Maodo Lô (born 31 December 1992) is a Senegalese-German professional

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player for Alba Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague. He previously played for

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. Nicknamed The Chairman by fans at Columbia, Lô is known as one of the biggest talents in German basketball. He is the son of a Senegalese father and internationally acclaimed German painter

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College career

He played college basketball for

of the

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. He averaged 14.5 points per game during his four-year career. In 2016 he led Columbia to the CIT championship and was named MVP of the Tournament.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Lô joined the Philadelphia 76ers summer league team. He played for the Sixers team in the Las Vegas Summer League.

Brose Bamberg (2016–2018)

2016–17 season

On 22 July 2016, Lô signed a contract with the German team

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. In his first season with Bamberg, Lô won the

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, as he won the Basketball Bundesliga and the

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. In the EuroLeague, Lô averaged 5.3 points and 1.2 assists in 10.5 minutes per game.EuroLeague statistics
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2017–18 season

In his second season with Brose, the team finished 4th in the regular season. In the semi-finals, Bamberg was eliminated by Bayern Munich.

Bayern Munich (2018–2020)

On July 13, 2018, Lô signed a two-year deal with the German team FC Bayern Munich.

Alba Berlin (2020–present)

On July 22, 2020, he has signed with Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga. Lô averaged 9.5 points and 3.1 assists per game. He signed a two-year extension with the team on August 4, 2021.

International career

In 2014, Lô was first selected for the

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. He was selected for the squad that participated at

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where he averaged 4.6 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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References

External links

Columbia bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lo, Maodo 1992 births Living people 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Alba Berlin players Basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Berlin Brose Bamberg players Columbia College (New York) alumni Columbia Lions men's basketball players FC Bayern Munich basketball players German expatriate basketball people in the United States German men's basketball players German people of Senegalese descent German sportspeople of African descent Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade Olympic basketball players of Germany Point guards Universiade medalists in basketball Universiade silver medalists for Germany