Boubacar Moungoro (born September 22, 1994) is a Malian professional basketball player. He declared for the 2014 NBA draft after averaging 8.0 points and 2.5 rebounds with Baloncesto Fuenlabrada.[1]
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Position | Shooting guard / Small forward | |||||||||||||
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Born | (1994-09-22) September 22, 1994 (age 27) Bamako, Mali | |||||||||||||
Nationality | Malian | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | |||||||||||||
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | |||||||||||||
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High school | IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida) | |||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2014 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||
Playing career | 2013–present | |||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Baloncesto Fuenlabrada | |||||||||||||
2013–2015 | → Viten Getafe | |||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Oklahoma City Blue | |||||||||||||
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Moungoro forwent college after completing his high school career with IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.[2] The Bamako native is currently represented by agent Travis King, who has also worked with Robert Covington, and Amar'e Stoudemire in the past.[3] Moungoro has also played for the youth teams of the Mali national basketball team in the past, logging an average of 26 minutes in the 2013 Nike Global Challenge.[4] On November 3, he was acquired by the Oklahoma City Blue after a successful tryout.[5]
In February 2015, it was announced that Moungoro would join the Mali national team at play in the 2015 FIBA Africa Championship qualification against Senegal.[6] In the first game, won by Mali by 65–43, Moungoro scored 12 points and retrieved five rebounds,[7] while in the second leg he scored seven points in the win abroad of his team by 50–47.[8]