Karamo Jawara
Karamo Jawara (born 25 June 1991) is a Gambian-Norwegian professional basketball player who last played for Estudiantes.
Free Agent | |
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Position | Forward |
Personal information | |
Born | Bergen, Norway | 25 June 1991
Nationality | Norwegian |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Olsvikasen Skole (Bergen, Hordaland) |
College | North Carolina Central (2011–2015) |
NBA draft | 2015: undrafted |
Playing career | 2015–present |
Career history | |
2015 | U BT Cluj-Napoca |
2015–2016 | Apollon Patras |
2016–2017 | Machites Doxas Pefkon |
2017–2018 | Cambados Xuven |
2018 | Iberojet Palma |
2018 | Germani Brescia |
2018 | Halifax Hurricanes |
2019 | ETHA Engomis |
2019–2020 | Gipuzkoa |
2020–2021 | Iberojet Palma |
2021–2022 | Bàsquet Girona |
2022–present | Estudiantes |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Medals |
Jawara played college basketball for North Carolina Central. As a senior, he averaged 7.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game, shooting 44.3 percent from the floor.[1]
In the years 2015-2017, he played professionally in Romania and Greece.[2]
In 2017, he became the Most Valuable Player of Spain's LEB Plata. Thereafter, he joined Cambados Xuven in the LEB Oro.[3] During the 2018-19 season Jawara played for ETHA Engomis of the Cypriot league, averaging 10.4 points, 8.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game. He joined Gipuzkoa in 2019 and averaged 5.0 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. On October 8, 2020, Jawara signed with Iberojet Palma.[4] He averaged 8.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. On July 14, 2021, Jawara signed with Bàsquet Girona.[5]
He is a member of the Norwegian national basketball team.
References
- "NCCU Alum Karamo Jawara Signs Professional Contract". North Carolina Central Eagles. August 13, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- Til gresk toppbasket Hanne Hagen Rotnes (Bergensavisen), 28 December 2015. Accessed 24 August 2018. (in Norwegian)
- Karamo Jawara ya es el MVP de la liga Diego Dobal (Faro de Vigo), 21 November 2017. Accessed 24 August 2018. (in Spanish)
- "Jawara comes back to Palma". Eurobasket. October 8, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- "Girona signs Karamo Jawara". Eurobasket. July 14, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
External links
- ESPN Profile
- North Carolina Central Eagles bio
- Profile at realgm.com
Videos
- Karamo Jawara Youtube.com video