Luc Tselan Tsiene Etou (born June 4, 1994), also known as "Junior" Etou,[1] is a Congolese basketball player who last played for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.
| Free Agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 4, 1994 Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bishop O'Connell (Arlington, Virginia) |
| College | |
| NBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2018–present |
| Career history | |
| 2018–2019 | Sakarya BB |
| 2019 | Estudiantes |
| 2019 | Cholet |
| 2019–2020 | s.Oliver Würzburg |
| 2020–2021 | UJAP Quimper 29 |
| 2021–2022 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| 2022–2023 | New Basket Brindisi |
| 2023 | Hapoel Haifa |
| 2023-2024 | SIG Strasbourg |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Personal life
editEtou was born in Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo.[2]
High school
editFrom 2012 to 2013, Etou played for Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School in Arlington, Virginia.
A cousin of Oklahoma City Thunder forward Serge Ibaka, Etou ranked as Rivals.com's No. 142 national recruit in the Class of 2013, and No. 31 on ESPN's Top Recruits for Power Forwards in 2013.[3] He held offers from Clemson, Kansas, Maryland, Miami (Fla.), Rutgers, Washington, West Virginia, and Xavier.
College career
editHe was signed by Rutgers University on May 1, 2013, and played for them for two years. Etou began his collegiate career at Rutgers. As a sophomore, he averaged 7.4 points and 6.6 rebounds per game.[4]
Following his sophomore season, he transferred to Tulsa. He was named TU Athlete of the Week.[5] Etou averaged 15 points and 7.9 rebounds per game as a senior, leading the team in both categories. He earned Second Team All-American Athletic Conference honors.[6]
College statistics
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | Rutgers | 27 | 20 | 23.0 | .419 | .256 | .639 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 5.3 |
| 2014–15 | Rutgers | 31 | 31 | 29.6 | .391 | .311 | .662 | 6.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 7.4 |
| 2016–17 | Tulsa | 32 | 32 | 29.2 | .490 | .427 | .767 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 12.6 |
| 2017–18 | Tulsa | 31 | 31 | 30.4 | .466 | .350 | .715 | 7.9 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 15.0 |
Professional career
editEtou signed with the Turkish club Sakarya Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. on July 27, 2018.[7]
On April 5, 2019, he signed with Movistar Estudiantes of the Spanish ACB.[8]
On July 24, 2019, he signed with Cholet Basket of the French LNB Pro A.[9]
On November 10, 2019, he signed with s.Oliver Würzburg of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[10]
On August 16, 2020, Etou signed with UJAP Quimper 29 of the LNB Pro B.[11]
On August 2, 2021, he signed with Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Premier League.[12]
On July 28, 2022, he signed with New Basket Brindisi of the Lega Basket Serie A.[13]
He plays for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League in the 2023-24 season.[14]
International career
editEtou competed with the Republic of the Congo national basketball team at the 2009 African Championship, where he averaged 1.7 blocks per game, ranking second in the competition despite being the second youngest player at the tournament.[15]
References
edit- ^ Rohrbach, Ben, "was one of D.C.’s top prep basketball talents.", Yahoo! News, January 23, 2013. Etou was born on June 4, 1994
- ^ "Rutgers Men's Basketball Roster". Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ "ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ^ Carino, Jerry (March 27, 2015). "Junior Etou to transfer from Rutgers basketball". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
- ^ "Junior Etou". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Tulsa Basketball: 2017-18 Season Wrap-Up". Rivals.com. March 16, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
- ^ "Sakarya signs rookie Junior Etou". Sportando. Retrieved August 10, 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Junior Etou signs with Movistar Estudiantes". Sportando. April 5, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ "Junior Etou et Michaël Stockton attendus à Cholet". Sportando. July 25, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ "Nach langer Hängepartie: Junior Etou nach Würzburg" (in German). basketball.de. November 10, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- ^ "Basket-ball. Junior Etou va signer à Quimper". Ouest France (in French). August 16, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
- ^ Carchia, Emiliano (August 2, 2021). "Hapoel Beer Sheva adds Junior Etou". Sportando. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ^ Sportando, Redazione (July 28, 2022). "Happy Casa Brindisi officially signs Junior Etou". Sportando. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
- ^ "Junior Etou, Basketball Player, News, Stats - Eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC.
- ^ Luc Tselan Tsiene Etou Archived August 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine at FIBA