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Paul Stephane Lionel Biligha (born May 31, 1990) is an Cameroonian-Italian professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. Standing at 2.00 m (6 ft. 7 in.), he plays at the center position.
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| No. 19 – Olimpia Milano | |
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| Position | Center |
| League | Lega Basket Serie A EuroLeague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 31, 1990 Perugia, Italy |
| Nationality | Cameroonian / Italian |
| Listed height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Listed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2009 | → Verolanuova |
| 2009–2012 | UC Casalpusterlengo |
| 2010 | → Pallacanestro Crema |
| 2010–2011 | → Pavia |
| 2012–2014 | Scandone Avellino |
| 2014–2015 | Ferentino |
| 2015–2017 | Vanoli Cremona |
| 2017–2019 | Reyer Venezia |
| 2019–present | Olimpia Milano |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career
Biligha was born in Perugia, Italy in 1990 into a family of Italian and Cameroonian heritage.
He started playing in Cameroon where he lived from the age of 8 to 16. Once back in Italy, he grew as a basketball player in the Florence youth team and later Casalpusterlengo, Verolanuova, Crema and Pavia.[1]
In summer 2012 Biligha signed with Sidigas Avellino in LBA, where he stayed for two seasons.[2] In 2014 went to Basket Ferentino in Serie A2 Basket.[3]
On June 26, 2015 Biligha returned in LBA with a two-year contract with Vanoli Cremona.[4]
In July 2017 he became a player of 2017 Italian League champions, Umana Reyer Venezia.[5] In May 2018, he won the FIBA Europe Cup with Reyer.[6]
He signed with Olimpia Milano for the 2019–20 season.
National team career
Bilingha made his debut with the Under-20 Italian national under-20 team during the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, playing eight games.
In 2017, he made it into the final squad of the Italian national team. He participated in EuroBasket 2017, held in Israel.[7]
References
- ""Passo dopo passo sono al top per migliorare ancora": è il giorno di Paul Biligha". Olimpiamilano.com (in Italian). Olimpia Milano. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- "Sidigas Avellino officially keep Kaloyan Ivanov, Paul Biligha". sportando.com. 7 August 2012.
- "FCM Ferentino announces Paul Biligha". sportando.com. 26 June 2014.
- "Vanoli Cremona: ufficiale il biennale per Paul Biligha" [Vanoli Cremona: official the two years contract with Paul Biligha]. sportando.com (in Italian). 26 June 2015.
- "Paul Biligha è un giocatore dell'Umana Reyer Venezia" [Paul Biligha is a new player of Umana Reyer Venezia]. sportando.com (in Italian). 9 July 2017.
- Reyer Venezia conquer FIBA Europe Cup after defeating Sidigas Avellino
- "Ettore Messina taglia Cervi, Della Valle e Baldi Rossi. Scelti i 12 per Eurobasket" [Ettore Messina cuts Cervi, Della Valle and Baldi Rossi. The 12s of EuroBasket have been chosen]. sportando.com (in Italian). 25 August 2017.
External links
- Paul Biligha at fiba.basketball
- Paul Biligha at eurobasket.com
- Paul Biligha at legabasket.it (in Italian)
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