Destin Damachoua (born August 17, 1986) is a Central African-French basketball player who played for the

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. He is also a member of the

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. Damachoua moved to the

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after his senior year of high school in

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. He originally committed to

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out of the Master's School in West Simsbury,

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in 2006, but never played for the team. Instead, Damachoua played JUCO basketball for

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where he was a two-time All-Sun Coast Conference performer. In his first season with the Privateers, Damachoua played primarily off the bench, averaging 2.3 PPG. Damachoua played for the

at the

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and

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, helping the team to quarterfinal appearances at both tournaments.Destin Damachoua
at FIBA.com

References

1986 births Living people Black French sportspeople Citizens of the Central African Republic through descent Central African Republic men's basketball players French expatriate basketball people in the United States French men's basketball players French sportspeople of Central African Republic descent Junior college men's basketball players in the United States New Orleans Privateers men's basketball players Point guards Polk State College alumni Shooting guards Basketball players from Paris CEP Lorient players JSA Bordeaux Basket players Central African Republic expatriate basketball people in the United States {{CentralAfricanRepublic-basketball-bio-stub