Aubin-Thierry Goporo (born 15 May 1968) is a Central African basketball coach and former player who is the Director of Student-Athlete Development for the Tennessee Volunteers basketball team.[1] He played college basketball for the Florida Tech Panthers and graduated in 1996.[1] Goporo competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics with the Central African Republic national basketball team and became the coach of the team for the FIBA Africa Championships in 2015.[2] He is the former head basketball coach and athletic director at Florida Air Academy in Melbourne, Florida. He amassed a 309–47 record and won 5 state championships in 15 seasons.[1]
| Tennessee Volunteers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Director of Student-Athlete Development |
| League | SEC |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 15 May 1968 Bangui, Central African Republic |
| Nationality | Central African / American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 172 lb (78 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Florida Tech (1992–1996) |
| NBA draft | 1996: undrafted |
He is the younger brother of fellow basketball player and coach Frédéricque Rufin Goporo.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Aubin Goporo". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aubin-Thierry Goporo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ "Central African Republic Basketball needs to re-emerge". FIBA. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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