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.
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]
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]
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]