Tiegbe Bamba

Tiegbe Bamba (born 21 January 1991) is a French-born Ivorian professional basketball player and a member of the Ivory Coast national team.[1][2]

Tiegbe Bamba
Personal information
Born (1991-01-21) 21 January 1991
Sarcelles, France
NationalityFrench / Ivorian
Listed height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
PositionPower forward
Career history
2015–2016Chalons-Reims
2016Psyhiko Athens
2017Timba Timișoara
2018STB Le Havre
2018–2019Grindavík
2019C'Chartres Basket
2020Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket
2021–2022Kaysersberg
2022Rouen

Club career

Bamba started playing for the Limoges Under 21 Basketball club in the Pro A French U21 basketball league at the age of 19.[3] During the 2015–2016 season, he played for the Châlons-Reims in the French Jeep Elite league where he averaged 2.5 points.[4]

In 2016, he moved to the Greek side Psyhiko Athens where he averaged 6.7 points in three games.[5]

In 2017, he signed with Liga Națională club BC Timba Timișoara where he averaged 9.2 points per game.[6] In the same season, he moved to the LNB Pro B club STB Le Havre where he averaged 4.5 points.[2]

In October 2018, Bamba signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club Grindavík.[7] He was released by the club on 1 February 2019.[8] In 11 games for Grindavík, he averaged 15.1 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. In January 2018 he moved to the C'Chartres Basket where he averaged 9.8 points per game.[9]

In 2020, Bamba signed with Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket where he averaged 6.2 points in 10 games.[10][11]

Ivorian National team

Bamba represents the Ivory Coast national basketball team. He participated at 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup where he averaged 6 points.[12]

References
  1. Proballers. "Tiegbe Bamba, Basketball Player". Proballers. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  2. Smith, Keith P. "Tiegbe Bamba Player Profile, Portland State, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards – RealGM". Basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  3. Proballers. "Limoges U21 Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  4. Proballers. "Châlons-Reims Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  5. Proballers. "Psyhiko Athens Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  6. Proballers. "Timba Timișoara Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  7. "Tiegbe Bamba til liðs við Grindavík". Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur (in Icelandic). 29 October 2018.
  8. Anton Ingi Leifsson (1 February 2019). "Grindavík lætur Bamba fara en Njarðvík sækir franskan miðherja". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  9. "Union Basket Chartres Masculin Rosters – RealGM". Basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  10. "Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket Rosters – RealGM". Basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  11. Proballers. "Aix-Maurienne Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  12. "Tiegbe Bamba at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 - FIBA.basketball". fiba.basketball. FIBA. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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