Lazare Adingono
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| Born | January 11, 1978 Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Cameroonian / American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 200 cm (6.6 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| College | Rhode Island (1999–2003) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2003: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2003–2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2006–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2003–2004 | Juárez Gallos de Pelea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2006–2009 | Canisius (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Cameroon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2020 | Petro de Luanda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lazare Adingono (born 11 January 1978) is a Cameroonian-American former basketball player and current coach.
Playing career
Adingono played basketball at the University of Rhode Island from 1999 to 2003. In the 2002–03 season, Adingono was a co-captain and finished third on the team in scoring, with 11.8 points per game. He also was a member of the Cameroon national basketball team.[1]
Coaching career
Adingono coached the men's national team at the 2007 and 2009 FIBA Africa Championships. From 2006 to 2009, Adingono was an assistant coach for the Canisius Golden Griffins. In April 2009, Adingono left Canisius.
Adingono is an uncle of team Cameroon and Petro Atlético player Parfait Bitee.
From May 2012 until September 2020, Adingono was the head coach of Angolan side Petro Atlético. With Petro, he won one African continental title and two league titles.
Honours
References
- ^ Lazare Adingono Archived 2012-02-26 at the Wayback Machine at GoGriffs.com
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- Cameroonian men's basketball players
- Cameroonian basketball coaches
- Cameroonian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball coaches
- Rhode Island Rams men's basketball players
- Point guards
- Basketball players from Yaoundé
- Atlético Petróleos de Luanda (basketball) coaches