as shooting guard.

Early career

Mokoka came through the youth academy of BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque.[1] He won the national U21 championship with the BCM in 2014 and 2015.

Professional career

Mokoka made his debut for BCM's men's squad in the French top-flight Pro A during the 2015–16 season. In April 2018, he declared for the 2018 NBA draft.[2] In May 2018, we was named the LNB Pro A Best Young Player, after averaging 3.2 points and 1.7 rebounds over the 2017–18 season.[3] On July 10, 2018, Mokoka signed with Serbian club Mega Bemax.[4]

On June 12, 2018, Mokoka withdrew from the 2018 NBA draft on the deadline,[5] rather focusing on the 2019 NBA draft where he (at that time) was considered a second-round draft prospect.[6] In April 2019, he declared for the 2019 draft,[7] but went undrafted.[8] On July 2, 2019, Mokoka signed with the Chicago Bulls to a two-way contract.[9]

National team career

Mokoka was a member of gold-winning French teams at the 2014 U16[10] and 2016 U18[11] European Championships. He competed for France in the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, averaging 6.4 points a contest.[12]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Chicago 11 0 10.2 .429 .400 .500 .9 .4 .4 .0 2.9
Career 11 0 10.2 .429 .400 .500 .9 .4 .4 .0 2.9

LNB Pro A

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque 1 0 1.0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2016–17 BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque 12 0 6.8 .368 .125 .667 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 1.4
2017–18 BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque 34 22 14.0 .345 .222 .553 1.7 0.9 0.4 0.1 3.2
Career 47 22 7.3 .357 .174 .610 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.1 2.3

References

  1. ^ "Basket - Pro A: Adam Mokoka, à l'école de la vie et du basket". lavoixdunord.fr. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  2. ^ "Adam Mokoka et Amine Noua se présentent à la Draft". BeBasket (in French). Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ "ADAM MOKOKA IS NEW PLAYER OF MEGA BEMAX". bcmegabasket.net. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  5. ^ http://www.bebasket.fr/championnat-nba/noua--mokoka--ona-embo-et-d-autres-retirent-leur-nom-de-la-draft.html
  6. ^ http://www.nbadraft.net/2019mock_draft
  7. ^ Pantel-jouve, Gabriel (2019-04-21). "Adam Mokoka s'inscrit à la Draft NBA 2019". BeBasket (in French). Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  8. ^ Smith, Jeff (2019-06-21). "NBA Draft Best Available: Tacko Fall Among Top Undrafted Free Agents". Heavy.com. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  9. ^ "Bulls Sign Adam Mokoka to Two-Way Contract". nba.com. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Adam Mokoka | U16 European Championship Men (2014) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  11. ^ "Adam MOKOKA at the Players of the FIBA U18 European Championship Division A 2016 - FIBA.com". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  12. ^ "France at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2017 - FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball (in French). Retrieved 2017-07-09.

External links

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