Tiegbe Bamba | |
Birth Date: | 21 January 1991 |
Birth Place: | Sarcelles, France |
Nationality: | French / Ivorian |
Height M: | 2.01 |
Weight Lb: | 205 |
Position: | Power forward |
Draft Year: | 2015 |
Career Start: | 2015 |
Years1: | 2015–2016 |
Team1: | Chalons-Reims |
Years2: | 2016 |
Team2: | Psyhiko Athens |
Years3: | 2017 |
Team3: | Timba Timișoara |
Years4: | 2018 |
Team4: | STB Le Havre |
Years5: | 2018–2019 |
Team5: | Grindavík |
Years6: | 2019 |
Team6: | C'Chartres Basket |
Years7: | 2020 |
Team7: | Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket |
Years8: | 2021–2022 |
Team8: | Kaysersberg |
Years9: | 2022 |
Team9: | Rouen |
Tiegbe Bamba (born 21 January 1991) is a French-born Ivorian professional basketball player and a member of the Ivory Coast national team.[1] [2]
Bamba started playing for the Limoges Under 21 Basketball club in the Pro A French U21 basketball league at the age of 19.[3] During the 2015–2016 season, he played for the Châlons-Reims in the French Jeep Elite league where he averaged 2.5 points.[4]
In 2016, he moved to the Greek side Psyhiko Athens where he averaged 6.7 points in three games.[5]
In 2017, he signed with Liga Națională club BC Timba Timișoara where he averaged 9.2 points per game.[6] In the same season, he moved to the LNB Pro B club STB Le Havre where he averaged 4.5 points.[2]
In October 2018, Bamba signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club Grindavík.[7] He was released by the club on 1 February 2019.[8] In 11 games for Grindavík, he averaged 15.1 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. In January 2018 he moved to the C'Chartres Basket where he averaged 9.8 points per game.[9]
In 2020, Bamba signed with Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket where he averaged 6.2 points in 10 games.[10] [11]
Bamba represents the Ivory Coast national basketball team. He participated at 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup where he averaged 6 points.[12]