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Hervé Lamizana

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Hervé Lamizana
Personal information
Born (1981-01-22) January 22, 1981 (age 43)
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
NationalityIvorian / French
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Patrick (Elizabeth, New Jersey)
CollegeRutgers (2001–2004)
NBA draft2004: undrafted
Playing career2004–2018
PositionPower forward / center
Career history
2004Türk Telekom
2005Hapoel Galil Elyon
2005Anyang KT&G Kites
2006Hapoel Tel Aviv
2006–2008Shandong Lions
2008–2009Al Wasl
2009Dongguan Park Lane
2009–2011Tianjin Ronggang
2011Indios de Mayagüez
2011Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix
2012Tianjin Ronggang
2012Vaqueros de Bayamón
2013Yulon Dinos
2013Al Ahli
2013Wuhan Dangdai
2013Sichuan Blue Whales
2014Air21 Express
2014Soles de Santo Domingo Este
2014Halcones UV Xalapa
2015Yulon Dinos
2015Trotamundos de Carabobo
2015Reales de La Vega
2016Al Mouttahed Tripoli
2016–2017Yulon Dinos
2018Taiwan Beer
Career highlights and awards

Hervé Mamadou Lamizana (born January 22, 1981) is an Ivorian former professional basketball player who also has French nationality.

College career

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Lamizana played for the St. Patrick's basketball team in high school in Elizabeth, New Jersey, for Rutgers University in college. He was not selected in the NBA draft. In the 2003–04 season at Rutgers he achieved 102 blocks and pulled down 252 rebounds.[citation needed]

Professional career

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His first professional team was in Turkey with Türk Telekom Ankara, with whom he played in 2004.[1] Later that season, he moved to Israel and played for Hapoel Galil Elyon.

He played in Israel in the next season with Hapoel Tel Aviv, after starting the season for the Anyang KT&G Kites in South Korea.[citation needed]

In 2006, he moved to China and played for the Shandong Lions.[citation needed]

In 2011 and 2012, he played in Puerto Rico with teams Indios de Mayagüez and Vaqueros de Bayamón.[2]

During 2013, Herve played for the Yulon Luxgen Dinos of the Super Basketball League, the professional basketball league in Taiwan. He was named MVP in the month of January, 2013 after averaging 20.7 points, 12.2 rebounds, 3.2 blocks, and leading his team to a 4-2 record.[citation needed]

In September 2014, he signed with Halcones UV Xalapa of Mexico.[3] The next month, he left Halcones after appearing in only five league games. In February 2015, he re-signed with Yulon Dinos of Taiwan.[4] In April 2015, he signed with Trotamundos de Carabobo of Venezuela for the rest of the 2015 LPB season.[5] In June 2015, he signed with Reales de La Vega of Dominican Republic.[6] In March 2016 he signed with Al Mouttahed Tripoli of Lebanon, later played for Yulon Luxgen Dinos in Taiwan.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Turksih Basketball League Profile". TBLstat.net. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  2. ^ "Baloncesto Superior Nacional Profile". bsnpr.com. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  3. ^ Herve Lamizana joins Halcones Xalapa
  4. ^ Yulon Luxgen welcomes back Lamizana
  5. ^ LPB 2015 Transactions - Trotamundos inks Herve Lamizana Archived 2015-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Herve Lamizana (ex Trotamundos) signs at Reales de La Vega Archived 2015-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Yulon Luxgen welcomes back Lamizana
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