Pitchou Kambuy Manga (born 12 December 1988) is a Congolese basketball player who plays for REG of the Rwanda Basketball League. He also plays for the DR Congo men's national basketball team.
 Kambuy Manga in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 34 – REG | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
| League | RBL BAL | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 December 1988 Lubumbashi, DR Congo | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Congolese | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 115 kg (254 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2010: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2011–2022 | Mazembe | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | REG | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Professional career edit
From 2011, Kambuy Manga played for Mazembe and has several appearances in the FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup with the team.[1]
In April, Kambuy Manga signed in Spain with CB Prat, Club Joventut Badalona's farm team,[2] but the deal did not manifest as Mazembe asked for a transfer sum.[3]
In February 2022, he joined REG of the Rwanda Basketball League (RBL).[4] He was named to the All-RBL First Team for the 2021–22 season.[5] With REG, Kambuy Manga made his debut in the Basketball Africa League (BAL). On 14 March 2022, he had a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds in a win over US Monastir.[6]
National team career edit
Kambuy Manga represented DR Congo at AfroBasket tournaments in 2017 and 2021. He was the captain of his country at AfroCan 2019, where the Congo won a gold medal.[1][7] He averaged 8 points and 4.8 rebounds for his country in the tournament.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b "Pitchou Kambuy Manga - Player Profile". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ "Pitchou Manga, pívot de 2.09, es la última incorporación del CB Prat Joventut". Solobasket (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ Ballesteros, Xavi. "Engany al Prat: Manga tenia un altre contracte - 29 nov 2011". L'Esportiu de Catalunya (in Catalan). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "BAL 2022: REG Signs Three Players Ahead Of Tournament". KT PRESS. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ Sikubwabo, Damas (24 September 2022). "Photos: Basketball: Axel Mpoyo named MVP as league winds up". The New Times. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Munyeshuri, Evode (15 March 2022). "BAL: REG BBC's Manga Pitchou's Double Double Powers Them Past US Monastir. | Ground Sports". Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Democratic Republic of Congo claim FIBA AfroCan 2019 title". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Pitchou KAMBUY MANGA at the FIBA AfroCan 2019". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 28 February 2023.