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Charles Abouo College Brigham Young University Sport Basketball Position G Jersey # 1 Class Senior Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Weight 215 lb (98 kg) Nationality Côte d'Ivoire Born November 4, 1989
Cocody, Côte d'IvoireHigh school Brewster Academy
Logan High School (Utah)Charles-Noe' Abouo (born November 4, 1989) is a 6 ft 4 in is an Ivorian college basketball player. A 210 lbs. guard-forward, he plays for Brigham Young University in the U.S. and with the Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team.[1]
Abouo attended Logan High School in Utah where he was the school's all-time leading scorer.[2] He was a three-time all-state player and was named Utah Class 3A Player of the Year following his senior season.[3] Upon graduation, Abouo spent a year playing for Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, where he helped the team to the New England Preparatory School Athletic Conference Class A Championship.[3]
Abouo then moved back to Utah and signed with Brigham Young University following his year in prep school.[3] During his freshman season, he averaged 2.9 points per game and 1.9 rebounds per game off the bench for the Mountain West Conference champions.[4]
Abouo was a member of the Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship.[5] At the tournament, he helped the team to a surprise silver medal to qualify for the country's first FIBA World Championship in 24 years by averaging 5.2 PPG and 2.2 RPG.[6]
References
- ^ Profile at FIBA.com
- ^ Charles Abouo at BYUcougars.com
- ^ a b c [1]
- ^ Charles Abouo stats at ESPN.com
- ^ Charles-noe Abouo at FIBA.com
- ^ [2]
Côte d'Ivoire squad – Africa Championship 2009 – Silver medal Côte d'Ivoire squad – 2010 FIBA World Championship – 20th place Categories:- 1989 births
- Living people
- BYU Cougars men's basketball players
- Expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Ivorian basketball players
- Ivorian expatriates in the United States
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- Ivorian sportspeople stubs
- African basketball biography stubs
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