Parfait Bitee

{{short description|Cameroonian basketball player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}

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| name = Parfait Bitee

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| position = Assistant coach

| height = {{convert|189|cm|ft|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|86|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| team = Towson Tigers

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1985|7|23}}

| birth_place = Yaoundé, Cameroon

| highschool = Western (Louisville, Kentucky)

| college = Rhode Island (2004–2008)

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| career_start = 2008

| career_end = 2016

| years1 = 2008–2010

| team1 = Leuven Bears

| years2 = 2010

| team2 = JL Bourg-en-Bresse

| years3 = 2011–2012

| team3 = AS Salé

| years4 = 2012–2013

| team4 = Petro de Luanda

| years5 = 2013–2014

| team5 = Al-Ahli Benghazi

| years6 = 2014–2016

| team6 = Providence Sky Chiefs

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| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's Basketball}}

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{{MedalCompetition|FIBA Africa Championship}}

{{MedalSilver|Luanda 2007|}}

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{{MedalCompetition|FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup}}

{{MedalSilver|Malabo 2012|Petro Atlético}}

| career_position = Point guard

| coach_start = 2021

| cyears1 = 2021–present

| cteam1 = Towson (assistant)

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Parfait Bitee (born 23 July 1985) is a Cameroonian former basketball player and current coach.

Bitee played college basketball with the University of Rhode Island. In 2006–07, Bitee became the starting point guard and primary ball-handler for the squad. Bitee also played on the Cameroonian men's national basketball team that won the silver medal at the FIBA Africa Championship 2007.

He had an 8-season long professional career in which he played in Belgium, France, Morocco, Angola, Libya and the United States.

Coaching career

After his professional career, Bitee became the director of student-athlete development of Towson University. In 2021, he joined the coaching staff of the Towson Tigers men's basketball team.{{Cite web |title=Parfait Bitee - Assistant Coach - Staff Directory |url=https://towsontigers.com/staff-directory/parfait-bitee/181 |access-date=2023-10-12 |website=Towson University Athletics |language=en}}

Bitee is also an assistant coach for the Cameroon national team since 2018.

Personal

Bitee and his wife, Jillian, have three children, Zayden, Klay, and Zaria. Bitee is a nephew of Petro Atlético head coach Lazare Adingono.

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