Rolly Fula Nganga

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Rolly Fula Nganga

| image =

| number = 15

| position = Shooting guard

| height_m = 1.98

| height_in =

| weight_kg =

| league = BAL

| team = Bangui Sporting Club

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1993|2|2}}

| birth_place = Lubumbashi, DR Congo

| high_school =

| college =

| draft_year =

| career_start =

| years1 = {{0}}

| team1 = ASB Soyo de Matadi

| years2 = {{0}}

| team2 = SCTP

| years3 = {{0}}

| team3 = Ravens

| years4 = 2014–2018

| team4 = Mazembe

| years5 = 2018–2019

| team5 = Dalia Sportive de Grombalia

| years6 = 2019

| team6 = Mazembe

| years7 = 2021–2022

| team7 = Espoir Fukash

| highlights = * RBL champion (2023)

3× Cup of Congo winner (2014, 2017, 2018)

| bbr =

| bbr_wnba =

| nba_profile =

| wnba_profile =

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

{{MedalCountry|the {{DRC}}}}

| years8 = 2022

| team8 = Bangui Sporting Club

| years9 = 2023

| team9 = APR

| years10 = 2023–present

| team10 = Bangui Sporting Club

}}

Rolly Fula Nganga (born 2 February 1993) is a Congolese basketball player, who plays for APR, Bangui Sporting Club and the Democratic Republic of the Congo national team. Standing at {{height|cm=198}}, he plays as shooting guard.{{cite web|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Rolly-Fula-Nganga/Summary/121391|title=Rolly Fula Nganga Player Profile|work=basketball.realgm.com|accessdate=16 March 2020}}

Career

Fula Nganga started his career playing for ASB Soyo de Matadi, SCTP and Ravens,{{cite web |title=Basketball /Covid-19 : « Ce confinement peut sérieusement affecter le morale » (Rolly Fula Nganga) |url=https://actualite.cd/2020/05/23/basketball-covid-19-ce-confinement-peut-serieusement-affecter-le-morale-rolly-fula |website=Actualite.cd |access-date=18 December 2021 |language=fr |date=23 May 2020}} before signing with Mazembe in 2014. He stayed there for four years, winning the Cup of Congo three times (2014, 2017 and 2018). After that, Fula played with Dalia Sportive de Grombalia in Tunisia for one season. In 2019, he returned to Mazembe to play in the 2020 BAL Qualifying Tournaments.{{cite web|url=https://rue2ponpon.com/afrikbasketdiv.php?idpost=201910281618161|title=Qui est Rolly Fula, le congolais qui fait la force du BC Mazembe ?|work=LeCoindole|accessdate=16 March 2020}}

In March 2020, Fula signed with GS Pétroliers in Algeria to play in the 2020 BAL season.{{cite web|url=http://balafricareport.com/2020/02/29/congolese-forward-fula-to-gsp/|title=Congolese forward Fula to GSP|date=29 February 2020|publisher=|accessdate=16 March 2020}} However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic the season was cancelled and Fula never played for the team.

In October 2021, Fula was on the roster of Espoir Fukash during the 2022 BAL Qualifying Tournaments.{{cite web |title=BC Espoir Fukash at the ROAD TO BAL 2022 2021 |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/africaleague/2022/qualifiers/team/BC-Espoir-Fukash# |website=FIBA.basketball |access-date=31 October 2021 |language=en}} He scored 29 points in the decisive game against AS Police, to help the team qualify for the 2022 BAL season.{{cite news |title=Espoir Fukash beat AS Police in overtime, qualify to BAL 2022 |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/africaleague/2022/qualifiers/news/fukash-espoir-beat-as-police-in-overtime-qualify-to-bal-2022 |access-date=16 December 2021 |work=FIBA.basketball |date=16 December 2021 |language=en}} On April 19, 2022, Fula scored a game-high 29 points in Espoir's first-ever league win over Cape Town.{{Cite web |title=BC Espoir Fukash (CONGO) |url=https://bal.nba.com/teams/bc-espoir-fukash-congo |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=The BAL |language=en}} In the 2022 BAL regular season, he averaged a team-high 18.4 points per game on 40.2% shooting from the field, along with 5.6 rebounds.

In November 2022, he was on the roster of Bangui Sporting Club during the 2023 Road to BAL.

In January 2023, Fula Nganga signed with APR of the Rwanda Basketball League (RBL).{{Cite web |last=Sikubwabo |first=Damas |date=2023-01-13 |title=Basketball: Congolese guard Fula Nganga signs for APR |url=https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/4225/sports/basketball/basketball-congolese-guard-fula-nganga-signs-for-apr |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=The New Times |language=en}} He won the 2023 RBL championship, APR's first title in 14 years.{{Cite web |last=Sikubwabo |first=Damas |date=2023-09-09 |title=PHOTOS: Basketball: APR clinch first championship in 14 years |url=https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/10626/sports/basketball/photos-basketball-apr-clinch-first-championship-in-14-years |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=The New Times |language=en}}

In October 2023, Fula Nganga returned to Bangui Sporting Club for a second Road to BAL tournament. This time, he helped Bangui to successfully qualify for the 2024 BAL season. On 5 November 2023, he scored the game-winning three pointer in the West Division final against FUS Rabat.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-05 |title=Bangui win West Division Elite 16 |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/africaleague/2024/qualifiers/news/bangui-win-west-division-elite-16 |access-date=2023-11-06 |website=FIBA.basketball |language=en}} Fula Nganga averaged a career-high 20.2 points per game, 3.2 rebounds, and 2 steals per game while shooting 47.8% from three-point range.

National team career

Fula Nganga was a member of the DR Congo national basketball team, and helped the team win the gold medal at FIBA AfroCan 2019, contributing 17 points and 4.5 rebounds per game.{{cite news |title=Rolly FULA NGANGA at the FIBA AfroCan 2019 |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/afrocan/2019/player/Rolly-Fula-Nganga |access-date=18 December 2021 |work=FIBA.basketball |language=en}}