Michael Mokongo
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Michael Mokongo
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| position = Guard
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 175
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|7|11}}
| birth_place = Bimbo, Central African Republic
| nationality = Central African / French
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| draft_year = 2008
| career_start = 2002
| career_end = 2021
| years1 = 2002–2006
| team1 = Élan Chalon
| years2 = 2006–2007
| team2 = Orlandina
| years3 = 2007–2008
| team3 = BCM Gravelines
| years4 = 2007–2008
| team4 = Banvit
| years5 = 2008–2009
| team5 = Cholet
| years6 = 2009–2010
| team6 = APOEL Nicosia
| years7 = 2010–2011
| team7 = Ourense
| years8 = 2011
| team8 = Breogán
| years9 = 2011–2012
| team9 = Chorale Roanne
| years10 = 2012–2013
| team10 = APOEL Nicosia
| years11 = 2013–2014
| team11 = Navarra
| years12 = 2014–2015
| team12 = Monaco
| years13 = 2016
| team13 = JL Bourg Basket
| years14 = 2016–2017
| team14 = Aurore de Vitre
| years15 = 2018
| team15 = GET Vosges
| years16 = 2019–2021
| team16 = Trappes SQ Yvelines
| highlights =
- Pro A Rising Star (2005)
- NM1 champion (2014)
- Cypriot League champion (2010)
- Pro A All-Star (2004)
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{{MedalSport | Men's basketball}}
{{MedalCountry|{{FRA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|European U-18 Championship}}
{{MedalBronze| 2004 Spain | U-18 Team}}
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Michael Benoît Mokongo{{cite web|title=Michael Benoît MOKONGO|url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/pid/45655/_//players.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725012045/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/pid/45655/_//players.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 25, 2015|website=FIBA|accessdate=24 July 2015}} (born July 11, 1986) is a former professional basketball player.{{cite web|title=Michael Mokongo|url=http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Michael_Mokongo/AS_Monaco_Basket/55133|website=Eurobasket.com|accessdate=24 July 2015}}
International career
Mokongo first represented the Central African Republic internationally at the 2009 AfroBasket qualifying tournament. He played for the country at the 2011 AfroBasket, averaging 11 points and a team-high 6 assists. Mokongo has also competed for France in the past, playing for them in the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.{{cite web|title=CAF - Mokongo eyes podium in Abidjan|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/news/CAF-Mokongo-eyes-podium-in-Abidjan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811123108/http://www.fiba.com/news/CAF-Mokongo-eyes-podium-in-Abidjan|url-status=live|archive-date=August 11, 2015|website=FIBA|accessdate=24 July 2015}} He was initially expected to play for the Central African Republic at the AfroBasket 2015 under head coach Aubin-Thierry Goporo,{{cite web|title=Central African Republic coach Goporo calls up 20 players for AfroBasket 2015|url=http://www.fiba.com/news/central-african-republic-coach-goporo-calls-up-20-players-for-afrobasket-2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720111616/http://www.fiba.com/news/central-african-republic-coach-goporo-calls-up-20-players-for-afrobasket-2015|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 20, 2015|website=FIBA|accessdate=24 July 2015}} but a knee injury forced him to not compete at the event.{{cite web|title=Central African Republic's Mokongo ruled out of AfroBasket 2015, Sato eyeing return|url=http://www.fiba.com/news/central-african-republics-mokongo-ruled-out-afrobasket-2015-sato-eyeing-return|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810061747/http://www.fiba.com/news/central-african-republics-mokongo-ruled-out-afrobasket-2015-sato-eyeing-return|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 10, 2015|website=FIBA|accessdate=30 July 2015}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=BJI&seasoncode=U2002 Michael Mokongo] at Euroleague.net
- [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Michael_Mokongo/AS_Monaco_Basket/55133 Michael Mokongo] at Eurobasket.com
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20151122053226/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/45655/sid/3592/tid/282/tid2//_/2004_European_Championship_for_Men_U18/index.html Michael Mokongo] at fiba.com
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Category:French sportspeople of Central African Republic descent
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