Junior Etou
| No. 0 – Tulsa Golden Hurricane | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| League | American Athletic Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 4, 1992 Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo |
| Nationality | Congolese |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bishop O'Connell (Arlington, Virginia) |
| College | |
Luc Tselan Tsiene Etou (born June 4, 1992), also known as "Junior" Etou[1] is a basketball player who was born in Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo and is currently a Sophomore at Rutgers University.[2] He competed with the Republic of the Congo national basketball team at the 2009 African Championship, where he averaged 1.7 blocks per game, ranking second in the competition despite being the second youngest player at the tournament.[3] From 2012–2013 Etou played for Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School, although according to Deadspin, his age made him ineligible. A cousin of Oklahoma City Thunder forward Serge Ibaka, Etou ranked as Rivals.com's No. 142 national recruit in the Class of 2013 and No. 31 on ESPN's Top Recruits for Power Forwards in 2013.[4] He held offers from Clemson, Kansas, Maryland, Miami (Fla.), Rutgers, Washington, West Virginia, and Xavier. He was signed by Rutgers University on May 1, 2013.[5]
Stats
Season Averages
| Year | Team | G | MIN | FGM-FGA | FG% | 3PM-3PA | 3P% | FTM-FTA | FT% | REB | AST | BLK | STL | PF | TO | PTS |
| 2013–14 | Rutgers | 24 | 23.0 | 2.0–4.8 | .419 | 0.4–1.6 | .256 | 0.9–1.3 | .639 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 5.3 |
| 2014–15 | Rutgers | 27 | 29.7 | 2.6–6.6 | .391 | 0.7–2.4 | .308 | 1.6–2.3 | .677 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 7.5 |
Season Totals
| Year | Team | G | MIN | FGM-FGA | FG% | 3PM-3PA | 3P% | FTM-FTA | FT% | REB | AST | BLK | STL | PF | TO | PTS |
| 2013–14 | Rutgers | 24 | 622 | 54–129 | .419 | 11–43 | .256 | 23–36 | .639 | 125 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 63 | 30 | 142 |
| 2014–15 | Rutgers | 27 | 802 | 70–179 | .391 | 20–65 | .308 | 42–62 | .677 | 179 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 49 | 32 | 202 |
References
- ^ Rohrbach, Ben, "Is one of D.C.’s top prep basketball talents turning 21 this year?", Yahoo! News, January 23, 2013. According to Deadspin, FIBA records indicate Etou was born on either April 6 or June 4, 1992
- ^ http://www.scarletknights.com/basketball-men/roster/roster.asp
- ^ Luc Tselan Tsiene Etou at FIBA
- ^ "ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Junior Etou". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Junior Etou". ESPN.com.
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