Pape-Philippe Amagou
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| Born | February 27, 1985 Maisons-Laffitte, Yvelines, France | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | French, Ivorian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2006: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2002–2018 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 6, 7, 17 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2002–2007 | Le Mans | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | SLUC Nancy | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Kavala | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Chorale Roanne | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | SLUC Nancy | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Chorale Roanne | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Limoges CSP | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Le Mans | ||||||||||||||
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Pape-Philippe Amagou (born February 27, 1985) is a French-born Ivorian retired basketball player. During his career, he played for several teams in France and Greece and was a member of the Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team. He is a four-time Pro A champion.
Professional career
[edit]In 2005–06 season, Amagou became a French national basketball champion with his team Le Mans Sarthe after previously capturing the French National Cup in 2004.[1] Amagou also participated in the French All-Star Game in 2005 and 2006.[1] He was an early entry candidate in the 2006 NBA draft but was not selected.[2]
Amagou played with Kavala of the Greek League in the 2008–09 season. He averaged 8.0 points and 2.2 assists per game.[3] From 2009 to 2012, he played with Chorale Roanne. In August 2011, he signed one-year deal with SLUC Nancy.[4] In 2012, he returned to Chorale Roanne and stayed with them for two seasons.
In June 2014, he signed a two-year deal with Limoges CSP.[5] In July 2015, he left Limoges and signed a three-year deal with his first-team Le Mans Sarthe.[6]
National team career
[edit]Amagou was a member of the Côte d'Ivoire team that finished second at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship. He was named to the All-Tournament First Team after he finished with 11.4 PPG and 2.4 APG.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Amagou, Pape-Philippe at EuroCupBasketball
- ^ 2013 NBA Draft Media Guide, p. 226.
- ^ DraftExpressProfile: Pape-Philippe Amagou
- ^ Sluc Nancy brings back Amagou
- ^ Pape-Philippe Amagou rejoint le Limoges CSP (in French)
- ^ Le Mans signs Pape-Philippe Amagou to a three-year contract
- ^ LBA - Gomes Leads All-Star Team
External links
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- 2010 FIBA World Championship players
- Chorale Roanne Basket players
- French men's basketball players
- French sportspeople of Ivorian descent
- Ivorian expatriates in Greece
- Ivorian men's basketball players
- Kavala B.C. players
- Le Mans Sarthe Basket players
- Limoges CSP players
- People from Maisons-Laffitte
- Point guards
- SLUC Nancy Basket players
- Sportspeople from Yvelines
- 21st-century French sportsmen