Thomas Kalmeba-Massamba (born March 28, 1985) is a Swedish-Congolese professional
basketball
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player who last played for
Tindastóll of the
Úrvalsdeild karla.
Career
Massamba has played for
08 Stockholm
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Södertälje Kings
Södertälje ( , ) is a city in Södermanland and Stockholm County, Sweden and seat of Södertälje Municipality. As of 2017, it has 72,704 inhabitants. Södertälje is located at Mälarens confluence in to the Baltic Sea through the lock in the ...
,
Solna Vikings
Solna Vikings was a Swedish professional basketball club with a men's team and a women's team. Both played in their respective top leagues: the women in the Damligan, and the men in the Swedish Basketball League.
History
The Solna Vikings was f ...
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Lukoil Academic and
ÄŒEZ Nymburk
Basketball Nymburk, also known as ERA Nymburk due to sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team that is based in the town of Nymburk. The club plays in the top-tier level professional Czech National League (NBL). Nymburk regularly pl ...
. For the 2014–15 season, he signed for
ETHA Engomis
ETHA Engomis (in Greek: Ε.Θ.Α. Έγκωμης ), is a Cypriot professional basketball club based in Engomi, Cyprus. The club competes in the Cypriot League.
History
The club was founded in 1942, but didn't win its first trophy until 2011. ETH ...
. At 2015 he was selected as "Best Player of the Year", "Guard of The Year", as well as earning "Defensive Player of the Year" in Cyprus. Massamba was also nominated for "First All Team", "All-Bosmans Team" and "All-Defensive Team". Thomas Massamba was also selected in Cyprus League's All-Star Game.
This season Massamba led the league in assists, 5.4 as. per game, and recorded game high of 30 points against Keravnos and Apoel.
In 2013 and 2014, Massamba played for CEZ Basketball Nymburk who was competing in FIBA Eurocup, Euroleague Qualification and VTB. In 2012 and 2013, Massamba played for Lukoil Academic Sofia (Bulgaria-NBL), who was in the Euroleague Qualification and FIBA Eurocup. He also played for Etha Engomis, competing in the Eurochallenge and the Eurocup Qualification, and the Sodertalje Kings, 08 Stockholm, and Solna Vikings in Sweden. Rookie of the year (Sweden 2004).
This player won everywhere he played, he was the Swedish Basketligan Champion (2005), Cyprus Cup Winner (2011 and 2015), Cyprus League Champion (2011, 2012), Cyprus Supercup Winner (MVP), Bulgarian Cup Winner (2013), Bulgarian League Regular Season Champion (2013), Bulgarian League Champion (2013), Czech Rep. Cup Winner (2014) Czech Rep. League Regular Season Champion (2014), Czech Rep. League Champion (2014).
On 7 March the playmaker became official in the ranks of champion of Kosovo and the Balkan League,
KB Prishtina
Klubi i Basketbollit Prishtina (English: ''Basketball Club Prishtina''), officially known as Sigal Prishtina due to sponsorship reasons, is a Kosovar professional basketball club based in Pristina.
The team currently competes in the IP Superl ...
.
On July 6, 2020, he has signed with
Phoenix Brussels
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Fo ...
of the
Pro Basketball League.
In July 2021, Massamba signed with
Úrvalsdeild karla club
Tindastóll. He left the team in end of December after averaging 9.1 points, 4.6 assists and 5.1 assists in 10 games.
National team career
Thomas Masamba also played for the Swedish National Team Program. He was part of Sweden's U20 National Team and is currently the Captain of Sweden's National Team. In Summer 2013, Massamba played in the European Championships.
References
External links
Eurobasket.com profile
Scoresway profileRealGM profile
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1985 births
Living people
08 Stockholm Human Rights players
Basketball Nymburk players
Jämtland Basket players
KB Prishtina players
Keravnos B.C. players
Lions de Genève players
MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza (basketball) players
PBC Academic players
Point guards
Södertälje Kings players
Basketball players from Kinshasa
Swedish men's basketball players
Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) players
Ungmennafélagið Tindastóll men's basketball players