Parfait Bitee (born 23 July 1985) is a

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ian former

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player and current coach. Bitee played college basketball with the

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. In 2006–07, Bitee became the starting

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and primary ball-handler for the squad. Bitee also played on the Cameroonian men's national basketball team that won the silver medal at the

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. He had an 8-season long professional career in which he played in Belgium, France, Morocco, Angola, Libya and the United States.

Coaching career

After his professional career, Bitee became the director of student-athlete development of

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. In 2021, he joined the coaching staff of the Towson Tigers men's basketball team. Bitee is also an assistant coach for the Cameroon national team since 2018.

Personal

Bitee and his wife, Jillian, have three children, Zayden, Klay, and Zaria. Bitee is a nephew of

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head coach

Lazare Adingono Lazare Adingono (or Lazare Adie Ngono; born 11 January 1978) is a Cameroonian-American former basketball player and current head coach of Primeiro de Agosto of the Angolan Basketball League. Playing career Adingono played basketball at the Univer ...

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espn.com 1985 births Living people Atlético Petróleos de Luanda basketball players Cameroonian expatriate basketball people in the United States Cameroonian men's basketball players JL Bourg-en-Bresse players Leuven Bears players AS Salé (basketball) players Point guards Rhode Island Rams men's basketball players Basketball players from Yaoundé Western High School (Louisville, Kentucky) alumni Al Ahly Benghazi basketball players Towson Tigers men's basketball coaches Cameroonian basketball coaches

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