Wilfrid Aka (born 16 June 1979) is a French-born Ivorian professional basketball player for JSA Bordeaux.[1] He is also a member of the Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team.

Wilfrid Aka
JSA Bordeaux
PositionShooting guard
LeagueNM2
Personal information
Born (1979-06-16) 16 June 1979 (age 45)
Paris, France
NationalityIvorian / French
Listed height6 ft 3.7 in (1.92 m)
Career information
NBA draft2001: undrafted
Playing career1997–present
Career history
1997–2000Levallois SCB
2000–2001ALM Évreux
2001–2002Chorale Roanne
2002STB Le Havre
2002–2003Saint-Étienne
2003–2004ALM Évreux
2004–2007Orléans Loiret
2007–2011Paris-Levallois
2011–2012JA Vichy
2012–2014ADA Blois
2016–presentJSA Bordeaux

Aka has spent his entire career playing for teams in the French Ligue Nationale de Basketball. Aka joined his most recent team, Paris-Levallois Basket, before the 2008-09 season. He helped the team, which had just suffered relegation the year before, return to the top-tier of French basketball by winning the B Division of the League. He averaged 2.3 points per game and saw action in 26 games off the bench for the team. He returned to the team for the 2009-10 season.[2]

Aka competed as a member of the Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team for the first time at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship.[3] He saw action in all nine games for the Ivorians, who won the silver medal to qualify for the 2010 FIBA World Championship.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Wilfrid Aka Profile at eurobasket.com
  2. ^ Profile at eurobasket.com
  3. ^ Wilfrid Aka at FIBA.com
  4. ^ "Wilfrid Aka profile, FIBA Africa Championship for Men 2009 | FIBA.COM". FIBA.COM. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
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