Maodo Lô
 Lô with Germany in 2016 | |||||||||||||||
| Alba Berlin | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | Basketball Bundesliga EuroLeague | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 December 1992 (age 31) Berlin, Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 181 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Wilbraham & Monson Academy (Wilbraham, Massachusetts) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Columbia (2012–2016) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2016: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Brose Bamberg | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Bayern Munich | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–present | Alba Berlin | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Maodo Lô (born 31 December 1992) is a German basketball player for Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga and the EuroLeague. He previously played for Columbia University in New York City. Nicknamed The Chairman by fans at Columbia, Lô is known as one of the biggest talents in German basketball.[1] He is the son of a Senegalese father and internationally acclaimed German painter Elvira Bach.[2]
College career
He played college basketball for Columbia University of the Ivy League. He averaged 14.5 points per game during his four year career. In 2016 he led Columbia to the CIT championship and was named MVP of the Tournament.
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Lô joined the Philadelphia 76ers summer league team. He played for the Sixers team in the Las Vegas Summer League.
Brose Bamberg (2016–2018)
2016–17 season
On 22 July 2016, Lô signed a contract with the German team Brose Bamberg.[3] In his first season with Bamberg, Lô won the double, as he won the Basketball Bundesliga and the BBL-Pokal. In the EuroLeague, Lô averaged 5.3 points and 1.2 assists in 10.5 minutes per game.[4]
2017–18 season
In his second season with Brose, the team finished 4th in the regular season. In the semi-finals, Bamberg was eliminated by Bayern Munich.
Bayern Munich (2018–2020)
On July 13, 2018, Lô signed a two-year deal with the German team FC Bayern Munich.[5]
Alba Berlin (2020–present)
On July 22, 2020, he has signed with Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga.[6]
International career
In 2014, Lô was first selected for the German national basketball team.[7] He was selected for the squad that participated at EuroBasket 2015 where he averaged 4.6 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.
Career statistics
| 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 | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
| Led the league |
EuroLeague
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Brose Bamberg | 26 | 2 | 10.5 | .500 | .420 | .667 | 1.2 | 1.2 | .3 | .1 | 5.3 | 4.0 |
| 2017–18 | Brose Bamberg | 30 | 5 | 16.4 | .473 | .414 | .786 | 1.4 | 1.8 | .3 | .1 | 6.9 | 4.1 |
| Career[4] | 56 | 7 | .484 | .416 | .731 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .3 | .1 | 6.2 | |||
FIBA tournaments
Tournaments with  Germany
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| Year | Pos. | PPG | RPG | APG |
| EuroBasket | ||||
| 2015 | ||||
| Source: FIBA | ||||
References
- ^ "A Brief History of The Chairman". Bwog. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ Hermsmeier, Lukas (2015-03-16). "Berliner Basketballer in den USA: Maodo Lo, der gefragte Kleptomane". Der Tagesspiegel. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
- ^ Brose Baskets add Lo to their roster
- ^ a b EuroLeague statistics
- ^ "Maodo Lo signs two-year deal with Bayern Munich". 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Maodo Lo officially leaves Bayern Munich". Sportando. July 22, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Burkhard Schröder. "Maodo Lo - Ein DBVer wird Nationalspieler". DBV Charlottenburg. Retrieved 2 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
External links
- 1992 births
- Living people
- 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
- Brose Bamberg players
- Columbia Lions men's basketball players
- FC Bayern Munich basketball players
- German expatriate basketball people in the United States
- German men's basketball players
- German people of Senegalese descent
- Point guards
- Sportspeople from Berlin
- Universiade medalists in basketball
- Universiade silver medalists for Germany