Maodo Lô
 Lô with Germany in 2016 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 12 – Brose Bamberg | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | Bundesliga Euroleague | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | March 12, 1992 Berlin, Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 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–present | Brose Bamberg | ||||||||||||||
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Maodo Lô (born March 12, 1992) is a German basketball player, who currently plays for Brose Bamberg. He previously played for Columbia University in New York City. Born in Berlin, Germany,[1][2][3] Nicknamed The Chairman by fans at Columbia, Lô is known as one of the biggest talents in German basketball.[4] He is the son of a Senegalese father and internationally acclaimed German painter Elvira Bach.[5]
Professional career
After going undrafted in 2016 NBA Draft, he joined Philadelphia 76ers summer league team. He played for the Sixers during Las Vegas Summer League, then he signed a contract with the German team Brose Bamberg.[6]
National team
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.
References
- ^ "Maodo Lo". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ "From Berlin to NYC: the American journey of Columbia hoops star". New York Post. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ Fox Sports. "Maodo Lo". Foxsports.com. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ "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
- ^ Burkhard Schröder. "Maodo Lo - Ein DBVer wird Nationalspieler". DBV Charlottenburg. Retrieved 2 August 2015.