Meshack Lufile (born October 21, 1992) is a Canadian professional basketball player for Reading Rockets of the NBL.
![]() | |
Reading Rockets | |
---|---|
Position | Center |
League | NBL Division 1 |
Personal information | |
Born | (1992-10-21) October 21, 1992 (age 29) Burlington, Ontario |
Nationality | Canadian / Congolese |
Listed height | 206 cm (6 ft 9 in) |
Listed weight | 109 kg (240 lb) |
Career information | |
College | Cape Breton (2012–2016) |
NBA draft | 2014 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2016–present |
Career history | |
2016–2017 | Aris Leeuwarden |
2017–2018 | Island Storm |
2018–2019 | Halifax Hurricanes |
2019 | Guelph Nighthawks |
2019–2020 | CSM Miercurea Ciuc |
2020–2021 | Owensboro Thoroughbreds |
2021–present | Reading Rockets |
Born in Burlington, Ontario Lufile made his professional debut with Aris Leeuwarden of the Dutch Basketball League.[1] In July 2020, Meshack launched his official website to keep fans up to date about his career.[2]
On June 16, 2016, Lufile signed with Aris Leeuwarden of the Dutch Basketball League.[3] Lufile re-signed for a second year with Aris in July 2017.[4] On November 9, 2017, Lufile was released by Aris.[5] On December 30, 2017, Lufile signed with the Island Storm, a team based out of his native country in the National Basketball League of Canada.[6] He joined the Halifax Hurricanes in 2018.[7] He joined the Guelph Nighthawks of the Canadian Elite Basketball League for its inaugural season in 2019.[8] Lufile joined CSM Miercurea Ciuc of the Romanian league in 2019. He averaged 16.2 points and 9.0 rebounds per game.[9] On August 23, 2021, Lufile signed with the Reading Rockets of the English NBL.[10]
Meshack's brothers Chadrack Lufile and Abednego Lufile are professional basketball players as well. Abednego Lufile currently plays for the London Lightning in London, Canada. Meshack Lufile also has a younger brother named Elijah Lufile who is on a basketball scholarship at Oral Roberts University of the NCAA I.[11]
![]() ![]() ![]() | This biographical article relating to a Canadian basketball figure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |