Charles Abouo

Charles-Noe' Abouo (born November 4, 1989) is a 6 ft 5 in Ivorian basketball player for Denain in France's second division. A 210 lbs. guard-forward, he last played for Quesos Cerrato Palencia and with the Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team.^[1]

Abouo attended Logan High School in Utah where he was the school's all-time leading scorer.^[2] He was a three-time all-state player and was named Utah Class 3A Player of the Year following his senior season.^[3] Upon graduation, Abouo spent a year playing for Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, where he helped the team to the New England Preparatory School Athletic Conference Class A Championship.^[3]

Abouo then moved back to Utah and signed with Brigham Young University following his year in prep school.^[3] During his freshman season, he averaged 2.9 points per game and 1.9 rebounds per game off the bench for the Mountain West Conference champions.^[4]

Abouo started all 35 games as a senior and averaged 11.0 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.1 steals in 26.8 minutes per game for the 26-9 Cougars. He set BYU records for most career wins (113) and for career games/consecutive games played with 141. Abouo never missed a game throughout his collegiate career.^[5]

Pro career

In 2012, Abouo signed his first professional contract with the Lobe Huesca, team that plays in the LEB Oro, Spanish second division.^[6]

Côte d'Ivoire national team

Abouo was a member of the Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship.^[7] At the tournament, he helped the team to a surprise silver medal to qualify for the country's first FIBA World Championship in 24 years by averaging 5.2 PPG and 2.2 RPG.^[8]

References

External links

• LNB Pro B profile
• LEB Oro profile
• Charles Abouo at BYUCougars.com