Kostja Mushidi Explained

Kostja Mushidi
Position:Shooting guard
Weight Kg:95
League:Basketball Bundesliga
Team:BG Göttingen
Number:33
Birth Date:18 June 1998
Birth Place:Uccle, Belgium
Nationality:German
Career Start:2015
Years1:2015–2016
Team1:SIG Strasbourg
Years2:2016–2019
Team2:Mega Basket
Years3:2019
Team3:→OKK Beograd
Team4:Löwen Braunschweig
Years4:2019; 2020–2021
Years5:2021–2024
Team5:Mitteldeutscher BC
Years6:2024–present
Team6:BG Göttingen
Highlights:

Kostja Kalonda Didier Mushidi (born June 18, 1998) is a German professional basketball player for BG Göttingen of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).

Born in Belgium to a Belgian-Congolese mother and a Russian father, Mushidi moved to Germany with his family at the age of 2.[1] [2] Mushidi stands tall and plays the shooting guard position.[3]

Early years and youth career

A product of ART Düsseldorf, Mushidi later transferred to the Dragons Rhöndorf, where he played in the youth system and strengthened Team Rhöndorf/Bonn's JBBL (under-16 Bundesliga) side starting with the 2012-13 season. After moving to the organization's under 19 side, Mushidi averaged 20.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game in the 2014-15 season.[4] He had made his first appearances on Rhoendorf's men's team in Germany's third division during the 2013-14 campaign.

Professional career

In August 2015, Mushidi inked a two-year deal with French powerhouse Strasbourg IG.[5] He played a total of six minutes for SIG's men's team in the 2015–16 LNB Pro A season,[6] while mostly representing the club's development squad. He left the club after one year and signed with Serbian club Mega Leks in June 2016.[7]

At the 2017 Nike Hoop Summit, he led the World Select Team with 14 points to go along with three assists, three steals and two rebounds.[8] In February 2019, he left Mega Bemax to join OKK Beograd,[9] where he left for the remainder of the 2018-19 season.

In June 2019, he signed with Basketball Löwen Braunschweig of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[10] On December 13, 2019, he was dismissed for disciplinary reasons, the team announced without disclosing any further details.[11] In eight Bundesliga appearances for the Braunschweig team, Mushidi averaged 11.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists per contest.[12] Mushidi was given a second chance by the Braunschweig outfit, joining the club back in August 2020.[13]

On December 1, 2021, he has signed with Mitteldeutscher BC of the Basketball Bundesliga.[14] In his first season with the club he was able to average 11.6 points and 2.0 rebounds per game across 25 contests.

Mushidi inked a deal with fellow Bundesliga side BG Göttingen in early October 2024.[15]

National team career

On the international stage, Mushidi represented Germany at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, scoring a team-high 17.7 points per game during the tournament,[16] while garnering Eurobasket.com All-European Championships U16 Second Team recognition.[17] The following year, he helped Germany to an eighth-place finish at the Europe U18 Championship, leading the team in scoring along with Isaiah Hartenstein as both averaged 11.6 points a contest.[18]

Mushidi led the German U18 national team to its first ever Albert-Schweitzer-Tournament title in March/April 2016, posting 25 points and 11 rebounds in the championship game against Serbia,[19] and was named tournament MVP.[20] In July 2016, he attended the U20 European championships, averaging 8.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists a game throughout the tournament, while finishing in fourth place with the German team.[21] He tallied team-bests 14.7 points and 3.8 assists along with 3.8 rebounds and 1.3 steals a contest on the way to a fourth-place finish at the 2016 U18 European Championships in Turkey.[22]

He was Germany's co-leading scorer at the 2018 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he averaged 13.6 points a game,[23] helping his team win the bronze medal,[24] while being named to the All-Star Five.[25] In November 2018, he was named to the roster of the German men's national team for the first time.[26]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DraftExpress - FIBA Europe U18 Championship Scouting Reports: Shooting Guards. DraftExpress.
  2. Web site: Kostja Mushidi, une future star allemande à Strasbourg. www.bebasket.fr. 2016-02-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20160204204904/http://www.bebasket.fr/a/53000-kostja-mushidi-une-future-star-allemande-a-strasbourg. 2016-02-04. dead.
  3. Web site: Kostja Mushidi. SIGSTRASBOURG. 11 September 2015 . 2016-02-05.
  4. Web site: Team der NBBL Nordwest. NBBL und JBBL. 2016-02-05. de-DE. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035921/http://www.nbbl-basketball.de/teams/nbbl/nordwest/#rcd1:/statistik/spieler/index.php%253Fteam_id=1004&pos=&spieler_id=22951&saison=2014. 2016-03-04.
  5. Web site: Kostja Mushidi rejoint la SIG. SIGSTRASBOURG. 25 August 2015 . 2016-02-05.
  6. Web site: Kostja Mushidi - Strasbourg – Joueurs - Pro A – LNB.fr. www.lnb.fr. 2016-06-29.
  7. Web site: Košarkaški klub Mega Leks » MUŠIDI I SPASOJEVIĆ PRVA MEGA POJAČANJA ZA NOVU SEZONU!. 2016-06-29. Serbian.
  8. News: LiveStats - USA vs World Select Team - Nike Hoop Summit. https://web.archive.org/web/20170420123751/http://www.usab.com/news-events/live-stats/2017/usa-vs-world-select-team-2017.aspx. dead. April 20, 2017. 2017-04-08. en-US.
  9. Web site: Kostja Mušidi do kraja sezone među Klonferima. Marko. autor. 2019-02-07. OKK Beograd. sr-RS. 2019-02-08.
  10. Web site: Löwen verpflichten großes Nachwuchs-Talent Kostja Mushidi. Braunschweig. Basketball. www.basketball-loewen.de. en. 2019-06-14. 2020-10-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20201025051037/https://www.basketball-loewen.de/presse/news/einzelner-beitrag/article/loewen-verpflichten-grosses-nachwuchs-talent-kostja-mushidi.html. dead.
  11. Web site: Löwen trennen sich von Kostja Mushidi. Braunschweig. Basketball. www.basketball-loewen.de. en. 2019-12-13. 2019-12-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20191213121531/https://www.basketball-loewen.de/presse/news/einzelner-beitrag/article/loewen-trennen-sich-von-kostja-mushidi.html. dead.
  12. Web site: easyCredit - 22951 Kostja MUSHIDI. www.easycredit-bbl.de. de. 2019-12-13.
  13. Web site: Basketball Braunschweig: Neuanfang: Kostja Mushidi ist wieder ein Löwe . www.basketball-loewen.de . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200822013849/https://www.basketball-loewen.de/presse/news/einzelner-beitrag/article/neuanfang-kostja-mushidi-ist-wieder-ein-loewe.html . 2020-08-22.
  14. Web site: Syntainics MBC verpflichtet Kostja Mushidi. December 1, 2021. syntainics-mbc.de. de. February 24, 2022.
  15. Web site: Kopp . Manuel . 2024-10-01 . Basketball-Bundesliga: BG Göttingen holt Mushidi, Mönninghoff fällt lange aus . 2024-10-02 . Göttinger Tageblatt . de.
  16. Web site: Multicultural Mushidi Trying To Keep Feet On The Ground FIBA Europe. www.fibaeurope.com. 2016-02-05.
  17. Web site: European Championships U16 Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings - eurobasket.com. www.eurobasket.com. 2016-02-05.
  18. Web site: Kostja Mushidi U18 Europe Championship Men - Division A. u18men.fibaeurope.com. 2016-02-05. 2015-10-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20151008234539/http://u18men.fibaeurope.com/en/compID_8aYeHlfuGF-mF5IqO8aFH1.season_2015.roundID_11484.teamID_288.playerID_108994.html. dead.
  19. Web site: AST 2016: Deutschland erstmals Turniersieger! « Deutscher Basketball Bund. www.basketball-bund.de. 2 April 2016 . 2016-04-02.
  20. Web site: Kostja Mushidi ist MVP des AST 2016 « Deutscher Basketball Bund. www.basketball-bund.de. 2 April 2016 . 2016-04-02.
  21. Web site: Kostja MUSHIDI at the Players of the FIBA U20 European Championship Division A 2016 - FIBA.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20160918061508/http://www.fiba.com/europe/u20/2016/Kostja-MUSHIDI. live. September 18, 2016. FIBA.com. 2016-09-10.
  22. Web site: Germany at the FIBA U18 European Championship Division A 2016 - FIBA.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20160703021824/http://www.fiba.com/europe/u18/2016/Germany. live. July 3, 2016. FIBA.com. 2016-12-22.
  23. Web site: Germany at the FIBA U20 European Championship 2018 - FIBA.basketball. FIBA.basketball. en. 2018-07-23.
  24. Web site: Israel overpower Croatia for historic gold in Chemnitz, as Germany claim bronze. FIBA.basketball. en. 2018-07-23.
  25. Web site: Israel swingman Zoosman snatches up MVP honors. FIBA.basketball. en. 2018-07-23.
  26. Web site: Rödl nominiert Herren-Kader « Deutscher Basketball Bund. www.basketball-bund.de. 2018-11-13. 2018-11-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20181113210421/https://www.basketball-bund.de/news/teams/a-herren/roedl-nominiert-herren-kader-2-193407. dead.

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