Landry Christ Nnoko (born April 9, 1994) is a Cameroonian professional basketball player for Panionios of the Greek Basket League. He played college basketball for Clemson.
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No. 35 – Panionios | |
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Position | Center |
League | Greek Basket League |
Personal information | |
Born | Yaoundé, Cameroon | April 9, 1994
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Montverde Academy (Montverde, Florida) |
College | Clemson (2012–2016) |
NBA draft | 2016: undrafted |
Playing career | 2016–present |
Career history | |
2016–2017 | Victoria Libertas Pesaro |
2017–2018 | Grand Rapids Drive |
2018 | Sakarya BB |
2018–2020 | Alba Berlin |
2020–2021 | Crvena zvezda |
2021–2022 | Saski Baskonia |
2022 | San Pablo Burgos |
2022–2023 | Suwon KT Sonicboom |
2023 | NBA G League Ignite |
2023–2024 | BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque |
2024–present | Panionios |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
College career
editAfter coming to the U.S. to play high school basketball at Montverde Academy, Nnoko committed to Clemson for college. He played four seasons for the Tigers and was a three-year starter known primarily for his shot-blocking and defence. As a senior, Nnoko earned Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) All-Defensive team honours and led the league in blocked shots.[1]
Professional career
editFollowing the close of his college career, Nnoko signed with Victoria Libertas Pesaro of Italy's Serie A.[2] He averaged 6.4 points and 7.1 rebounds per game for the 2016–17 season.
At the start of the 2017–18 season, Nnoko was signed by the Detroit Pistons of the NBA as a part of their training camp roster.[3] After being cut in training camp, he signed with the Pistons′ NBA G League franchise, the Grand Rapids Drive. At the close of the G League season, Nnoko was named the league′s Defensive Player of the Year.[4]
On July 29, 2018, Nnoko signed with Sakarya BB of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.[5]
In December 2018, Nnoko signed with Alba Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[6]
On June 29, 2020, Nnoko signed with Serbian club Crvena zvezda of the ABA League.[7] On September 6, the club discharged him for medical reasons.[8] However, he returned to the Zvezda on 25 December. He solved his health problem at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota and received a permit to return to basketball without any limitations.[9]
On August 15, 2021, he has signed with Saski Baskonia of the EuroLeague and the Liga ACB.[10] On January 4, 2021, Nnoko and Baskonia parted ways.[11] The following day, he signed with San Pablo Burgos.[12]
On August 2, 2022, he has signed with Suwon KT Sonicboom of the Korean Basketball League.[13]
In August 2023, Nnoko signed with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the LNB Pro A and the FIBA Europe Cup.[14]
In July 2024, Nnoko signed with Panionios of the Basket League.[15]
Career statistics
editGP | 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 | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague
edit* | Led the league |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2019–20 | Berlin | 28* | 24 | 22.1 | .605 | — | .684 | 5.8 | .8 | .3 | .7 | 8.7 | 11.3 |
2020–21 | Crvena zvezda | 10 | 6 | 20.8 | .582 | — | .583 | 5.1 | .7 | .6 | .7 | 7.1 | 9.8 |
2021–22 | Baskonia | 17 | 7 | 16.8 | .565 | 1.000 | .591 | 4.5 | .4 | .1 | .6 | 5.4 | 7.5 |
Career | 55 | 37 | 20.2 | .591 | 1.000 | .655 | 5.3 | .6 | .3 | .7 | 7.4 | 9.9 |
Personal life
editNnoko is the cousin of NBA player Luc Mbah a Moute.[16]
References
edit- ^ "Clemson's Jaron Blossomgame named first-team All-ACC". The State. March 7, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ^ "PESARO, UFFICIALE L'INGAGGIO DEL CENTRO LANDRY NNOKO". basketitaly.it (in Italian). July 27, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ^ "Pistons sign Udrih, Willis, Nnoko; announce camp roster". The Detroit News. September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ^ "Landry Nnoko Named Defensive Player Of The Year". NBA G League. 4 April 2018.
- ^ "Landry Nnoko signs with Sakarya". Sportando.com. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Landry Nnoko signs with Alba Berlin". 13 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Landry Nnoko pens deal with Crvena zvezda mts". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ Lupo, Nicola (September 6, 2020). "Crvena Zvezda, Landry Nnoko part ways". Sportando. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ "Landry Nnoko returns to Crvena zvezda mts". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ Skerletic, Dario (August 15, 2021). "Landry Nnoko joins Baskonia". Sportando. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ "Comunicado oficial: Landry Nnoko" (in Spanish). Baskonia. January 4, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (January 5, 2022). "Landry Nnoko joins Burgos". Eurobasket. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ Carchia, Emiliano (August 2, 2022). "Landry Nnoko joins Sonicboom". Sportando. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
- ^ "LANDRY NNOKO POUR CLÔTURER LE RECRUTEMENT!". BCMBasket.com (in French). August 16, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "Landry Nnoko Joins Panionios". www.a1basket.gr. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ Brenner, Aaron (February 13, 2014). "Out of Africa: Clemson trio of hoopsters appreciative of American opportunity". The Post and Courier. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
External links
edit- Italian League profile Archived 2021-10-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Clemson Tigers bio