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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 | |
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.
College career
After 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
Following 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
GP | 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
* | 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
Nnoko is the cousin of NBA player Luc Mbah a Moute.[16]
References
- ^ "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
- Italian League profile Archived 2021-10-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Clemson Tigers bio