Karamo Jawara
Karamo Jawara (born 25 June 1991) is a Gambian-Norwegian professional basketball player for the Delteco Gipuzkoa Basket of the LEB Oro.
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Position | Forward | ||||||||||
League | LEB Oro | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Born | Bergen, Norway | June 25, 1991||||||||||
Nationality | Norwegian | ||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||
Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school | Olsvikasen Skole (Bergen, Hordaland) | ||||||||||
College | North Carolina Central (2011–2015) | ||||||||||
NBA draft | 2015 / Undrafted | ||||||||||
Playing career | 2015–present | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
2015 | U BT Cluj-Napoca | ||||||||||
2015–2016 | Apollon Patras | ||||||||||
2016–2017 | Machites Doxas Pefkon | ||||||||||
2017–2018 | Cambados Xuven | ||||||||||
2018 | Iberojet Palma | ||||||||||
2018 | Germani Brescia | ||||||||||
2018 | Halifax Hurricanes | ||||||||||
2019 | ETHA Engomis | ||||||||||
2019–present | Gipuzkoa | ||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
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Jawara played college basketball for North Carolina Central. As a senior, he averaged 7.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game, shooting 44.3 percent from the floor.[1]
In the years 2015-2017, he played professionally in Romania and Greece.[2]
In 2017, he became the Most Valuable Player of Spain's LEB Plata. Thereafter, he joined his current team in the LEB Oro.[3]
He has been a member of the Norwegian national basketball team.
References
- "NCCU Alum Karamo Jawara Signs Professional Contract". North Carolina Central Eagles. August 13, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- Til gresk toppbasket Hanne Hagen Rotnes (Bergensavisen), 28 December 2015. Accessed 24 August 2018. (in Norwegian)
- Karamo Jawara ya es el MVP de la liga Diego Dobal (Faro de Vigo), 21 November 2017. Accessed 24 August 2018. (in Spanish)
External links
- ESPN Profile
- North Carolina Central Eagles bio
- Profile at realgm.com
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