Jean-Michel Mipoka (born 28 September 1985) is a French-Congolese professional basketball player for Orléans Loiret of the

LNB Pro B The LNB Pro B, commonly known as Pro B, is the French basketball league system, 2nd-tier level men's professional basketball league in France. It is the second division of the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB), which has organized the league since t ...

. He formerly played for

BCM Gravelines Basket Club Maritime Gravelines-Dunkerque, commonly referred to as BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque, is a French professional basketball club based in Gravelines. They currently play in the Pro A, the highest professional league in France. The team plays ...

of the

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Professional career

Mipoka started his pro career with

Cholet Basket Cholet Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Cholet, France. The club plays in the French League. Their home arena is La Meilleraie. Established in 1975, Cholet won its first French championship in the 2009–10 season. In 19 ...

of the

. From 2006 to 2010 he played with

Olympique Antibes Olympique Antibes, in full ''Olympique d'Antibes Juan-les-Pins'' and branded as Antibes Sharks, is a basketball club from the city of Antibes, France. Established in 1933, the club's men's senior team currently plays in LNB Pro B, the French seco ...

, UJAP Quimper 29 and Saint-Vallier in the LNB Pro B. In June 2010, he signed with

Chorale Roanne Basket Chorale Roanne Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Roanne, France. The club plays in the first division LNB Pro A. Their home arena is Halle André Vacheresse. The club was founded in 1937 and the team's colors are blue an ...

for the 2010–11 season. From 2011 to 2013 he played with

Limoges CSP Limoges Cercle Saint-Pierre, commonly referred to as Limoges CSP or CSP, is a French professional basketball club based in the city of Limoges. History The club was founded in 1929, but its peak was during the 1980s and 1990s, when they became t ...

. In June 2013, he signed with

SLUC Nancy Basket Stade Lorrain Université Club Nancy Basket, commonly referred to as SLUC Nancy Basket, is a French professional basketball club based in Nancy. The club currently competes in the LNB Pro A, the top league in France, and holds two league titles. S ...

for the 2013–14 season. In July 2014, he signed with

Rouen Métropole Basket Rouen Métropole Basket, shortly named RMB, is a professional basketball club founded in 2011, based in Rouen, France. The team currently plays in the LNB Pro B, the French second division. History After playing in the Pro B for one year, the cl ...

, for the 2014–15 season.Rouen signs Jean-Michel Mipoka
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National team career

Mipoka has been a member of the Republic of the Congo men's national basketball team.

References

External links

LNB Pro A profileEurobasket.com profileEuroleague.net profile
1985 births Living people BCM Gravelines players Black French sportspeople Cholet Basket players Chorale Roanne Basket players Élan Béarnais players Fos Provence Basket players French men's basketball players Limoges CSP players Olympique Antibes basketball players Orléans Loiret Basket players French sportspeople of Republic of the Congo descent Republic of the Congo men's basketball players Republic of the Congo people of French descent Saint-Vallier Basket Drôme players SLUC Nancy Basket players Small forwards Sportspeople from Toulouse UJAP Quimper 29 players {{France-basketball-bio-stub