Maodo Lô

Maodo Lô

Lô with Germany in 2016
No. 12 Brose Bamberg
Position Point guard
League Bundesliga
Euroleague
Personal information
Born (1992-03-12) March 12, 1992
Berlin, Germany
Nationality German
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Wilbraham & Monson Academy
(Wilbraham, Massachusetts)
College Columbia (2012–2016)
NBA draft 2016 / Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present
Career history
2016–present Brose Bamberg
Career highlights and awards

Maodo Lô (born March 12, 1992) is a German basketball player, who currently plays for Brose Bamberg. He previously played for Columbia University in New York City. Born in Berlin, Germany,[1][2][3] Nicknamed The Chairman by fans at Columbia, Lô is known as one of the biggest talents in German basketball.[4] He is the son of a Senegalese father and internationally acclaimed German painter Elvira Bach.[5]

Professional career

After going undrafted in 2016 NBA Draft, he joined Philadelphia 76ers summer league team. He played for the Sixers during Las Vegas Summer League, then he signed a contract with the German team Brose Bamberg.[6]

National team

In 2014, Lô was first selected for the German national basketball team.[7] He was selected for the squad that participated at EuroBasket 2015 where he averaged 4.6 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.

References

  1. "Maodo Lo". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  2. "From Berlin to NYC: the American journey of Columbia hoops star". New York Post. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  3. Fox Sports. "Maodo Lo". Foxsports.com. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  4. "A Brief History of The Chairman". Bwog. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  5. Hermsmeier, Lukas (2015-03-16). "Berliner Basketballer in den USA: Maodo Lo, der gefragte Kleptomane". Der Tagesspiegel. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
  6. Brose Baskets add Lo to their roster
  7. Burkhard Schröder. "Maodo Lo - Ein DBVer wird Nationalspieler". DBV Charlottenburg. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
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