Christian Eyenga

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Christian Eyenga
Auxilium Torino
2016–2017Varese
2017Unicaja
2017–2023Fuenlabrada
2023–presentLille Métropole
Career highlights and awards
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Christian Eyenga Moenge (born June 22, 1989) is a Congolese professional

DKV Joventut
.

Professional career

NBA career

Eyenga played the 2010

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

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

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,

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

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

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

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2008–09
DKV Joventut
4 0 4.5 .250 .000 .500 .0 .0 .0 .3 .8 -.3
2013–14
Zielona Góra
10 10 27.7 .459 .200 .650 4.7 1.5 .5 .9 9.2 10.1
Career 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

  1. ^ NBA Summer League Rosters - Vegas
  2. ^ Cavs send rookie swingman Eyenga to NBA D-League
  3. ^ Cavaliers Recall Eyenga from BayHawks
  4. ^ "Lakers Acquire Ramon Sessions & Christian Eyenga". NBA.com. 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  5. ^ "Denton: Magic Trade Howard in Four-Team Blockbuster". NBA.com. 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  6. ^ Magic Waive Eyenga, A. Johnson
  7. NBA.com. Archived from the original
    on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
  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
  12. ^ "Stelmet Zielona Gora announced Brackins, Robinson and Eyenga". Sportando.net. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  13. ^ "PGE Turow tabs forward Eyenga". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  14. ^ "PGE Turow announces Mardy Collins". euroleague.net. No. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  15. ^ "CHRISTIAN EYENGA NUOVA FIRMA PER LA OPENJOBMETIS". pallacanestrovarese.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  16. ^ "In casa Dinamo arriva Christian Eyenga" (PDF). Dinamobasket.com (in Italian). 10 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  17. ^ "Dinamo Sassari brings on high-flying Eyenga". Euroleague.net. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  18. ^ "Christian Eyenga saluta Sassari". Dinamobasket.com (in Italian). 5 February 2016.
  19. ^ Manital Torino announces Christian Eyenga
  20. ^ CHRISTIAN EYENGA TORNA ALLA PALLACANESTRO VARESE (in Italian)
  21. ^ Unicaja Malaga signs Christian Eyenga
  22. ^ Fuenlabrada signs Christian Eyenga
  23. ^ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (August 4, 2020). "Fuenlabrada confirms Christian Eyenga". Sportando. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  24. ^ Maggi, Alessandro (July 3, 2021). "Christian Eyenga officially re-signs with Urbas Fuenlabrada". Sportando. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  25. ^ "Christian Eyenga signs with Lille Metropole BC". Sportando. November 12, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

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