Joshiko Saibou Explained

Joshiko Saibou
Position:Point guard
Height Cm:188
Team:Free Agent
Birth Date:1990 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Cologne, West Germany
Nationality:German
Career Start:2009
Years1:2009–2011
Team1:Alba Berlin
Years2:2011–2013
Team2:TBB Trier
Years3:2013–2014
Team3:Gießen 46ers
Years4:2014–2015
Team4:Crailsheim Merlins
Years5:2015–2016
Team5:s.Oliver Baskets
Years6:2016–2017
Team6:Gießen 46ers
Years7:2017–2019
Team7:Alba Berlin
Years8:2019–2020
Team8:Telekom Baskets Bonn
Years9:2021
Team9:Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket
Years10:2021–2022
Team10:JDA Dijon
Years11:2023–present
Team11:Medipolis SC Jena

Joshiko Saibou (born 7 March 1990) is a German professional basketball player who last played for JDA Dijon of the LNB Pro A. Saibou usually plays as point guard. He is of Togolese descent.

Early career

Saibou started in 2007 with the youth team of Alba Berlin in the NBBL under head coach Henrik Rödl, along with other players including Niels Giffey, Andreas Seiferth and Konstantin Klein.

Professional career

Saibou started his career in 2009 with the professional team of Alba Berlin. In 2011, Saibou signed a two-year contract with Henrik Rödl's TBB Trier.

In 2016, Saibou signed with the Gießen 46ers. On 2 June 2017, he left Gießen to play for his former club Alba Berlin.[1]

On 10 July 2019, he has signed with Telekom Baskets Bonn of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[2]

On 4 August 2020, he was fired by the Bonn team, due to misconduct in the Corona crisis.[3] In February 2021, he signed with French club Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket.[4]

On 17 July 2021, he has signed a two-year deal with JDA Dijon of the French LNB Pro A. JDA Dijon also plays in the Basketball Champions League[5]

In September 2023, Saibou returned to Germany to join Medipolis SC Jena in the German ProA.[6]

International career

In November 2017, Saibou was selected for the German national basketball team for the first time.[7] He played with Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Notes and References

  1. News: Joshikou Saibou kehrt zurück zu Alba Berlin. 16 January 2018. Albaberlinde.. German. 2 June 2017. 10 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170610043714/https://www.albaberlin.de/news/joshiko-saibou-kehrt-zurueck-zu-alba-berlin-7623.html. dead.
  2. Web site: Nationalspieler Joshiko Saibou wechselt von Berlin nach Bonn. 10 July 2019. telekom-baskets-bonn.de. German. 17 September 2019.
  3. Web site: Darum hat der Verein völlig richtig gehandelt. 2021-02-08. www.tagesspiegel.de. de.
  4. Web site: Joshiko SAIBOU rejoint le CHAMPAGNE BASKET pour la fin de saison 20/21. 2021-02-08. Champagne Basket. fr.
  5. Web site: Joshiko Saibou s'engage pour deux saisons. 17 July 2021. jdadijon.com. Fr. 17 July 2021.
  6. Web site: Coup für Medipolis SC Jena - Olympionike Joshiko Saibou im Anflug. 11 September 2023. basketsjena.de. German. 1 May 2024.
  7. News: DBB-Herren: Rödl nominiert Kader. 3 November 2017. 16 January 2018. Basketball-bund.de. German.