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Adjehi Baru
Ferroviário de Maputo
PositionPower forward
LeagueBasketball Africa League
Personal information
Born (1991-12-10) 10 December 1991 (age 32)
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
NationalityIvory Coast
Listed height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight88 kg (194 lb)
Career information
High schoolThe Steward School
(Henrico, Virginia)
CollegeCollege of Charleston (2011–2015)
NBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016Xuventude
2016–2017SISU
2017–2018Beroe
2018–2019Coruña
2019Randers Cimbria
2020–presentFerroviário de Maputo

Adjehi Nonma Baru (born 10 December 1991) is a Ivorian professional basketball player. He last played for Ferroviário de Maputo and he also represents the Ivory Coast national basketball team.[1][2] He played college Basketball for College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball[3]

College career

Baru played college basketball for Charleston Cougars from 2011 to 2015.[4] In his freshman year, he averaged 7.8 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, while in his sophomore year he averaged 9.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. In his junior year he averaged 8.97 points per game, 7.5 rebounds per game and 1.4 blocks per game, and in his final season he averaged 7.44 points per game, 0.78 assists and 0.56 blocks.[4][1]

Professional career

Baru went undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft. In the 2015–16 season, he played for Xuventude Baloncesto of LEB Plata, the third division of the Spanish basketball league.[5] He played for the Danish Basketball league side SISU BKin the 2016–17 season.[6] He then played for the Bulgarian league side BC Beroe in the 2017–18 season.[7] In the 2018–19 season, Baru joined Básquet Coruña, where he averaged 3.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.[5]

On 2 March 2020, Baru signed with Ferroviário de Maputo of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).[8]

National team career

Baru represents the Ivory Coast national basketball team.[9] He participated in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup where he averaged 3 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist per game.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Adjehi Baru Player Profile, Charleston, News, Rumors, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  2. ^ a b "Baru ADJEHI at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019". FIBA.basketball.
  3. ^ "Highly rated center Baru commits to Charleston". ESPN.com. December 6, 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Adjehi Baru - Men's Basketball". College of Charleston Athletics.
  5. ^ a b "Adjehi Baru, Basketball Player". Proballers.
  6. ^ User, Super. "Adjehi Baru". Diamond Sports Agency. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ "Beroe Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers.
  8. ^ "Ferroviário de Maputo announce three players". 2 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.}
  9. ^ "Baru ADJEHI at the FIBA Coupe du Monde de Basketball 2019". FIBA.basketball.
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