Charles Abouo

Charles-Noe' Abouo (born November 4, 1989) is an Ivorian basketball player for ESSM Le Portel of the French LNB Pro A. Standing at 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) and 215 lb (98 kg), he also played for the Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team.[1]

Charles Abouo
No. 1 – ESSM Le Portel
PositionSmall forward
LeagueLNB Pro A
Personal information
Born (1989-11-04) November 4, 1989
Cocody, Côte d'Ivoire
NationalityIvorian
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolLogan (Logan, Utah)
Brewster Academy
(Wolfeboro, New Hampshire)
CollegeBYU (2008–2012)
NBA draft2012: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2013CB Peñas Huesca
2013–2014Quesos Cerrato Palencia
2015–2015Gezira
2015–2016Al-Khor
2016–2017Denain
2017–2018Fos Provence
2018–2019ADA Blois Basket 41
2019–2020Fos Provence
2020–presentESSM Le Portel
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Ivory Coast
FIBA AfroBasket
Silver medal – second place2009 Libya

Early career

Abouo attended Logan High School in Utah where he was the school's all-time leading scorer.[2] He was a three-time all-state player and was named Utah Class 3A Player of the Year following his senior season.[3] Upon graduation, Abouo spent a year playing for Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, where he helped the team to the New England Preparatory School Athletic Conference Class A Championship.[3]

College career

Abouo then moved back to Utah and signed with Brigham Young University following his year in prep school.[3] During his freshman season, he averaged 2.9 points per game and 1.9 rebounds per game off the bench for the Mountain West Conference champions.[4]

Abouo started all 35 games as a senior and averaged 11.0 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.1 steals in 26.8 minutes per game for the 26-9 Cougars. He set BYU records for most career wins (113) and for career games/consecutive games played with 141. Abouo never missed a game throughout his collegiate career.[5]

Professional career

In 2012, Abouo signed his first professional contract with the Lobe Huesca, team that plays in the LEB Oro, Spanish second division.[6]

On July 12, 2018, he has signed with ADA Blois Basket 41 of the French LNB Pro B.[7] Abouo spent the 2019–20 season with Fos Provence and averaged 10.3 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game. He signed with ESSM Le Portel on October 1, 2020.[8]

The Basketball Tournament (TBT)

In the summer of 2017, Abouo played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for Team Fredette. He competed for the $2 million prize, and for Team Fredette, he scored 15 points in their first-round game, which they lost to Team Utah (Utah Alumni) 100–97. In TBT 2018,Abouo averaged 2.2 pts for Team Fredette. They lost in the first round to Team Utah.

Côte d'Ivoire national team

Abouo was a member of the Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship.[9] At the tournament, he helped the team to a surprise silver medal to qualify for the country's first FIBA World Championship in 24 years by averaging 5.2 PPG and 2.2 RPG.[10]

References
  1. Profile Archived 2009-08-17 at the Wayback Machine at FIBA.com
  2. Charles Abouo at BYUcougars.com
  3. "BYUCougars.com - BYU Men's Basketball Athlete Profile (Charles Abouo)". Archived from the original on 2009-11-21. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
  4. Charles Abouo stats at ESPN.com
  5. BYU profile
  6. Charles Abouo reforzará el perímetro de LOBE Huesca Solobasket, 5 September 2012 (in Spanish)
  7. "CHARLES ABOUO PASSE À BLOIS" (in French). BeBasket. July 12, 2018. Archived from the original on July 17, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  8. "Le Portel adds Abouo to their roster". Eurobasket. October 1, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  9. Charles-noe Abouo Archived 2009-08-17 at the Wayback Machine at FIBA.com
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-17. Retrieved 2009-09-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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