Charles Kahudi

Charles Kahudi
	Kahudi playing for France in 2011
No. 5 – LDLC ASVEL
Position	Small forward
League	LNB Pro A; EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	19 July 1986 (age 38); Kinshasa, Zaire
Nationality	Congolese / French
Listed height	6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2008: undrafted
Playing career	2004–present
Career history
2004–2006	Cholet
2006–2008	ALM Évreux
2008–2009	JDA Dijon
2009–2015	Le Mans
2015–present	ASVEL
Career highlights and awards
	4x Pro A champion (2016, 2019, 2021, 2022); French Cup winner (2019, 2021); Leaders Cup winner (2014); Pro A Best Defender (2016); 7x LNB All-Star (2011–2015, 2017, 2018);
Men's basketball
Representing France
World Cup
EuroBasket
European U-18 Championship

Charles Lumbahe Kahudi (born 19 July 1986) is a Congolese-French professional basketball player for LDLC ASVEL of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague.

Early life

Lombahe Kahudi was born in Kinshasa, Zaire. On 28 March 1997, he was legally entitled to call himself Charles, and acquired French nationality, through the collective effet of his parents' naturalization.^[1]

Professional career

In his pro career, Kahudi has played with the following clubs: Cholet Basket, Évreux Basket, JDA Dijon, Le Mans, and ASVEL Basket.

French national team

Kahudi has represented the senior men's French national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2011,^[2] EuroBasket 2013, and EuroBasket 2015. He also played at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, and the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[3]

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

EuroLeague


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2019–20	ASVEL	23	18	21.4	.430	.365	.846	2.9	.8	.5	.1	7.0	6.3
2020–21		31	16	21.2	.417	.394	.906	2.4	.9	.8	.1	5.6	5.5
2021–22		26	10	19.9	.377	.292	.682	2.7	.6	.2	.2	4.9	4.0
2022–23		29	12	18.8	.411	.351	.895	2.5	.4	.4	.1	6.2	5.6
2023–24		29	5	17.3	.364	.244	.773	2.9	.8	.1	—	3.9	4.0
Career		138	61	19.7	.402	.336	.836	2.7	.7	.4	.1	5.5	5.1

EuroCup


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2009–10	Le Mans	12	0	15.0	.343	.400	.875	2.5	.6	.3	.2	2.9	2.3
2010–11		11	8	19.8	.429	.345	.600	2.8	.5	.5	—	6.1	4.6
2011–12		5	5	26.2	.276	.222	1.000	4.2	1.6	1.2	—	4.8	4.4
2012–13		6	6	25.0	.429	.400	.875	5.0	1.0	1.0	.2	8.3	9.8
2013–14		10	6	25.3	.382	.261	.842	4.2	1.3	.5	.6	6.4	9.6
2017–18	ASVEL	15	15	27.2	.423	.390	.780	5.1	1.8	1.1	.3	10.1	12.1
2018–19	ASVEL	16	12	24.7	.455	.345	.805	4.4	.9	.6	.3	10.3	10.9
Career		75	52	23.1	.412	.346	.801	4.0	1.1	.7	.2	7.4	8.2

Basketball Champions League


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	ASVEL	3	2	23.4	.345	.100	.727	4.7	—	1.0	.3	9.7
Career		3	2	23.4	.345	.100	.727	4.7	—	1.0	.3	9.7

FIBA Europe Cup


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2015–16	ASVEL	13	13	24.9	.553	.462	.879	4.9	1.5	.5	.3	11.6
Career		13	13	24.9	.553	.462	.879	4.9	1.5	.5	.3	11.6

FIBA EuroChallenge


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2014–15	Le Mans	12	10	22.3	.459	.318	.813	4.7	1.4	.9	—	7.3
Career		12	10	22.3	.459	.318	.813	4.7	1.4	.9	—	7.3

Domestic leagues

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2004–05	Cholet	Pro A	2	3.5	.000	.000	1.000	.5	.5	—	—	1.0
2005–06	Cholet	Pro A	6	1.7	.250	—	—	.5	.2	—	—	0.3
2006–07	ALM Évreux	Pro B	29	11.0	.208	.000	.667	2.1	1.0	.3	—	1.5
2007–08	ALM Évreux	Pro B	27	24.8	.519	.371	.826	4.1	1.8	.7	.4	10.7
2008–09	JDA Dijon	Pro A	28	11.8	.423	.138	.793	2.5	.5	.3	.2	4.1
2009–10	Le Mans	Pro A	36	14.7	.487	.388	.745	2.3	.8	.3	.1	4.7
2010–11	Le Mans	Pro A	23	19.5	.432	.271	.619	3.3	1.2	.8	.1	7.2
2011–12	Le Mans	Pro A	35	30.8	.421	.387	.802	5.4	1.5	.9	.2	10.6
2012–13	Le Mans	Pro A	19	30.3	.396	.341	.792	4.4	1.4	.6	.3	9.5
2013–14	Le Mans	Pro A	32	26.9	.452	.376	.863	4.7	1.2	.8	.3	8.8
2014–15	Le Mans	Pro A	34	30.1	.444	.300	.868	5.6	1.3	.8	.3	12.2
2015–16	ASVEL	Pro A	44	27.5	.442	.425	.807	5.3	1.9	.5	.2	11.5
2016–17	ASVEL	Pro A	24	22.5	.389	.289	.813	3.5	1.2	.8	.1	8.3
2017–18	ASVEL	Pro A	32	27.2	.442	.352	.840	4.6	1.3	.6	.4	10.6
2018–19	ASVEL	LNB Élite	37	22.5	.380	.330	.841	4.2	.9	.6	.1	8.5
2019–20	ASVEL	LNB Élite	16	18.8	.532	.526	.857	3.1	1.4	.4	—	7.9
2020–21	ASVEL	LNB Élite	26	17.9	.402	.386	.875	2.3	.7	.6	.1	6.3
2021–22	ASVEL	LNB Élite	28	20.3	.397	.330	.865	3.0	1.0	.5	.1	7.1
2022–23	ASVEL	LNB Élite	32	19.4	.411	.301	.906	3.5	.8	.7	.1	6.5
2023–24	ASVEL	LNB Élite	28	13.9	.413	.279	.829	2.1	.5	.3	.1	3.8

Honours

Club

ASVEL

LNB Pro A: 2015–16

Le Mans Sarthe Basket

French Leaders Cup: 2014

Individual

LNB All-Star (3): 2011, 2012, 2013
LNB Pro A Best Defender: 2016

References

^ "JORF n° 0077 du 2 avril 1997 - Légifrance". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
^ "France roster". FIBA Europe. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2011. Charles Kahudi
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Charles Kahudi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-01-14. Retrieved 2020-10-09.

External links

Charles Kahudi at EuroCup
Charles Kahudi at FIBA Europe
Charles Kahudi at Eurobasket.com
Charles Kahudi at French League (in French)
Charles Kahudi at Olympedia
Charles Kahudi at Olympics.com
Charles Kahudi at Olympic.org (archived)
Charles Kahudi at Équipe de France Olympique (archived) (in French)

[1] "JORF n° 0077 du 2 avril 1997 - Légifrance". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2023-11-30.

[2] "France roster". FIBA Europe. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2011. Charles Kahudi

[3] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Charles Kahudi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-01-14. Retrieved 2020-10-09.

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