Aubin-Thierry Goporo (born 15 May 1968) is a Central African

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coach and former player who is the Director of Student-Athlete Development for the Tennessee Volunteers basketball team. He played

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for the

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and graduated in 1996. Goporo competed at the

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with the

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and became the coach of the team for the FIBA Africa Championships in 2015. He is the former head basketball coach and athletic director at

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in Melbourne, Florida. He amassed a 309–47 record and won 5 state championships in 15 seasons. He is the younger brother of fellow basketball player and coach Frédéricque Rufin Goporo.

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1968 births Living people Basketball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Central African Republic men's basketball players Florida Tech Panthers men's basketball players Olympic basketball players for the Central African Republic Central African Republic expatriate basketball people in the United States Sportspeople from Bangui {{CentralAfricanRepublic-basketball-bio-stub