Adjehi Nonma Baru (born 10 December 1991) is a Ivorian professional

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player who currently plays for Burundian team

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. He also represents the Ivory Coast national basketball team. He played college Basketball for

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College career

Baru played college basketball for

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from 2011 to 2015. In his freshman year, he averaged 7.8 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, while in his sophomore year he averaged 9.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. In his junior year he averaged 8.97 points per game, 7.5 rebounds per game and 1.4 blocks per game, and in his final season he averaged 7.44 points per game, 0.78 assists and 0.56 blocks.

Professional career

Baru went undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft. In the 2015–16 season, he played for

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, the third division of the Spanish basketball league. He played for the

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side

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in the 2016–17 season. He then played for the Bulgarian league side BC Beroe in the 2017–18 season. In the 2018–19 season, Baru joined

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, where he averaged 3.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game. On 2 March 2020, Baru signed with Ferroviário de Maputo of the

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(BAL). He played with them in the

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in May 2021, and helped the team reach the quarterfinals. Since 2021, Baru played for Khane Khouzestan in the

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. In October 2022, Baru was on the roster of Burundian club

for the 2023 BAL qualification games. He had 8 points and 9 rebounds in his debut against

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National team career

Baru represents the Ivory Coast national basketball team. He participated in the

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where he averaged 3 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist per game.

BAL career statistics

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References

External links

College stats at Sports-Reference.com
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