Lionel Bomayako Explained

Lionel Bomayako
Position:Guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight:215lb
Nationality:French / Central African
Birth Date:15 September 1978
Birth Place:Bangui, Central African Empire
College:Fairleigh Dickinson (1999–2003)
Draft Year:2003
Career Start:2003
Years1:2003–2004
Years2:2004–2005
Years3:2005–2006
Years4:2005–2006
Years5:2006–2007
Years6:2007–2008
Years7:2008–2009
Years8:2010–2012
Team8:Zürich Wildcats
Years9:2012
Team9:Orchesien

Lionel Bomayako (born September 15, 1978) is a Central African Republic-French basketball player.[1] He is also a member of the Central African Republic national basketball team.

Career

University

Bomayako was born in Bangui, Central African Empire and played NCAA Division I basketball at Fairleigh Dickinson University.[2] Bomayako's best season was his senior year in which he averaged 12.4 PPG and 2.4 RPG for the Knights.[3]

Club

Bomayako has played professional basketball for seven different teams in France, Sweden, and Switzerland in the six years following his 2003 graduation.[4] In his most recent season, 2008–09, he played seven games coming off the bench for Quimper UJAC in France.[1]

International

Bomayako is also a long-time member of the Central African Republic national basketball team. He participated in the 2005, 2007, and 2009 African Championships, helping the Central African Republic to three consecutive quarterfinal appearances.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=FRA&PlayerID=26914 Lionel Bomayako
  2. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/2282 Lionel Bomayako
  3. http://www.court-side.com/p/P5310F99303C3768FC1257106006F82D3 Courtside Player Profiles
  4. Web site: Player profile.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20090810202318/http://www.libya2009.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/09/fafcm/player/p/pid/47012/sid/6599/tid/259/profile.html Lionel Bomayako