POSTED BY: Eurobasket News
We bring you last week's top performances from Central Africans who are playing abroad and who all have had prior experience of national team duties at youth or senior level.
#1. This week's number one is former international center
Kevarrius Hayes (206-1997, college:
Florida, currently plays in EuroCup). He led his Turkish team
Bursaspor to an easy victory against the fourth-ranked Andorra (10-6)
85-68 in the Eurocup in Tuesday night's game.
Hayes had a double-double by scoring 11 points and getting 16 rebounds in 30 minutes on the court.
Frutti Extra Bursaspor (8-10) is placed 17th in the Eurocup.
It was his team's fourth consecutive victory in a row.
This year Hayes averages: 8.9ppg, 7.0rpg, 1.2apg, 1.1bpg, 1.5spg, 2FGP: 57.0%(73-128) and FT: 69.5% in 21 games he played so far.
He is a naturalized American.
Hayes played for the Central African senior national team year ago.
Strangely he has never played in Central Africa.
#2. Second place goes to an experienced former international small forward
Max Kouguere (198-1987, currently plays in BNXT-League). Kouguere was the major contributor in a
Phoenix Brussels' victory against the closely-ranked Liege (6-4)
72-65 in the BNXT League last Wednesday.
He recorded a double-double by scoring 13 points and getting 10 rebounds. Kouguere also added 3 assists.
Phoenix Brussels Basketball (7-3) is placed ninth in the BNXT League.
Kouguere has relatively good stats this season: 12.9ppg, 5.6rpg, 1.8apg, 1.5spg, 2FGP: 51.3%, 3FGP: 35.2% and FT: 73.6%.
He has a dual citizenship: Congolese and Central African.
Kouguere played for the Central African national team in 21.
#3. The Central African player who performed third best last week abroad was former international power forward
Jimmy Djimrabaye (203-1992, currently plays in France). He could not help
JA Vichy (16-17) to beat Saint-Quentin (21-12).
Djimrabaye scored 7 points in 16 minutes.
JA Vichy was badly defeated
87-71 on the road by the higher-ranked (#3) Saint-Quentin.
It was JA Vichy's fourth consecutive loss in a row.
His team will play only one more game in the Regular Season. And that game will be critical.
This year Djimrabaye's overall stats are: 5.6ppg, 3.0rpg, 1.1apg, 2FGP: 40.6%, 3FGP: 39.1% and FT: 73.0% in 33 games.
He played for the Central African national team year ago.
#4. Power forward
Johan Grebongo (203-1994, currently plays in France) led
Mulhouse to a 3-point victory against the fourth-ranked STB Le Havre (1-3)
88-85 in the French NM1 (third division) in Friday night's game.
Grebongo recorded 11 points and grabbed 6 rebounds.
Mulhouse Basket Agglomeration (7-11) is placed eighth in Group A.
Grebongo's total stats this season are: 8.7ppg, 5.4rpg and 1.4apg.
He used to play for the Central African national team
back in 21.
Other top Central African players, who play abroad:Johndre Jefferson (207-C/F-1988) plays for
Nacional in Uruguayan LUB
Allan Dokossi (203-SF-1999) plays for
Provence Basket in French Betclic ELITE ProA
James Mays (205-F/C-1986) plays for
Goyang Orions in South Korean KBL
Evans Ganapamo (201-F-1994) plays for
Tigers in South African D2
