Adam Mokoka Explained

Adam Mokoka
Position:Shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lbs:190
League:Liga Națională / Eurocup
Team:U BT Cluj-Napoca
Number:95
Birth Date:1998 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Paris, France
Nationality:French
Draft Year:2019
Career Start:2015
Years1:2015–2018
Team1:BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
Years2:2018–2019
Team2:Mega Bemax
Years3:
Team3:Chicago Bulls
Years4:2019–2020
Team4:Windy City Bulls
Years5:2021
Team5:Austin Spurs
Years6:2021–2022
Team6:Nanterre 92
Years7:2022–2023
Team7:Oklahoma City Blue
Years8:2023
Team8:Umana Reyer Venezia
Years9:2023–present
Team9:U-BT Cluj-Napoca
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Adam Mokoka (born 18 July 1998) is a French professional basketball player. He is currently competing for U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Romanian Liga Națională and the EuroCup. He primarily plays at the shooting guard position.

Early career

Mokoka came through the youth academy of BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque.[1] He won the national U21 championship with the BCM in 2014 and 2015.

Professional career

BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque (2015–2018)

Mokoka made his debut for BCM's men's squad in the French top-flight Pro A during the 2015–16 season. In April 2018, he declared for the 2018 NBA draft.[2] In May 2018, we was named the LNB Pro A Best Young Player, after averaging 3.2 points and 1.7 rebounds over the 2017–18 season.[3]

Mega Bemax (2018–2019)

On 10 July 2018, Mokoka signed with Serbian club Mega Bemax.[4]

On 12 June 2018, Mokoka withdrew from the 2018 NBA draft on the deadline,[5] rather focusing on the 2019 NBA draft where he (at that time) was considered a second-round draft prospect.[6] In April 2019, he declared for the 2019 draft,[7] but went undrafted.[8]

Chicago Bulls (2019–2021)

On 2 July 2019, Mokoka signed with the Chicago Bulls to a two-way contract.[9] He moved to the Austin Spurs as a two-way flex-transfer on 27 February 2021.[10]

Nanterre 92 (2021–2022)

On 25 November 2021, Mokoka was signed by Nanterre 92, thus returning to the French league.[11]

On 12 October 2022, Mokoka was signed by the Oklahoma City Thunder[12] and waived three days later.[13]

Oklahoma City Blue (2022–2023)

On 3 November 2022, Mokoka was named to the opening night roster for the Oklahoma City Blue.[14]

Reyer Venezia (2023)

On 31 March 2023 Mokoka signed with Reyer Venezia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[15]

U-BT Cluj-Napoca (2023–present)

On 21 September 2023 he inked a deal with U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Romanian Liga Națională and the EuroCup.[16]

National team career

Mokoka was a member of gold-winning French teams at the 2014 U16[17] and 2016 U18[18] European Championships. He competed for France in the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, averaging 6.4 points a contest.[19]

Career statistics

NBA

|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Chicago| 11 || 0 || 10.2 || .429 || .400 || .500 || .9 || .4 || .4 || .0 || 2.9|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Chicago| 14 || 0 || 4.0 || .368 || .100 || .000 || .4 || .4 || .1 || .1 || 1.1|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 25 || 0 || 6.7 || .404 || .280 || .400 || .6 || .4 || .2 || .0 || 1.9

LNB Pro A

|-| style="text-align:left;"|2015–16| style="text-align:left;"|BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque| 1 || 0 || 1.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0|-| style="text-align:left;"|2016–17| style="text-align:left;"|BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque| 12 || 0 || 6.8 || .368 || .125 || .667 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 1.4|-| style="text-align:left;"|2017–18| style="text-align:left;"|BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque| 34 || 22 || 14.0 || .345 || .222 || .553 || 1.7 || 0.9 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 3.2|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 47 || 22 || 7.3 || .357 || .174 || .610 || 1.0 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 2.3

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Basket - Pro A: Adam Mokoka, à l'école de la vie et du basket. lavoixdunord.fr. 29 December 2016.
  2. Web site: Adam Mokoka et Amine Noua se présentent à la Draft. BeBasket. 18 April 2018. fr. 18 April 2018. 18 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418161412/http://www.bebasket.fr/championnat-nba/adam-mokoka-et-amine-noua-se-presentent-a-la-draft.html. dead.
  3. Web site: Accueil.
  4. News: ADAM MOKOKA IS NEW PLAYER OF MEGA BEMAX . 14 July 2018 . bcmegabasket.net . 10 July 2018.
  5. Web site: Noua, Mokoka, Ona EMBO et d'autres retirent leur nom de la Draft. 12 June 2018. 29 June 2018. 29 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180629131431/http://www.bebasket.fr/championnat-nba/noua--mokoka--ona-embo-et-d-autres-retirent-leur-nom-de-la-draft.html. dead.
  6. Web site: 2019 Mock Draft | NBADraft.net . 29 June 2018 . 29 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180629055602/http://www.nbadraft.net/2019mock_draft . dead .
  7. Web site: Adam Mokoka s'inscrit à la Draft NBA 2019. Pantel-jouve. Gabriel. 21 April 2019. BeBasket. fr. 22 April 2019. 23 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190423123659/https://www.bebasket.fr/championnat-nba/adam-mokoka-s-inscrit-a-la-draft-nba-2019.html. dead.
  8. Web site: NBA Draft Best Available: Tacko Fall Among Top Undrafted Free Agents. Smith. Jeff. 21 June 2019. Heavy.com. en. 21 June 2019.
  9. Web site: Bulls Sign Adam Mokoka to Two-Way Contract . nba.com . 3 July 2019.
  10. Web site: 2021-02-27. Austin Spurs Receive Two-Way Flex-Transfer Adam Mokoka from Chicago Bulls. 2021-11-25. OurSports Central. en.
  11. Web site: 2021-11-25. Effectif : Adam Mokoka s'engage jusqu'à la fin de la saison !. 2021-11-25. Nanterre 92. fr-FR.
  12. Siegel . Brett . Oklahoma City Thunder Sign Former Chicago Bulls Guard . 2022-10-24 . Sports Illustrated . en.
  13. Web site: 2022-10-15 . OKC Thunder news: Adam Mokoka waived, Scotty Hopson signed . 2022-10-24 . OKC Thunder Wire . en-US.
  14. Web site: Oklahoma City Blue Roster 2022-23. gleague.nba.com. November 3, 2022. November 3, 2022.
  15. News: Reyer Venezia officially signs Adam Mokoka. March 31, 2023. Sportando. En. March 31, 2023 . Maggi . Alessandro .
  16. Web site: 2023-09-21 . U-BT Cluj-Napoca își completează lotul prin transferul lui Adam Mokoka . 2023-09-21 . Baschet.ro . ro.
  17. Web site: Adam Mokoka U16 European Championship Men (2014) FIBA Europe. www.fibaeurope.com. 29 December 2016.
  18. Web site: Adam MOKOKA at the Players of the FIBA U18 European Championship Division A 2016 - FIBA.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20161222230516/http://www.fiba.com/europe/u18/2016/Adam-MOKOKA. live. 22 December 2016. FIBA.com. 29 December 2016.
  19. Web site: France at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2017 - FIBA.basketball. FIBA.basketball. fr. 9 July 2017.