Junior Etou

Luc Tselan Tsiene Etou (born June 4, 1994), also known as "Junior" Etou[1] is a basketball player for s.Oliver Würzburg of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).

Junior Etou
No. 0 – s.Oliver Würzburg
PositionPower forward
LeagueBasketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (1994-06-04) June 4, 1994
Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo
NationalityCongolese
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High schoolBishop O'Connell
(Arlington, Virginia)
College
NBA draft2018 / Undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019Sakarya BB
2019Estudiantes
2019Cholet
2019–presents.Oliver Würzburg
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-AAC (2018)

Personal

Etou was born in Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo and played at the University of Tulsa.[2]

Early career and high school

From 2012 to 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.[3] 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.[4]

Etou transferred to Tulsa, where he averaged 15 points and 7.9 rebounds per game as a senior.

College statistics
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Rutgers 272023.0.419.256.6394.60.70.20.45.3
2014–15 Rutgers 313129.6.391.311.6626.60.60.40.47.4
2016–17 Tulsa 323229.2.490.427.7676.71.30.50.112.6
2017–18 Tulsa 313130.4.466.350.7157.91.50.50.315.0

Professional career

Etou signed with the Turkish club Sakarya Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. on July 27, 2018.[5]

On April 5, 2019, he has signed with Movistar Estudiantes of the Spanish ACB.[6]

On July 24, 2019, he has signed with Cholet Basket of the French LNB Pro A.[7]

On November 10, 2019, he has signed with s.Oliver Würzburg of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[8]

International career

Etou 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.[9]

References
  1. Rohrbach, Ben, "was one of D.C.’s top prep basketball talents.", Yahoo! News, January 23, 2013. Etou was born on June 4, 1994
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  4. "Junior Etou". ESPN.com.
  5. "Sakarya signs rookie Junior Etou". Sportando. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  6. "Junior Etou signs with Movistar Estudiantes". Sportando. April 5, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  7. "Junior Etou et Michaël Stockton attendus à Cholet". Sportando. July 25, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  8. "Nach langer Hängepartie: Junior Etou nach Würzburg" (in German). basketball.de. November 10, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  9. Luc Tselan Tsiene Etou Archived August 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine at FIBA
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