Lazare Adingono (or Lazare Adie Ngono; born 11 January 1978) is a Cameroonian-American former

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player and current head coach of

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of the

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Playing career

Adingono played basketball at the

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from 1999 to 2003. In the 2002–03 season, Adingono was a co-captain and finished third on the team in scoring, with 11.8 points per game. He also was a member of the Cameroon national basketball team.

Coaching career

Adingono coached the men's national team at the

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and

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FIBA Africa Championships. From 2006 to 2009, Adingono was an assistant coach for the

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. In April 2009, Adingono left Canisius. Adingono is an uncle of team Cameroon and

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player Parfait Bitee. From May 2012 until September 2020, Adingono was the head coach of Angolan side

. With Petro, he won one African continental title and two league titles. He coached his native country again during the

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qualifiers. In spring 2021, he signed as head coach of Cameroonian club

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ahead of the

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. On 17 June 2022,

announced Adingono signed a two-year contract to become the club's head coach.

Honours

As coach

;Petro de Luanda *2x

: ( 2014–15, 2018–19) *2x

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: (2013, 2014) *

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: (

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)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Adingono, Lazare 1978 births Living people Cameroonian men's basketball players Cameroonian basketball coaches Cameroonian expatriate basketball people in the United States Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball coaches Rhode Island Rams men's basketball players Point guards Basketball players from Yaoundé Atlético Petróleos de Luanda (basketball) coaches Basketball Africa League coaches