Junior Etou Explained

Junior Etou
Position:Power forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:7
Weight Lb:240
Team:Free Agent
Birth Date:4 June 1994
Birth Place:Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo
Nationality:Congolese
High School:Bishop O'Connell (Arlington, Virginia)
College:
Draft Year:2018
Career Start:2018
Years1:2018–2019
Team1:Sakarya BB
Years2:2019
Team2:Estudiantes
Years3:2019
Team3:Cholet
Years4:2019–2020
Team4:s.Oliver Würzburg
Years5:2020–2021
Team5:UJAP Quimper 29
Years6:2021–2022
Team6:Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Years7:2022–2023
Team7:New Basket Brindisi
Years8:2023
Team8:Hapoel Haifa
Team9:SIG Strasbourg
Years9:2023-2024
Highlights:
  • Second-team All-AAC (2018)

Luc Tselan Tsiene Etou (born June 4, 1994), also known as "Junior" Etou,[1] is a Congolese basketball player who last played for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.

Personal life

Etou was born in Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo.[2]

High school

From 2012 to 2013, Etou played for Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School in Arlington, Virginia.

A cousin of Oklahoma City Thunder forward Serge Ibaka, Etou ranked as Rivals.com's No. 142 national recruit in the Class of 2013, and No. 31 on ESPN's Top Recruits for Power Forwards in 2013.[3] He held offers from Clemson, Kansas, Maryland, Miami (Fla.), Rutgers, Washington, West Virginia, and Xavier.

College career

He was signed by Rutgers University on May 1, 2013, and played for them for two years. Etou began his collegiate career at Rutgers. As a sophomore, he averaged 7.4 points and 6.6 rebounds per game.[4]

Following his sophomore season, he transferred to Tulsa. He was named TU Athlete of the Week.[5] Etou averaged 15 points and 7.9 rebounds per game as a senior, leading the team in both categories. He earned Second Team All-American Athletic Conference honors.[6]

College statistics

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14| style="text-align:left;"| | 27 || 20 || 23.0 || .419 || .256 || .639 || 4.6 || 0.7 || 0.2 || 0.4 || 5.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15| style="text-align:left;"| | 31 || 31 || 29.6 || .391 || .311 || .662 || 6.6 || 0.6 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 7.4|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17| style="text-align:left;"| | 32 || 32 || 29.2 || .490 || .427 || .767 || 6.7 || 1.3 || 0.5 || 0.1 || 12.6|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18| style="text-align:left;"| | 31 || 31 || 30.4 || .466 || .350 || .715 || 7.9 || 1.5 || 0.5 || 0.3 || 15.0|-

Professional career

Etou signed with the Turkish club Sakarya Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. on July 27, 2018.[7]

On April 5, 2019, he signed with Movistar Estudiantes of the Spanish ACB.[8]

On July 24, 2019, he signed with Cholet Basket of the French LNB Pro A.[9]

On November 10, 2019, he signed with s.Oliver Würzburg of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[10]

On August 16, 2020, Etou signed with UJAP Quimper 29 of the LNB Pro B.[11]

On August 2, 2021, he signed with Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Premier League.[12]

On July 28, 2022, he signed with New Basket Brindisi of the Lega Basket Serie A.[13]

He plays for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League in the 2023-24 season.[14]

International career

Etou competed with the Republic of the Congo national basketball team at the 2009 African Championship, where he averaged 1.7 blocks per game, ranking second in the competition despite being the second youngest player at the tournament.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Rohrbach, Ben, "was one of D.C.’s top prep basketball talents.", Yahoo! News, January 23, 2013. Etou was born on June 4, 1994
  2. Web site: Rutgers Men's Basketball Roster . 2014-01-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140107212921/http://www.scarletknights.com/basketball-men/roster/roster.asp . January 7, 2014 . mdy-all .
  3. Web site: ESPN. ESPN.com.
  4. News: Carino . Jerry . Junior Etou to transfer from Rutgers basketball . October 31, 2020 . . March 27, 2015.
  5. Web site: Junior Etou. ESPN.com.
  6. Web site: Tulsa Basketball: 2017-18 Season Wrap-Up . . October 31, 2020 . March 16, 2018.
  7. Web site: Sakarya signs rookie Junior Etou . Sportando . August 10, 2018 .
  8. News: Junior Etou signs with Movistar Estudiantes. April 5, 2019. April 11, 2019. Sportando. en-US.
  9. Web site: Junior Etou et Michaël Stockton attendus à Cholet. July 25, 2019. Sportando. En. August 13, 2019.
  10. Web site: Nach langer Hängepartie: Junior Etou nach Würzburg. November 10, 2019. basketball.de. de. February 26, 2020.
  11. Web site: Basket-ball. Junior Etou va signer à Quimper . Ouest France . October 31, 2020 . fr . August 16, 2020.
  12. News: Hapoel Beer Sheva adds Junior Etou. August 2, 2021. Sportando. En. August 2, 2021 . Carchia . Emiliano .
  13. News: Happy Casa Brindisi officially signs Junior Etou. July 28, 2022. Sportando. En. August 7, 2022 . Sportando . Redazione .
  14. Web site: Junior Etou, Basketball Player, News, Stats - Eurobasket. Eurobasket LLC.
  15. http://libya2009.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/09/fafcm/player/p/pid/78877/sid/6599/tid/264/profile.html Luc Tselan Tsiene Etou