Charles Abouo Explained

Charles Abouo
Position:Small forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:215
Team:Free Agent
Nationality:Ivorian
Birth Date:4 November 1989
Birth Place:Cocody, Côte d'Ivoire
Highschool:Logan (Logan, Utah)
Brewster Academy
(Wolfeboro, New Hampshire)
College:BYU (2008–2012)
Draft Year:2012
Career Start:2012
Years1:2012–2013
Team1:CB Peñas Huesca
Years2:2013–2014
Team2:Quesos Cerrato Palencia
Years3:2015–2015
Team3:Gezira
Years4:2015–2016
Team4:Al-Khor
Years5:2016–2017
Team5:Denain
Years6:2017–2018
Team6:Fos Provence
Years7:2018–2019
Team7:ADA Blois Basket 41
Years8:2019–2020
Team8:Fos Provence
Years9:2020–2024
Team9:ESSM Le Portel

Charles-Noe' Abouo (born November 4, 1989) is an Ivorian basketball player who last played for ESSM Le Portel of the French LNB Pro A. Standing at and 215 lb (98 kg), he also played for the Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team.[1]

Early career

Abouo attended Logan High School in Utah where he was the school's all-time leading scorer.[2] He was a three-time all-state player and was named Utah Class 3A Player of the Year following his senior season.[3] Upon graduation, Abouo spent a year playing for Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, where he helped the team to the New England Preparatory School Athletic Conference Class A Championship.[3]

College career

Abouo then moved back to Utah and signed with Brigham Young University following his year in prep school.[3] During his freshman season, he averaged 2.9 points per game and 1.9 rebounds per game off the bench for the Mountain West Conference champions.[4]

Abouo started all 35 games as a senior and averaged 11.0 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.1 steals in 26.8 minutes per game for the 26-9 Cougars. He set BYU records for most career wins (113) and for career games/consecutive games played with 141. Abouo never missed a game throughout his collegiate career.[5]

Professional career

In 2012, Abouo signed his first professional contract with the Lobe Huesca, team that plays in the LEB Oro, Spanish second division.[6]

On July 12, 2018, he has signed with ADA Blois Basket 41 of the French LNB Pro B.[7] Abouo spent the 2019–20 season with Fos Provence and averaged 10.3 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game. He signed with ESSM Le Portel on October 1, 2020.[8]

The Basketball Tournament (TBT)

In the summer of 2017, Abouo played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for Team Fredette. He competed for the $2 million prize, and for Team Fredette, he scored 15 points in their first-round game, which they lost to Team Utah (Utah Alumni) 100–97. In TBT 2018,Abouo averaged 2.2 pts for Team Fredette. They lost in the first round to Team Utah.

Côte d'Ivoire national team

Abouo was a member of the Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship.[9] At the tournament, he helped the team to a surprise silver medal to qualify for the country's first FIBA World Championship in 24 years by averaging 5.2 PPG and 2.2 RPG.[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://libya2009.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/09/fafcm/player/p/eid/4047/pid/63454/sid/6599/tid/267/profile.html Profile
  2. http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=6428 Charles Abouo
  3. Web site: BYUCougars.com - BYU Men's Basketball Athlete Profile (Charles Abouo) . 2009-09-01 . 2009-11-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091121063403/http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=6428 . dead .
  4. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/41276 Charles Abouo stats
  5. http://byucougars.com/athlete/m-basketball/charles-abouo BYU profile
  6. http://www.solobasket.com/contenidos/charles/abouo/reforzara/perimetro/lobe/huesca/c-30522.html Charles Abouo reforzará el perímetro de LOBE Huesca
  7. Web site: CHARLES ABOUO PASSE À BLOIS. July 12, 2018. BeBasket. French. April 24, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20180717232256/http://www.bebasket.fr/championnat-pro-b/charles-abouo-passe-a-blois.html. July 17, 2018. dead.
  8. Web site: Le Portel adds Abouo to their roster . Eurobasket . October 1, 2020 . October 1, 2020.
  9. http://libya2009.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/09/fafcm/player/p/eid/4047/pid/63454/sid/6599/tid/267/profile.html Charles-noe Abouo
  10. Web site: Archived copy . 2009-09-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090817195734/http://libya2009.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/09/fafcm/player/p/eid/4047/pid/63454/sid/6599/tid/267/profile.html . 2009-08-17 . dead .