Evans Ganapamo Explained

Evans Ganapamo
Position:Shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:7
Weight Lb:205
League:Bangui Basketball League
Road to BAL
Team:Bangui Sporting Club
Number:24
Birth Date:1994 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Montpellier, France
Nationality:French / Central African
High School:Mandeville High School
College:New Orleans (2012–2016)
Prairie View A&M (2016–2017)
Draft Year:2017
Career Start:2017
Years1:2017–2018
Team1:SB/DJK Rosenheim
Years2:2018–2021
Team2:Paris Basketball
Years3:2021–2023
Team3:Cape Town Tigers
Years4:2023
Team4:Montreal Alliance
Highlights:
Years5:2023–present
Team5:Bangui Sporting Club

Evans Ganapamo (born 19 August 1994) is a French-Central African professional basketball player for Bangui Sporting Club. He played college basketball at the University of New Orleans and Prairie View A&M University. Internationally, Ganapamo represents the Central African Republic national team.

Early life and college career

Ganapamo was born in France to Central African parents and moved to the United States at age 12 where his father was working as a doctor.[1] He played college basketball for the University of New Orleans after receiving a scholarship. Ganapamo suffered from injuries and a debilitating staphylococcus infection in his second season. He moved to Prairie View A&M for the 2016–17 season.

Professional career

Ganapamo started his professional career in 2016 with SB/DJK Rosenheim of the German fourth-tier Regionaliga, where he averaged 22.9 points and 7.8 rebounds per game.[2]

He then went on to play three seasons for Paris Basketball of the French second-tier LNB Pro B.[3] He suffered a torn ACL in a friendly game for the CAF, causing him to miss most of his first two seasons in Paris. In the 2020–21 season, Ganapamo played 14 games in the LNB Pro A.

In 2021, Ganapamo joined the newly established South African team Cape Town Tigers. After winning the national championship, he helped the Tigers qualify for their first-ever Basketball Africa League (BAL) appearance. In his first BAL season, he averaged a team-high 16.2 points per game. Ganapamo signed for the Milwaukee Bucks to play in the 2022 NBA Summer League, becoming the second BAL player to play in the NBA Summer League after Anas Mahmoud in 2021.

Ganapamo joined Bangui Sporting Club in 2023 and helped the team win the Bangui Basketball League and thus sealed Sporting’s qualification for the Road to BAL.[4]

National team career

After a successful season with Rosenborg, Ganapamo was selected for the Central African Republic national team and made his debut in 2018 in the 2019 World Cup qualification.[5]

Honours

Cape Town Tigers

Bangui Sporting Club

Personal

Ganapamo's parents are from the Central African Republic.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-06-29 . BAL star Ganapamo signs for Bucks' Summer League team . 2022-09-16 . ESPN.com . en.
  2. Web site: Schmidt-Scheuber . Miles . 2022-07-08 . Evans Ganapamo Is Living The Cinderella Life Going From Rosenheim Germany To The NBA Summer League With The Milwaukee Bucks In Only 4 Years . 2022-09-16 . German Hoops . en.
  3. Web site: Evans Ganapamo rejoint le Paris Basket-ball et évoluera en National 2 - NEWS BASKET BEAFRIKA . 2022-09-16 . NEWS BASKET BEAFRIKA . fr.
  4. Web site: Ganapamo ready to help elevate Bangui Sporting Club to the BAL . 2023-09-17 . FIBA.basketball . en.
  5. Web site: Evans Ganapamo, a leader in the making for Central African Republic . 2022-09-16 . FIBA.basketball . en.
  6. News: Cape Town's Tigers crowned SA's champs in basketball . www.capetownetc.com . 5 December 2021.
  7. Web site: Tigers sweep all to become 2022 South African champions and will head to BAL qualifiers . 2022-08-23 . FIBA.basketball . en.