Bruno-Nazaire Kongaouin

Bruno Nazaire Kongawoin (born 12 October 1966) is a Central African former basketball player. Born in Bangui, he played college basketball for the Houston Baptist Huskies from 1983 to 1987 and was a two-time All-Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC) selection during his final two years.[1] Kongawoin participated at the 1988 Summer Olympics with the Central African Republic national basketball team.[2] Following the Games, he was released by the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) just prior to the 1988–89 season. He was previously released by the Bucks prior to the 1987–88 NBA season.[3]

Bruno Nazaire Kongawoin
Personal information
Born (1966-10-12) 12 October 1966 (age 58)
Bangui, Central African Republic
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
CollegeHouston Baptist (1983–1987)
NBA draft1987: undrafted
PositionGuard
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× All-TAAC (1986–1987)

Kongawoin was inducted into the Houston Baptist University Athletics Hall of Honor in 2016.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bruno Kongawoin". Houston Baptist University. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bruno-Nazaire Kongawoin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  3. ^ "Milwaukee Bucks first-round draft choice Jeff Grayer was hospitalized..." UPI. 30 October 1988. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
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