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Landry Nnoko
Cameroonian basketball player
Landry Christ Nnoko (born April 9, 1994) is a Cameroonian professional basketball player for BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for Clemson.
Nnoko playing for Gravelines | |
| No. 35 – BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | LNB Pro A |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1994-04-09) April 9, 1994 (age 30) Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| Nationality | Cameroonian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Montverde Academy (Montverde, Florida) |
| College | Clemson (2012–2016) |
| NBA draft | 2016: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2017 | Victoria Libertas Pesaro |
| 2017–2018 | Grand Rapids Drive |
| 2018 | Sakarya BB |
| 2018–2020 | Alba Berlin |
| 2020–2021 | Crvena zvezda |
| 2021–2022 | Saski Baskonia |
| 2022 | San Pablo Burgos |
| 2022–2023 | Suwon KT Sonicboom |
| 2023 | NBA G League Ignite |
| 2023–present | BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com | |
After coming to the U.S. to play high school basketball at Montverde Academy, Nnoko committed to Clemson for college. He played four seasons for the Tigers and was a three-year starter known primarily for his shot-blocking and defence. As a senior, Nnoko earned Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) All-Defensive team honours and led the league in blocked shots.[1]
Following the close of his college career, Nnoko signed with Victoria Libertas Pesaro of Italy's Serie A.[2] He averaged 6.4 points and 7.1 rebounds per game for the 2016–17 season.
At the start of the 2017–18 season, Nnoko was signed by the Detroit Pistons of the NBA as a part of their training camp roster.[3] After being cut in training camp, he signed with the Pistons′ NBA G League franchise, the Grand Rapids Drive. At the close of the G League season, Nnoko was named the league′s Defensive Player of the Year.[4]
On July 29, 2018, Nnoko signed with Sakarya BB of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.[5]
In December 2018, Nnoko signed with Alba Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[6]
On June 29, 2020, Nnoko signed with Serbian club Crvena zvezda of the ABA League.[7] On September 6, the club discharged him due to medical reasons.[8] However, he returned to the Zvezda on 25 December. He solved his health problem at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota and received a permit to return to basketball without any limitations.[9]
On August 15, 2021, he has signed with Saski Baskonia of the EuroLeague and the Liga ACB.[10] On January 4, 2021, Nnoko and Baskonia parted ways.[11] The following day, he signed with San Pablo Burgos.[12]
On August 2, 2022, he has signed with Suwon KT Sonicboom of the Korean Basketball League.[13]
In August 2023, Nnoko signed with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the LNB Pro A and the FIBA Europe Cup.[14]
Nnoko is the cousin of NBA player Luc Mbah a Moute.[15]
- "Clemson's Jaron Blossomgame named first-team All-ACC". The State. March 7, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- "PESARO, UFFICIALE L'INGAGGIO DEL CENTRO LANDRY NNOKO". basketitaly.it (in Italian). July 27, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- "Pistons sign Udrih, Willis, Nnoko; announce camp roster". The Detroit News. September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- "Landry Nnoko Named Defensive Player Of The Year". NBA G League. 4 April 2018.
- "Landry Nnoko signs with Sakarya". Sportando.com. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- "Landry Nnoko signs with Alba Berlin". 13 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- "Landry Nnoko pens deal with Crvena zvezda mts". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- Lupo, Nicola (September 6, 2020). "Crvena Zvezda, Landry Nnoko part ways". Sportando. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- "Landry Nnoko returns to Crvena zvezda mts". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- Skerletic, Dario (August 15, 2021). "Landry Nnoko joins Baskonia". Sportando. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- "Comunicado oficial: Landry Nnoko" (in Spanish). Baskonia. January 4, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (January 5, 2022). "Landry Nnoko joins Burgos". Eurobasket. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- Carchia, Emiliano (August 2, 2022). "Landry Nnoko joins Sonicboom". Sportando. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
- "LANDRY NNOKO POUR CLÔTURER LE RECRUTEMENT!". BCMBasket.com (in French). August 16, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- Brenner, Aaron (February 13, 2014). "Out of Africa: Clemson trio of hoopsters appreciative of American opportunity". The Post and Courier. Retrieved August 14, 2017.