Adam Mokoka (born 18 July 1998) is a French professional basketball player. He is currently competing for U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Romanian Liga Națională and the EuroCup. He primarily plays at the shooting guard position.
 Mokoka with the Windy City Bulls in 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 95 – U-BT Cluj-Napoca | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Liga Națională / Eurocup | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 July 1998 Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2019: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Mega Bemax | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Chicago Bulls | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Windy City Bulls | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | → Austin Spurs | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Nanterre 92 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Oklahoma City Blue | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Umana Reyer Venezia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | U-BT Cluj-Napoca | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Early career
editMokoka came through the youth academy of BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque.[1] He won the national U21 championship with the BCM in 2014 and 2015.
Professional career
editBCM Gravelines-Dunkerque (2015–2018)
editMokoka made his debut for BCM's men's squad in the French top-flight Pro A during the 2015–16 season. In April 2018, he declared for the 2018 NBA draft.[2] In May 2018, we was named the LNB Pro A Best Young Player, after averaging 3.2 points and 1.7 rebounds over the 2017–18 season.[3]
Mega Bemax (2018–2019)
editOn 10 July 2018, Mokoka signed with Serbian club Mega Bemax.[4]
On 12 June 2018, Mokoka withdrew from the 2018 NBA draft on the deadline,[5] rather focusing on the 2019 NBA draft where he (at that time) was considered a second-round draft prospect.[6] In April 2019, he declared for the 2019 draft,[7] but went undrafted.[8]
Chicago Bulls (2019–2021)
editOn 2 July 2019, Mokoka signed with the Chicago Bulls to a two-way contract.[9] He moved to the Austin Spurs as a two-way flex-transfer on 27 February 2021.[10]
Nanterre 92 (2021–2022)
editOn 25 November 2021, Mokoka was signed by Nanterre 92, thus returning to the French league.[11]
On 12 October 2022, Mokoka was signed by the Oklahoma City Thunder[12] and waived three days later.[13]
Oklahoma City Blue (2022–2023)
editOn 3 November 2022, Mokoka was named to the opening night roster for the Oklahoma City Blue.[14]
Reyer Venezia (2023)
editOn 31 March 2023 Mokoka signed with Reyer Venezia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[15]
U-BT Cluj-Napoca (2023–present)
editOn 21 September 2023 he inked a deal with U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Romanian Liga Națională and the EuroCup.[16]
National team career
editMokoka was a member of gold-winning French teams at the 2014 U16[17] and 2016 U18[18] European Championships. He competed for France in the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, averaging 6.4 points a contest.[19]
Career statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2019–20 | Chicago | 11 | 0 | 10.2 | .429 | .400 | .500 | .9 | .4 | .4 | .0 | 2.9 |
| 2020–21 | Chicago | 14 | 0 | 4.0 | .368 | .100 | .000 | .4 | .4 | .1 | .1 | 1.1 |
| Career | 25 | 0 | 6.7 | .404 | .280 | .400 | .6 | .4 | .2 | .0 | 1.9 | |
LNB Pro A
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2015–16 | BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2016–17 | BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque | 12 | 0 | 6.8 | .368 | .125 | .667 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| 2017–18 | BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque | 34 | 22 | 14.0 | .345 | .222 | .553 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.2 |
| Career | 47 | 22 | 7.3 | .357 | .174 | .610 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.3 | |
References
edit- ^ "Basket - Pro A: Adam Mokoka, à l'école de la vie et du basket". lavoixdunord.fr. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ "Adam Mokoka et Amine Noua se présentent à la Draft". BeBasket (in French). 18 April 2018. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Accueil".
- ^ "ADAM MOKOKA IS NEW PLAYER OF MEGA BEMAX". bcmegabasket.net. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Noua, Mokoka, Ona EMBO et d'autres retirent leur nom de la Draft". 12 June 2018. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ "2019 Mock Draft | NBADraft.net". Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ Pantel-jouve, Gabriel (21 April 2019). "Adam Mokoka s'inscrit à la Draft NBA 2019". BeBasket (in French). Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ Smith, Jeff (21 June 2019). "NBA Draft Best Available: Tacko Fall Among Top Undrafted Free Agents". Heavy.com. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Bulls Sign Adam Mokoka to Two-Way Contract". nba.com. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Austin Spurs Receive Two-Way Flex-Transfer Adam Mokoka from Chicago Bulls". OurSports Central. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Effectif : Adam Mokoka s'engage jusqu'à la fin de la saison !". Nanterre 92 (in French). 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ Siegel, Brett. "Oklahoma City Thunder Sign Former Chicago Bulls Guard". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "OKC Thunder news: Adam Mokoka waived, Scotty Hopson signed". OKC Thunder Wire. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Oklahoma City Blue Roster 2022-23". gleague.nba.com. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ Maggi, Alessandro (31 March 2023). "Reyer Venezia officially signs Adam Mokoka". Sportando. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "U-BT Cluj-Napoca își completează lotul prin transferul lui Adam Mokoka". Baschet.ro (in Romanian). 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ "Adam Mokoka | U16 European Championship Men (2014) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ "Adam MOKOKA at the Players of the FIBA U18 European Championship Division A 2016 - FIBA.com". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ "France at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2017 - FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball (in French). Retrieved 9 July 2017.
External links
edit- Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
- Adam Mokoka international stats at Basketball-Reference.com
- Adam Mokoka at FIBA (archive)
- Adam Mokoka at 2016 FIBA U18 European Championship
- Adam Mokoka at LNB Élite (in French)
- Adam Mokoka at LNB Pro A (archived) (in French)
- Adam Mokoka at LNB.fr[dead link]