Christian Eyenga

Christian Eyenga

Joventut Badalona
Shooting Guard / Small Forward
Personal information
Date of birth	June 22, 1989 (1989-06-22) (age 22)
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.

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

1. ^ http://www.ridiculousupside.com/2010/6/28/1540775/nba-summer-league-rosters-vegas NBA Summer League Rosters - Vegas
2. ^ http://www.nba.com/2010/news/11/18/cavs-eyenga.ap/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt2
3. ^ http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/eyenga_110102.html
4. ^ 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

Persondata
Name	Eyenga, Christian
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	June 22, 1989
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date of death
Place of death