Kenneth Kadji (born May 19, 1988) is a Cameroonian professional

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player who last played for

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of the

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. He played

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for the

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and

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High school career

Kadji attended

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, where in 2008, he was ranked fifth among

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by ''

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'' and sixth by ''Scout.com''.

College career

Kadji initially chose to play at

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under coach

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. He regularly came off the bench in his freshman year of 2008–09, averaging 4.4 points and 2.7 rebounds per game, but his sophomore season was cut short by a back injury that required surgery. After that season, Kadji transferred to

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, where one of his brothers was attending; he later said that he left Florida "for a fresh start", indicating that he had no problems with Florida's coaches. After sitting out the 2010–11 season due to NCAA transfer rules, Kadji became a starter at Miami in 2011–12, averaging 11.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks while being named third-team All-

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. The following season, Kadji averaged 12.9 points and 6.8 rebounds for a Hurricanes team that won the ACC regular-season and

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titles, and was named second-team All-ACC.

Professional career

2013–14 season

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Kadji joined the

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for the

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. On September 30, 2013, he signed with the Cavaliers, but was later waived by the team on October 25. On December 6, 2013, Kadji signed a three-month contract with

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of the

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. On January 7, 2014, he parted ways with Phantoms after appearing in just five games. On January 25, he was acquired by the

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of the

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. He spent the rest of the 2013–14 season with the Vipers, averaging 6.2 points and 3.5 rebounds in 20 games.

2014–15 season

In July 2014, Kadji joined the

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for the

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. On August 19, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Aries Trikala of the

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. On February 14, 2015, he left Trikala and signed with

Dinamo Sassari Polisportiva Dinamo, commonly known as Dinamo Sassari and currently known as Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari for sponsorship reasons, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Sassari, Sardinia. They are the current European Cu ...

of the Italian

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for the rest of the season.

2015–16 season

On July 11, 2015, Kadji signed with

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, also of the Serie A, for the 2015–16 season. On February 1, 2016, he left Brindisi and returned to his former team Dinamo Sassari for the rest of the season.

2016–17 season

On July 23, 2016, Kadji signed with Lithuanian club Lietuvos rytas Vilnius. On October 2, 2016, he parted ways with Lietuvos rytas after three games and signed with Turkish club

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for the rest of the season.

2017–18 & 2018–19 season

On June 9, 2017, Kadji signed with Turkish club

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for the 2017–18 season.

2019–20 season

On September 14, 2019, he has signed with Estudiantes of the Spanish

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. On February 29, 2020, he has signed with

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of the

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2020–21 season

On August 17, 2020, Kadji signed with Frutti Extra Bursaspor of the Turkish league.

2021–22 season

On July 21, 2021, he has signed with

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of the

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2022–23 season

On July 23, 2022, he has signed with

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References

External links

Lega Basket profile

Miami Hurricanes bio

TBLStat.net profile
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