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Christian Eyenga Joventut Badalona Shooting Guard / Small Forward Personal information Date of birth June 22, 1989 Place of birth Kinshasa, Congo DR Nationality Congolese Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg) Career information NBA Draft 2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 30th overall Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers Pro career 2006–present League ACB Career history 2006–2007 Onatra Kinshasa (Congo) 2007–2008 Prat (Spain) 2008 DKV Joventut (Spain) 2010–present Cleveland Cavaliers 2010–2011 Erie BayHawks (D-League) 2011– Joventut Badalona (Spain) Christian Eyenga Moenge (born June 22, 1989) is a Congolese professional basketball player with Joventut Badalona of the Liga ACB. In June 2009, Eyenga was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association with the 30th pick in that year's NBA Draft. When drafted, he played for the Spanish Second Division club Prat, an affiliate of the ACB club DKV Joventut. Eyenga is under contract with the Cavaliers, but he has returned to Spain because of the 2011 NBA lockout.
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Career
NBA career
2010-2011
Eyenga played the 2010 NBA Summer League for the Cleveland Cavaliers. After that, he officially signed a two-year contract with the Cavaliers on July 23, 2010. He signed for $2 million over two years, with years three and four being options.[1] On November 18, Eyenga was sent to the Cavaliers' NBA Development League affiliate, Erie BayHawks.[2] On January 2, he was recalled by the Cavs[3] and made his debut in the same day, against the Dallas Mavericks, he scored 4 points and grabbed 3 rebounds.
Overseas career
In October 2011 he signed to play for Joventut Badalona in Spain during the 2011 NBA lockout.[4]
NBA career statistics
Legend 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 Bold Career high Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2010–11 Cleveland 44 18 21.5 .425 .275 .643 2.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 6.9 Career 44 18 21.5 .425 .275 .643 2.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 6.9 References
- ^ http://www.ridiculousupside.com/2010/6/28/1540775/nba-summer-league-rosters-vegas NBA Summer League Rosters - Vegas
- ^ http://www.nba.com/2010/news/11/18/cavs-eyenga.ap/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt2
- ^ http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/eyenga_110102.html
- ^ Christian Eyenga inks with FIATC Joventut Badalona during NBA lockout
External links
- ACB.com Profile (Spanish)
- NBA.com Profile
- Euroleague.net Profile
- Draftexpress.com Profile
- Basketpedya.com Profile
2009 NBA Draft First round Blake Griffin · Hasheem Thabeet · James Harden · Tyreke Evans · Ricky Rubio · Jonny Flynn · Stephen Curry · Jordan Hill · DeMar DeRozan · Brandon Jennings · Terrence Williams · Gerald Henderson · Tyler Hansbrough · Earl Clark · Austin Daye · James Johnson · Jrue Holiday · Ty Lawson · Jeff Teague · Eric Maynor · Darren Collison · Víctor Claver · Omri Casspi · B. J. Mullens · Rodrigue Beaubois · Taj Gibson · DeMarre Carroll · Wayne Ellington · Toney Douglas · Christian Eyenga
Second round Jeff Pendergraph · Jermaine Taylor · Dante Cunningham · Sergio Llull · DaJuan Summers · Sam Young · DeJuan Blair · Jon Brockman · Jonas Jerebko · Derrick Brown · Jodie Meeks · Patrick Beverley · Marcus Thornton · Chase Budinger · Nick Calathes · Danny Green · Henk Norel · Taylor Griffin · Sergiy Gladyr · Goran Suton · Jack McClinton · A. J. Price · Nando de Colo · Robert Vaden · Patrick Mills · Ahmad Nivins · Emir Preldžič · Lester Hudson · Chinemelu Elonu · Robert Dozier
Cleveland Cavaliers current roster Categories:- 1989 births
- Living people
- Democratic Republic of the Congo basketball players
- Cleveland Cavaliers draft picks
- Cleveland Cavaliers players
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- Joventut Badalona players
- Erie BayHawks players
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