Junior Etou
| Sakarya BB | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| League | Turkish Basketball Super League |
| 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 | |
| NBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2018–present |
| Career history | |
| 2018–present | Sakarya Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
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 played at the University of Tulsa.[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, before signing with Rutgers University where he played for two seasons. 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 and transferred to the University of Tulsa two years later where he was recently named TU Athlete of the Week.[5]
Etou transferred to Tulsa, where he averaged 15 points and 7.9 rebounds per game as a senior. He signed with the Turkish club Sakarya Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. on July 27, 2018.[6]
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, "was one of D.C.’s top prep basketball talents.", Yahoo! News, January 23, 2013. Etou was born on June 4, 1994
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
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- ^ "ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Junior Etou". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Sakarya signs rookie Junior Etou". Sportando. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ^ "Junior Etou". ESPN.com.
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