Kouguère with Antibes Sharks in March 2017 | |
No. 22 – Bangui Sporting Club | |
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Position | Small forward |
League | Road to BAL |
Personal information | |
Born | (1987-03-12) 12 March 1987 (age 37) Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo |
Nationality | Congolese / Central African |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 209 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 2005–present |
Career history | |
2005–2007 | Inter Club Brazzaville |
2007–2009 | BCM Gravelines |
2009–2010 | Olympique Antibes |
2010–2011 | Lions de Genève |
2011–2012 | Le Mans |
2012–2013 | STB Le Havre |
2013–2014 | Manresa |
2014–2015 | Orléans Loiret |
2015–2016 | Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez |
2016–2019 | Antibes Sharks |
2019 | Rouen |
2019–2020 | Saint-Chamond |
2020–2021 | Boulazac Dordogne |
2021–2022 | Phoenix Brussels |
2022–present | Bangui Sporting Club |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Max Martial Kouguère (born 12 March 1987) is a Central African professional basketball player who currently plays for Bangui Sporting Club. He is a member of the Central African Republic national basketball team.
Professional career
Before signing with Olympique Antibes for the 2009–10 season, Kouguère played for fellow French League team BCM Gravelines. He rarely saw action, playing only 64 minutes spread out over 11 games during the season. Despite this, the 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Kouguère gained a cult following in France through his dunking ability and participation in several slam dunk contests in France.
On 23 September 2021, Kouguere signed with Belgian club Phoenix Brussels of the BNXT League.
In October 2022, Kouguere played for Bangui Sporting Club in the 2023 BAL qualification. He made his debut on 12 October against Espoir.
National team career
Kouguère was a member of the Central African Republic national basketball team that finished sixth at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship, averaging 9.3 PPG.
References
- Max Kougere Archived 2015-10-06 at the Wayback Machine at FIBA.com
- Olympique Antibes team page at eurobasket.com
- Player Profile at eurobasket.com
- SLAMOnline at French All-Star Game
- "French Basketball". Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
- "Max Kouguere is nieuwste aanwinst Phoenix Brussels". www.bruzz.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- "Get to know the first four teams to open the 2022 Road to BAL season". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
- "Bangui Sporting Club v Espoir Basket Club boxscore - Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L. 2023 2022 - 12 October". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
- "FIBA Profile". Archived from the original on 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Bàsquet Manresa players
- BCM Gravelines players
- Boulazac Basket Dordogne players
- Brussels Basketball players
- Central African Republic expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Central African Republic expatriate basketball people in Belgium
- Central African Republic expatriate basketball people in Switzerland
- Central African Republic men's basketball players
- Central African Republic people of Republic of the Congo descent
- Élan Béarnais players
- Central African Republic expatriate basketball people in France
- Le Mans Sarthe Basket players
- Liga ACB players
- Lions de Genève players
- Olympique Antibes basketball players
- Orléans Loiret Basket players
- Rouen Métropole Basket players
- Saint-Chamond Basket players
- Small forwards
- Sportspeople from Brazzaville
- Sportspeople of Republic of the Congo descent
- STB Le Havre players
- Bangui Sporting Club players
- Republic of the Congo expatriate basketball people in France
- Republic of the Congo expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Republic of the Congo expatriate basketball people in Belgium
- Republic of the Congo expatriate basketball people in Switzerland