Christian "CK" Kabongo (born October 9, 1990) is a Canadian professional

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player who last played for the

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of the

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(NBL). He played

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High school career

Kabongo attended Central Commerce Institute in Toronto for his first three years of high school. He then transferred to God's Academy in Dallas, Texas for his senior year. ''Hoopscoop.com'' listed him as the fourth-best fifth-year player in the nation for the 2010 class. In 2008, his AAU team won the Adidas Super 64 Tournament.Christian Kabongo biography
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Collegiate career

In his freshman season at New Mexico State, Kabongo played in 33 games while making 14 starts. He averaged 8.9 points a game and had 82 assists and 29 steals as well. In his first career start, he had a career high 14 points. In his sophomore season, he averaged 14.6 points in just 11 games after sustaining an injury. In 2012, he transferred to Morgan State but had to sit out the 2012–13 season due to NCAA transfer rules. After the season, he decided to forgo his final 2 years of eligibility and declared for the NBA draft, despite a very low draft stock.

Professional career

Kabongo went undrafted in 2013 NBA draft. On November 4, 2013, he was acquired by the Idaho Stampede. However, he was later waived by the Stampede on November 20, 2013. On December 18, 2013, he was re-acquired by the Stampede.Stampede add Kabongo; Singler to inactive list
/ref> On January 10, 2014, he was again waived by the Stampede after playing just 8 games.

Personal

Kabongo is the son of Freddy Kelenda Kabongo and Yala Niemba.

References

External links

Profile
at Eurobasket.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Kabongo, Christian 1990 births Living people Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States Canadian men's basketball players Idaho Stampede players New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball players Point guards Basketball players from Montreal