Joseph Owona (born August 26, 1976) is a Cameroonian professional basketball player for JSA Bordeaux Basket. He is most noted for being a physician and sport medicine specialist, graduated while still playing basketball. He has helped his national team winning the silver medal at the FIBA Africa Championship 2007, averaging 6.3 rebounds per game. Owona also represented Cameroon at the 2011 Afrobasket, with a seventh place finish. He was most valuable player in 2006 of the Quai 54 tournament in Paris with team Zikfi. Generally playing center, he was a solid rebounder and defender, several times best shot blocker of the league. Owona was known as "Big Ben" or "DocBen" through his years with his club, returning to Bordeaux shortly after his retirement. He is now[when?] a physician in SOS Medecins Bordeaux and Aldo sport physician for French under 18 national team.[1][2]
| No. 14 – JSA Bordeaux Basket | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
| League | Turkish Basketball League | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | August 26, 1976 Yaounde, Cameroon | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 253 lb (115 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2002–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2000–2003 | Mérignac | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Bordeaux | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Nantes | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Bordeaux | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–present | Bordeaux | ||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ Leshauries, Yoan. "JSA Bordeaux: Joseph Owona signe son retour aux JSA Bordeaux". Sudouest.fr. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ "Joseph Owona Player Profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved 3 July 2014.