Hervé Lamizana

Hervé Lamizana
Personal information
Born	January 22, 1981 (age 43); Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Nationality	Ivorian / French
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	St. Patrick (Elizabeth, New Jersey)
College	Rutgers (2001–2004)
NBA draft	2004: undrafted
Playing career	2004–2018
Position	Power forward / center
Career history
2004	Türk Telekom
2005	Hapoel Galil Elyon
2005	Anyang KT&G Kites
2006	Hapoel Tel Aviv
2006–2008	Shandong Lions
2008–2009	Al Wasl
2009	Dongguan Park Lane
2009–2011	Tianjin Ronggang
2011	Indios de Mayagüez
2011	Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix
2012	Tianjin Ronggang
2012	Vaqueros de Bayamón
2013	Yulon Dinos
2013	Al Ahli
2013	Wuhan Dangdai
2013	Sichuan Blue Whales
2014	Air21 Express
2014	Soles de Santo Domingo Este
2014	Halcones UV Xalapa
2015	Yulon Dinos
2015	Trotamundos de Carabobo
2015	Reales de La Vega
2016	Al Mouttahed Tripoli
2016–2017	Yulon Dinos
2018	Taiwan Beer
Career highlights and awards
	FIBA World Cup blocks leader (2010); 4x CBA blocks leader (2007, 2008, 2010, 2011); Third-team Parade All-American (2000);

Hervé Mamadou Lamizana (born January 22, 1981) is an Ivorian former professional basketball player who also has French nationality.

College career

Lamizana played for the St. Patrick's basketball team in high school in Elizabeth, New Jersey, for Rutgers University in college. He was not selected in the NBA draft. In the 2003–04 season at Rutgers he achieved 102 blocks and pulled down 252 rebounds.^{[citation needed]}

Professional career

His first professional team was in Turkey with Türk Telekom Ankara, with whom he played in 2004.^[1] Later that season, he moved to Israel and played for Hapoel Galil Elyon.

He played in Israel in the next season with Hapoel Tel Aviv, after starting the season for the Anyang KT&G Kites in South Korea.^{[citation needed]}

In 2006, he moved to China and played for the Shandong Lions.^{[citation needed]}

In 2011 and 2012, he played in Puerto Rico with teams Indios de Mayagüez and Vaqueros de Bayamón.^[2]

During 2013, Herve played for the Yulon Luxgen Dinos of the Super Basketball League, the professional basketball league in Taiwan. He was named MVP in the month of January, 2013 after averaging 20.7 points, 12.2 rebounds, 3.2 blocks, and leading his team to a 4-2 record.^{[citation needed]}

In September 2014, he signed with Halcones UV Xalapa of Mexico.^[3] The next month, he left Halcones after appearing in only five league games. In February 2015, he re-signed with Yulon Dinos of Taiwan.^[4] In April 2015, he signed with Trotamundos de Carabobo of Venezuela for the rest of the 2015 LPB season.^[5] In June 2015, he signed with Reales de La Vega of Dominican Republic.^[6] In March 2016 he signed with Al Mouttahed Tripoli of Lebanon, later played for Yulon Luxgen Dinos in Taiwan.^[7]

References

^ "Turksih Basketball League Profile". TBLstat.net. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
^ "Baloncesto Superior Nacional Profile". bsnpr.com. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
^ Herve Lamizana joins Halcones Xalapa
^ Yulon Luxgen welcomes back Lamizana
^ LPB 2015 Transactions - Trotamundos inks Herve Lamizana Archived 2015-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
^ Herve Lamizana (ex Trotamundos) signs at Reales de La Vega Archived 2015-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
^ Yulon Luxgen welcomes back Lamizana

External links

[1] "Turksih Basketball League Profile". TBLstat.net. Retrieved February 9, 2014.

[2] "Baloncesto Superior Nacional Profile". bsnpr.com. Retrieved February 9, 2014.

[3] Herve Lamizana joins Halcones Xalapa

[4] Yulon Luxgen welcomes back Lamizana

[5] LPB 2015 Transactions - Trotamundos inks Herve Lamizana Archived 2015-06-16 at the Wayback Machine

[6] Herve Lamizana (ex Trotamundos) signs at Reales de La Vega Archived 2015-06-16 at the Wayback Machine

[7] Yulon Luxgen welcomes back Lamizana

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