Cirill Makanda-Etogo (born 5 May 1980) is a Cameroonian-Russian former professional basketball player.[1] Throughout his ten-year professional career, he has played for four teams in Russia, plus teams in Germany and France before joining APOEL B.C. in Cyprus for the 2008–09 season.[2]

Cyrille Makanda
Personal information
Born (1980-05-05) 5 May 1980 (age 44)
Douala, Cameroon
NationalityCameroonian / Russian
Listed height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Career information
NBA draft2002: undrafted
Playing career1996–2014
PositionGuard
Career history
1996–1999Dreams Douala
1999–2000Avtodor Saratov
2000–2001Arsenal Tula
2001–2002Khimik Engels
2002–2003Avtodor Saratov
2003–2005Karlsruhe
2005Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
2005–2006Racing Paris
2006–2007Keravnos
2007–2008Krasnye Krylia
2008–2010APOEL
2010–2011Apollon Limassol
2011–2012AEK Larnaca
2012–2013APOEL
2014Kapshagay

Makanda represents Cameroon internationally and competed for Cameroon at FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men 2008[3] and FIBA Africa Championship 2009.[4] He was the leading scorer for Cameroon in the semifinals and bronze medal game, but the team lost both games to fall just short of qualifying for the 2010 FIBA World Championship.[5]

References

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  1. ^ EuroBasket profile
  2. ^ FIBA-afrique.org interview with Makinda Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "FIBA Profile". Archived from the original on 2008-07-19. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
  4. ^ "FIBA Profile". Archived from the original on 2009-08-10. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
  5. ^ "Cyrille Makanda profile, FIBA Africa Championship for Men 2009".