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Maodo Lô
Lô with Alba Berlin in 2022
No. 12 – Paris Basketball
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
LeagueLNB Élite
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1992-12-31) 31 December 1992 (age 31)
Berlin, Germany
NationalityGerman / Senegalese
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight181 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolWilbraham & Monson Academy
(Wilbraham, Massachusetts)
CollegeColumbia (2012–2016)
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2018Brose Bamberg
2018–2020Bayern Munich
2020–2023Alba Berlin
2023–2024Olimpia Milano
2024–presentParis Basketball
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Germany
FIBA World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2023 Philippines–Japan–Indonesia
EuroBasket
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Germany
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2015 Gwangju Team

Maodo Lô (born 31 December 1992) is a German professional basketball player for Paris Basketball of the LNB Élite and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for Columbia University in New York City, where he was nicknamed The Chairman.

College career

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He played college basketball for Columbia University of the Ivy League. He averaged 14.5 points per game during his four-year career. In 2016 he led Columbia to the CIT championship and was named MVP of the Tournament.

Professional career

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After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Lô joined the Philadelphia 76ers summer league team. He played for the Sixers team in the Las Vegas Summer League.

Brose Bamberg (2016–2018)

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2016–17 season

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On 22 July 2016, Lô signed a contract with the German team Brose Bamberg.[1] In his first season with Bamberg, Lô won the double, as he won the Basketball Bundesliga and the BBL-Pokal. In the EuroLeague, Lô averaged 5.3 points and 1.2 assists in 10.5 minutes per game.[2]

2017–18 season

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In his second season with Brose, the team finished 4th in the regular season. In the semi-finals, Bamberg was eliminated by Bayern Munich.

Bayern Munich (2018–2020)

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On 13 July 2018, Lô signed a two-year deal with the German team FC Bayern Munich.[3]

Alba Berlin (2020–2023)

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On 22 July 2020, he signed with Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga.[4] Lô averaged 9.5 points and 3.1 assists per game. He signed a two-year extension with the team on 4 August 2021.[5]

He won the 2021–22 BBL-Pokal with Alba, and was named the Cup's MVP.[6]

Olimpia Milano (2023–present)

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On 15 July 2023, he signed a two-year, 1.000.000€ deal with Italian powerhouse Olimpia Milano.

International career

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In 2014, Lô was first selected for the German national basketball team.[7] He was selected for the squad that participated at EuroBasket 2015 where he averaged 4.6 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.

Personal life

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Lô is the son of a Senegalese father and internationally acclaimed German painter Elvira Bach.[8]

Career statistics

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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

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* Led the league
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2016–17 Bamberg 26 2 10.8 .466 .420 .667 1.2 1.2 .3 .1 5.3 4.0
2017–18 30 5 16.7 .444 .414 .786 1.4 1.8 .3 .1 6.9 4.1
2018–19 Bayern Munich 29 13 18.3 .445 .344 .786 1.5 1.9 1.0 .1 6.7 5.7
2019–20 28* 25 24.3 .411 .426 .742 1.9 3.3 .7 .0 9.0 6.1
2020–21 Alba Berlin 27 8 21.6 .433 .346 .886 1.3 3.1 .6 — 9.5 7.6
2021–22 33 28 24.2 .472 .444 .835 2.3 3.7 .8 .0 13.3 14.8
2022–23 26 19 21.9 .415 .354 .836 1.7 2.9 .6 — 11.6 10.6
2023–24 Olimpia Milano 21 10 19.3 .449 .103 .762 1.7 2.7 .5 — 7.6 7.8
Career 220 110 19.8 .441 .396 .814 1.6 2.6 .6 .0 8.9 7.7

Domestic leagues

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Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Germany Bamberg BBL 40 17.2 .481 .452 .818 1.8 2.4 .5 .1 7.0
2017–18 Germany Bamberg BBL 41 21.1 .466 .486 .873 1.7 2.1 .8 .1 8.7
2018–19 Germany Bayern Munich BBL 41 19.5 .498 .381 .822 1.6 2.7 .7 .0 7.1
2019–20 Germany Bayern Munich BBL 25 21.7 .454 .345 .868 2.3 3.4 1.1 .1 8.0
2020–21 Germany Alba Berlin BBL 37 19.7 .460 .376 .805 1.9 3.6 .7 .0 9.2
2021–22 Germany Alba Berlin BBL 39 20.8 .430 .368 .815 1.7 3.6 .6 — 9.4
2022–23 Germany Alba Berlin BBL 29 21.4 .399 .321 .746 2.2 3.9 .8 .1 9.4
2023–24 Italy Olimpia Milano LBA 14 18.9 .435 .364 .947 1.4 2.1 .4 .1 6.4

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Columbia 24 15 20.0 .436 .300 .750 1.2 1.2 .8 .4 6.2
2013–14 Columbia 34 34 32.2 .479 .447 .833 3.8 2.1 1.2 .3 14.7
2014–15 Columbia 28 28 34.2 .489 .431 .769 4.4 2.3 1.5 .6 18.4
2015–16 Columbia 35 35 32.7 .454 .374 .703 3.9 2.9 2.2 .4 16.9
Career 121 112 30.4 .469 .400 .766 3.6 2.2 1.5 .4 14.5

References

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  1. ^ Brose Baskets add Lo to their roster
  2. ^ EuroLeague statistics
  3. ^ "Maodo Lo signs two-year deal with Bayern Munich". 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Maodo Lo officially leaves Bayern Munich". Sportando. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  5. ^ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (4 August 2021). "ALBA Berlin signs Maodo Lo to 2-year contract extension". Sportando. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Berlin record cup champs / Lo leads way for ALBA / Chemnitz beat Bayern again". easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  7. ^ Burkhard Schröder. "Maodo Lo – Ein DBVer wird Nationalspieler". DBV Charlottenburg. Retrieved 2 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ Hermsmeier, Lukas (16 March 2015). "Berliner Basketballer in den USA: Maodo Lo, der gefragte Kleptomane". Der Tagesspiegel. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
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