Hervé Lamizana

Hervé Mamadou Lamizana (born January 22, 1981) is a former Ivorian professional basketball player who also has French citizenship.

Hervé Lamizana
Personal information
Born (1981-01-22) January 22, 1981
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
NationalityIvorian / French
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Patrick (Elizabeth, New Jersey)
CollegeRutgers (2001–2004)
NBA draft2004: undrafted
Playing career2004–2018
PositionPower forward / center
Career history
2004Türk Telekom B.K.
2005Hapoel Galil Elyon
2005Anyang SBS Stars
2006Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C.
2006–2008Shandong Lions
2008–2009Al Wasl
2009Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix
2009–2011Tianjin Ronggang
2011Indios de Mayagüez
2012Vaqueros de Bayamón
2013Yulon Dinos
2013Al Ahli
2013Sichuan Blue Whales
2014Air21 Express
2014Halcones UV Xalapa
2015Yulon Dinos
2015Trotamundos de Carabobo
2015Reales de La Vega
2016–2017Yulon Dinos
Career highlights and awards

College career

Lamizana played for the St. Patrick's basketball team in high school in Elizabeth, New Jersey, for Rutgers University in college. He was not selected in the NBA draft. In the 2003–04 season at Rutgers he achieved 102 blocks and pulled down 252 rebounds.

Professional career

His first professional team was in Turkey with Türk Telekom Ankara, with whom he played in 2004.[1] Later that season, he moved to Israel and played for Hapoel Galil Elyon.

He played in Israel in the next season with Hapoel Tel Aviv, after starting the season for the Anyang KT&G Kites in South Korea.

In 2006, he moved to China and played for the Shandong Lions.

In 2011 and 2012, he played in Puerto Rico with teams Indios de Mayagüez and Vaqueros de Bayamón.[2]

During 2013, Herve played for the Yulon Luxgen Dinos of the Super Basketball League, the professional basketball league in Taiwan. He was named MVP in the month of January, 2013 after averaging 20.7 points, 12.2 rebounds, 3.2 blocks, and leading his team to a 4-2 record.

In September 2014, he signed with Halcones UV Xalapa of Mexico.[3] The next month, he left Halcones after appearing in only five league games. In February 2015, he re-signed with Yulon Dinos of Taiwan.[4] In April 2015, he signed with Trotamundos de Carabobo of Venezuela for the rest of the 2015 LPB season.[5] In June 2015, he signed with Reales de La Vega of Dominican Republic.[6] In March 2016 he signed with Al Mouttahed Tripoli of Lebanon. He currently plays for Yulon Luxgen Dinos in Taiwan.[7]

References
  1. "Turksih Basketball League Profile". TBLstat.net. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  2. "Baloncesto Superior Nacional Profile". bsnpr.com. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  3. Herve Lamizana joins Halcones Xalapa
  4. Yulon Luxgen welcomes back Lamizana
  5. LPB 2015 Transactions - Trotamundos inks Herve Lamizana Archived 2015-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Herve Lamizana (ex Trotamundos) signs at Reales de La Vega Archived 2015-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Yulon Luxgen welcomes back Lamizana
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