Isaac Evolue Etue Bofenda Bonga (born November 8, 1999) is a German basketball player for the Frankfurt Skyliners of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). Standing 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he is listed as a point guard. Born in Neuwied, Bonga represents Germany in international competition, with experience on the under-16 and under-19 teams. He is considered one of the top international prospects for the 2018 NBA draft.
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Early life
Bonga was born in Neuwied, Germany to parents originally from the Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. His father emigrated to Germany in the early 1990s with plans to move to Canada, but he instead stayed in the country and began living in Frankfurt and then Koblenz. Bonga's older brother Tarsis plays soccer for the reserve team of Fortuna Düsseldorf, while his younger brother plays basketball at the youth levels in Koblenz. At age seven, Bonga began playing streetball in Neuwied, and two years later, he joined the local club.
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Professional career
Bonga is a product of Post SV Koblenz and logged his first minutes in senior basketball during the 2014-15 season, when competing in Germany's fifth-tier 2. Regionalliga with SG Lützel-Post Koblenz. After winning the championship with the team and earning promotion to the fourth division (Regionalliga), he saw action in 24 games during the 2015-16 Regionalliga season, averaging 5.9 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2 assists per contest. He also represented the under 19-squad of Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany's top-junior division NBBL.
In June 2016, Bonga signed a four-year deal with the Frankfurt Skyliners of the German top-flight Basketball Bundesliga. He was invited to the NBA Top 100 camp in Charlottesville, Virginia, the same month. Bonga was one of the top-European prospects to be picked to attend the 2016 Basketball without Borders Camp Europe in Helsinki in September 2016.
Bonga made his Bundesliga debut for Frankfurt at age 16 on September 23, 2016 in a 84-55 loss against Brose Bamberg, as he played 28 seconds. On May 1, 2017, Bonga signed with agents Jason Ranne and Thad Foucher to enter the 2018 NBA draft.
International career
Bonga played the 2014 and 2015 under-16 European Championships with the German national team. In 2017, he participated in the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, averaging 6.6 points in seven contests en route to a fifth-place finish.
In November 2017, he was named to the German Men's National Team roster for the first time in his career to take part in the qualifiers for the 2019 FIBA World Cup. Aged 18 and three months, he made his Germany senior team debut on February 23, 2018, in a World Cup qualifier against Serbia, becoming the youngest German player to do so in 40 years.
References
External links
- Profile at eurobasket.com
- Profile at nbadraft.net
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