Tiegbe Bamba (born 21 January 1991) is a French-born Ivorian professional basketball player and a member of the Ivory Coast national team.[1][2]

Tiegbe Bamba
Personal information
Born (1991-01-21) 21 January 1991 (age 33)
Sarcelles, France
NationalityFrench / Ivorian
Listed height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
PositionPower forward
Career history
2015–2016Chalons-Reims
2016Psyhiko Athens
2017Timba Timișoara
2018STB Le Havre
2018–2019Grindavík
2019C'Chartres Basket
2020Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket
2021–2022Kaysersberg
2022Rouen

Club career

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Bamba started playing for the Limoges Under 21 Basketball club in the Pro A French U21 basketball league at the age of 19.[3] During the 2015–2016 season, he played for the Châlons-Reims in the French Jeep Elite league where he averaged 2.5 points.[4]

In 2016, he moved to the Greek side Psyhiko Athens where he averaged 6.7 points in three games.[5]

In 2017, he signed with Liga Națională club BC Timba Timișoara where he averaged 9.2 points per game.[6] In the same season, he moved to the LNB Pro B club STB Le Havre where he averaged 4.5 points.[2]

In October 2018, Bamba signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club Grindavík.[7] He was released by the club on 1 February 2019.[8] In 11 games for Grindavík, he averaged 15.1 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. In January 2018 he moved to the C'Chartres Basket where he averaged 9.8 points per game.[9]

In 2020, Bamba signed with Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket where he averaged 6.2 points in 10 games.[10][11]

Ivorian National team

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Bamba represents the Ivory Coast national basketball team. He participated at 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup where he averaged 6 points.[12]

References

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  1. ^ Proballers. "Tiegbe Bamba, Basketball Player". Proballers. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b Smith, Keith P. "Tiegbe Bamba Player Profile, Portland State, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards – RealGM". Basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  3. ^ Proballers. "Limoges U21 Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  4. ^ Proballers. "Châlons-Reims Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  5. ^ Proballers. "Psyhiko Athens Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  6. ^ Proballers. "Timba Timișoara Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Tiegbe Bamba til liðs við Grindavík". Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur (in Icelandic). 29 October 2018.
  8. ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (1 February 2019). "Grindavík lætur Bamba fara en Njarðvík sækir franskan miðherja". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Union Basket Chartres Masculin Rosters – RealGM". Basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket Rosters – RealGM". Basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  11. ^ Proballers. "Aix-Maurienne Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Tiegbe Bamba at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 - FIBA.basketball". fiba.basketball. FIBA. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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