Melvin_Ajinça
Melvin Ajinça
French basketball player
Melvin Pierre Ajinça (born 26 June 2004) is a French professional basketball player for Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball of the LNB Pro A.
 Ajinça with Saint-Quentin in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 8 – Saint-Quentin | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | LNB Pro A | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | (2004-06-26) 26 June 2004 (age 19) Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 214 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2019–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2019–2022 | Centre Fédéral | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Saint-Quentin | ||||||||||||||
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Ajinça signed with Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball of the LNB Pro B on June 30, 2022.[1] He averaged 8.4 points per game and was voted the best young player in Pro B as Saint-Quentin earned a promotion to the first-tier LNB Pro A in his first season with the team.[2]
Ajinça was named to the France under-19 basketball team to play in the 2023 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup.[3] He was named to the second team All-Tournament Team after averaging 19.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game as France made the final before losing to Spain.[4]
Ajinça is a cousin of former NBA player Alexis Ajinça.[5][6]
- "Avec Melvin Ajinça, un jeune joueur à fort potentiel signe au SQBB". L'Aisne Nouvelle (in French). June 30, 2022. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- "Pro B : Melvin Ajinça élu meilleur jeune de la saison". BasketEurope.com (in French). May 12, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- "NBA Draft Scouting Report: France's Melvin Ajinca". SI.com. August 19, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- "U19 World Cup 2023 All-Second Team, Best coach and Best Defensive Player Awards". FIBA.basketball. July 3, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- "Melvin Ajinça : "Faire mieux que mon cousin"". Le Quotidien du Sport (in French). April 26, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- Gizolme, Antonin (June 24, 2023). "La France U19 entame parfaitement son mondial" (in French). Reuters. Retrieved October 12, 2023.