Christian Eyenga

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Christian Eyenga Moenge (born June 22, 1989) is a Congolese professional basketball player for Lobos Plateados de la BUAP of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). Eyenga was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 30th pick in that year's 2009 NBA draft. When drafted, he played for the Spanish Third Division club Prat, an affiliate of the ACB club DKV Joventut.

Professional career

NBA career

Eyenga played the 2010 NBA Summer League for the Cleveland Cavaliers. After that, he officially signed a two-year contract with the Cavaliers on July 23, 2010. He signed for $2 million over two years, with years three and four being options.[1] On November 18, Eyenga was sent to the Cavaliers' NBA Development League affiliate, the Erie BayHawks.[2] On January 2, he was recalled by the Cavs[3] and made his debut on the same day, against the Dallas Mavericks. He scored 4 points and grabbed 3 rebounds.

On March 15, 2012, Eyenga was traded along with Ramon Sessions to the Los Angeles Lakers for a protected first-round pick in the 2012 NBA draft, Jason Kapono and Luke Walton.[4]

On August 10, 2012, Eyenga was traded to the Orlando Magic.[5]

On October 23, 2012, Eyenga was waived by the Orlando Magic.[6] He was then drafted by the Texas Legends of the NBA D-League.[7] On January 4, 2013, Eyenga was released by the Legends so he could sign in China.[8] In February 2013, he re-joined the Legends after a month in China.

Overseas career

In October 2011 he signed to play for Joventut Badalona in Spain during the 2011 NBA lockout.[9]

In January 2013, he signed with Shanxi Zhongyu of China.[10][11] He left the same month and returned to America.

On July 25, 2013, Eyenga moved to Poland and signed with Stelmet Zielona Góra.[12] On August 4, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with another Polish team Turów Zgorzelec.[13] In September 2014, Eyenga has been waived by the club.[14] On November 12, 2014, he signed a one-season contract with the Italian Serie A team Pallacanestro Varese.[15]

On July 10, 2015, he signed with champions of Italy, Dinamo Sassari for the 2015–16 season.[16][17] On February 5, 2016, he left Dinamo Sassari,[18] and signed with Auxilium CUS Torino for the rest of the season.[19]

On August 16, 2016, Eyenga signed with Pallacanestro Varese for the 2016–17 season.[20] On May 14, 2017, he signed with Spanish club Unicaja for the rest of the 2016–17 ACB season.[21]

On July 23, 2017, Eyenga signed with Fuenlabrada for the 2017–18 ACB season.[22] At the end of the season Eyenga won the league award for ACB Most Spectacular Player.

He averaged 9.4 points and 3.9 rebounds per game during the 2019–20 season. On August 4, 2020, Eyenga re-signed with the team.[23] He signed a two-year deal with the team on July 3, 3021.[24]

On November 12, 2023, he signed with Lille Métropole of the LNB Pro B.[25]

Career statistics

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NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11 Cleveland 44 18 21.5 .425 .275 .643 2.8 .8 .8 .6 6.9
2011–12 Cleveland 6 0 13.8 .158 .500 .333 2.0 .7 .5 .7 0.8
2011–12 L.A. Lakers 1 0 19.0 .500 .000 1.000 2.0 1.0 .0 1.0 8.0
Career 51 18 20.6 .411 .277 .611 2.7 .8 .7 .6 6.3

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012 L.A. Lakers 3 0 3.0 .667 .000 .000 .7 .3 .3 .3 1.3
Career 3 0 3.0 .667 .000 .000 .7 .3 .3 .3 1.3

Euroleague

Template:Euroleague player statistics start |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09 | style="text-align:left;"| DKV Joventut | 4 || 0 || 4.5 || .250 || .000 || .500 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .3 || .8 || -.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14 | style="text-align:left;"| Zielona Góra | 10 || 10 || 27.7 || .459 || .200 || .650 || 4.7 || 1.5 || .5 || .9 || 9.2 || 10.1 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:left;"| Career | style="text-align:left;"| | 14 || 10 || 21.1 || .449 || .200 || .667 || 3.4 || 1.1 || .4 || .7 || 6.8 || 7.1 |}

DR Congo national team

Eyenga often represents the DR Congo national basketball team at international tournaments. At the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification, he averaged 14.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.

References

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  1. ↑ NBA Summer League Rosters - Vegas
  2. ↑ Cavs send rookie swingman Eyenga to NBA D-League
  3. ↑ Cavaliers Recall Eyenga from BayHawks
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  6. ↑ Magic Waive Eyenga, A. Johnson
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  8. ↑ Christian Eyenga Leaving D-League For China
  9. ↑ Christian Eyenga inks with FIATC Joventut Badalona during NBA lockout
  10. ↑ Eyenga replaces Williams in Shanxi; McCants on the way out in Foshan?
  11. ↑ CBA Profile
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  19. ↑ Manital Torino announces Christian Eyenga
  20. ↑ CHRISTIAN EYENGA TORNA ALLA PALLACANESTRO VARESE Template:In lang
  21. ↑ Unicaja Malaga signs Christian Eyenga
  22. ↑ Fuenlabrada signs Christian Eyenga
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