Michael Mokongo

Michael Mokongo
Free agent
Position	Guard
Personal information
Born	July 11, 1986 (age 38); Bimbo, Central African Republic
Nationality	Central African / French
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2008: undrafted
Playing career	2003–present
Career history
2002–2006	Élan Chalon
2006–2007	Orlandina
2007–2008	BCM Gravelines
2007–2008	Banvit
2008–2009	Cholet
2009–2010	APOEL Nicosia
2010–2011	Ourense
2011	Breogán
2011–2012	Chorale Roanne
2012–2013	APOEL Nicosia
2013–2014	Navarra
2014–2015	Monaco
Career highlights and awards
	Pro A Rising Star (2005); NM1 champion (2014); Cypriot League champion (2010); Pro A All-Star (2004);
Men’s basketball
Representing France
European U-18 Championship

Michael Benoît Mokongo^[1] (born July 11, 1986) is a Central African-French professional basketball player who last played for AS Monaco Basket of the LNB Pro B in France.^[2]

International career

Mokongo first represented the Central African Republic internationally at the 2009 AfroBasket qualifying tournament. He played for the country at the 2011 AfroBasket, averaging 11 points and a team-high 6 assists. Mokongo has also competed for France in the past, playing for them in the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.^[3] He was initially expected to play for the Central African Republic at the AfroBasket 2015 under head coach Aubin-Thierry Goporo,^[4] but a knee injury forced him to not compete at the event.^[5]

References

^ "Michael Benoît MOKONGO". FIBA. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
^ "Michael Mokongo". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
^ "CAF - Mokongo eyes podium in Abidjan". FIBA. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
^ "Central African Republic coach Goporo calls up 20 players for AfroBasket 2015". FIBA. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
^ "Central African Republic's Mokongo ruled out of AfroBasket 2015, Sato eyeing return". FIBA. Retrieved 30 July 2015.

External links

[1] "Michael Benoît MOKONGO". FIBA. Retrieved 24 July 2015.

[2] "Michael Mokongo". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 24 July 2015.

[3] "CAF - Mokongo eyes podium in Abidjan". FIBA. Retrieved 24 July 2015.

[4] "Central African Republic coach Goporo calls up 20 players for AfroBasket 2015". FIBA. Retrieved 24 July 2015.

[5] "Central African Republic's Mokongo ruled out of AfroBasket 2015, Sato eyeing return". FIBA. Retrieved 30 July 2015.

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