Jonathan Kale (born October 18, 1985) is a retired American-born Ivorian professional basketball player. Kale was a four-year player for

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and started every game in his senior season, averaging a career best 10.1 PPG and 6.0 RPG. He finished in the top 15 on the Providence career list in offensive rebounds and field goal percentage. Kale was a member of the Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team at the

2009 FIBA Africa Championship AfroBasket 2009 was the 25th FIBA Africa Championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body, and the African zone thereof. At stake were the three berths allocated to Afr ...

. At the tournament, he helped the team to a surprise silver medal to qualify for the country's first FIBA World Championship in 24 years by averaging 5.6 PPG and 3.6 RPG. Following his performance at the

, Kale signed his first professional contract with

Anwil Włocławek Anwil is a municipality in the district of Sissach in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. History Anwil is first mentioned in 1276. Geography Anwil has an area, , of . Of this area, or 63.6% is used for agricultural purposes, whil ...

of the Polish League on August 28, 2009. In July 2014, Kale signed with

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in France.

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1985 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Poland American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Basketball players from Boston Centers (basketball) Club Ourense Baloncesto players Ivorian men's basketball players KK Włocławek players Lille Métropole BC players Phoenix Hagen players Providence Friars men's basketball players 2010 FIBA World Championship players People from Mattapan Naturalised basketball players {{Côted'Ivoire-basketball-bio-stub