Lionel Bomayako
Encyclopedia
Lionel Bomayako is a Central African Republic
-French
basketball
player. He currently plays for Quimper UJAC
. He is also a member of the Central African Republic national basketball team
.
, Central African Republic
and played NCAA Division I basketball at Fairleigh Dickinson University
. Bomayako's best season was his senior year in which he averaged 12.4 PPG and 2.4 RPG for the Knights.
, Sweden, and Switzerland
in the six years following his 2003 graduation. In his most recent season, 2008–09, he played seven games coming off the bench for Quimper UJAC
in France.
. He participated in the 2005
, 2007
, and 2009 African Championships
, helping the Central African Republic
to three consecutive quarterfinal appearances.
Central African Republic
The Central African Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the north east, South Sudan in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. The CAR covers a land area of about ,...
-French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player. He currently plays for Quimper UJAC
Union Jeanne d'Arc Phalange Quimper
Union Jeanne d'Arc Phalange Quimper is a basketball club based in Quimper, that plays in the Ligue Nationale de Basketball. Their home arena is Salle Michel-Gloagen.- History :...
. He is also a member of the Central African Republic national basketball team
Central African Republic national basketball team
The Central African Republic national basketball team are the men's basketball side that represent Central African Republic in international competition and played in the 1974 FIBA World Championship in San Juan, Puerto Rico where they finished 14th in the completion out of fourteen...
.
University
Bomayako was born in BanguiBangui
-Law and government:Bangui is an autonomous commune of the Central African Republic. With an area of 67 km², it is by far the smallest high-level administrative division of the CAR in area but the highest in population...
, Central African Republic
Central African Republic
The Central African Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the north east, South Sudan in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. The CAR covers a land area of about ,...
and played NCAA Division I basketball at Fairleigh Dickinson University
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Fairleigh Dickinson University is a private university founded as a junior college in 1942. It now has several campuses located in New Jersey, Canada, and the United Kingdom.-Description:...
. Bomayako's best season was his senior year in which he averaged 12.4 PPG and 2.4 RPG for the Knights.
Club
Bomayako has played professional basketball for seven different teams in FranceLigue Nationale de Basketball
The Ligue National de Basket is the top men's French professional basketball league. There are two divisions: French Pro A League and French Pro B League .-Pro A:...
, Sweden, and Switzerland
Ligue Nationale de Basketball (Switzerland)
Ligue Nationale de Basketball A ' is the top professional basketball league in Switzerland. The national league is divided into two divisions, the A and the B, with a system of promotion and relegation between them.- League A Teams :...
in the six years following his 2003 graduation. In his most recent season, 2008–09, he played seven games coming off the bench for Quimper UJAC
Union Jeanne d'Arc Phalange Quimper
Union Jeanne d'Arc Phalange Quimper is a basketball club based in Quimper, that plays in the Ligue Nationale de Basketball. Their home arena is Salle Michel-Gloagen.- History :...
in France.
International
Bomayako is also a long-time member of the Central African Republic national basketball teamCentral African Republic national basketball team
The Central African Republic national basketball team are the men's basketball side that represent Central African Republic in international competition and played in the 1974 FIBA World Championship in San Juan, Puerto Rico where they finished 14th in the completion out of fourteen...
. He participated in the 2005
FIBA Africa Championship 2005
The FIBA Africa Championship 2005 was hosted by Algeria from August 15 to August 24, 2005. The games were played in Algiers. This FIBA Africa Championship was to earn the three berths allocated to Africa for the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan...
, 2007
FIBA Africa Championship 2007
-5th-8th Playoff:-9th-12th playoff:-13th-16th Playoff:-Final standings:-External links:*...
, and 2009 African Championships
FIBA Africa Championship 2009
The 2009 FIBA Africa Championship was the 25th FIBA Africa Championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body, and the African zone thereof. At stake were the three berths allocated to Africa in the 2010 FIBA World Championship...
, helping the Central African Republic
Central African Republic national basketball team
The Central African Republic national basketball team are the men's basketball side that represent Central African Republic in international competition and played in the 1974 FIBA World Championship in San Juan, Puerto Rico where they finished 14th in the completion out of fourteen...
to three consecutive quarterfinal appearances.