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

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player for Paris Basketball of the

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and the

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. He played

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for

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, where he was nicknamed The Chairman.

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

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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

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and the

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. In the

, 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 13 July 2018, Lô signed a two-year deal with the German team

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Alba Berlin (2020–2023)

On 22 July 2020, he signed with

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of the

. Lô averaged 9.5 points and 3.1 assists per game. He signed a two-year extension with the team on 4 August 2021. He won the 2021–22 BBL-Pokal with Alba, and was named the Cup's MVP.

Olimpia Milano (2023–present)

On 15 July 2023, he signed a two-year, 1.000.000€ deal with Italian powerhouse

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International career

In 2014, Lô was first selected for the German national basketball team. He was selected for the squad that participated at EuroBasket 2015 where he averaged 4.6 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.

Personal life

Lô is the son of a Senegalese father and internationally acclaimed German painter Elvira Bach.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2",

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, 26 , , 2 , , 10.8 , , .466 , , .420 , , .667 , , 1.2 , , 1.2 , , .3 , , .1 , , 5.3 , , 4.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , 30 , , 5 , , 16.7 , , .444 , , .414 , , .786 , , 1.4 , , 1.8 , , .3 , , .1 , , 6.9 , , 4.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2", Bayern Munich , 29 , , 13 , , 18.3 , , .445 , , .344 , , .786 , , 1.5 , , 1.9 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , 6.7 , , 5.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="background:#CFECEC;", 28* , , 25 , , 24.3 , , .411 , , .426 , , .742 , , 1.9 , , 3.3 , , .7 , , .0 , , 9.0 , , 6.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2020–21 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3",

, 27 , , 8 , , 21.6 , , .433 , , .346 , , .886 , , 1.3 , , 3.1 , , .6 , , , , 9.5 , , 7.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , 33 , , 28 , , 24.2 , , .472 , , .444 , , .835 , , 2.3 , , 3.7 , , .8 , , .0 , , 13.3 , , 14.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2022–23 , 26 , , 19 , , 21.9 , , .415 , , .354 , , .836 , , 1.7 , , 2.9 , , .6 , , , , 11.6 , , 10.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , style="text-align:left;",

, 21 , , 10 , , 19.3 , , .449 , , .103 , , .762 , , 1.7 , , 2.7 , , .5 , , , , 7.6 , , 7.8 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 220 , , 110 , , 19.8 , , .441 , , .396 , , .814 , , 1.6 , , 2.6 , , .6 , , .0 , , 8.9 , , 7.7

Domestic leagues

{, class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:right;" ! Year ! Team ! League ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 40 , , 17.2 , , .481 , , .452 , , .818 , , 1.8 , , 2.4 , , .5 , , .1 , , 7.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 41 , , 21.1 , , .466 , , .486 , , .873 , , 1.7 , , 2.1 , , .8 , , .1 , , 8.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , , style="text-align:left;", Bayern Munich , , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 41 , , 19.5 , , .498 , , .381 , , .822 , , 1.6 , , 2.7 , , .7 , , .0 , , 7.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , , style="text-align:left;", Bayern Munich , , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 25 , , 21.7 , , .454 , , .345 , , .868 , , 2.3 , , 3.4 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , 8.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2020–21 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 37 , , 19.7 , , .460 , , .376 , , .805 , , 1.9 , , 3.6 , , .7 , , .0 , , 9.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 39 , , 20.8 , , .430 , , .368 , , .815 , , 1.7 , , 3.6 , , .6 , , , , 9.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2022–23 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 29 , , 21.4 , , .399 , , .321 , , .746 , , 2.2 , , 3.9 , , .8 , , .1 , , 9.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", LBA , , 14 , , 18.9 , , .435 , , .364 , , .947 , , 1.4 , , 2.1 , , .4 , , .1 , , 6.4

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2012–13 , style="text-align:left;", Columbia , 24 , , 15 , , 20.0 , , .436 , , .300 , , .750 , , 1.2 , , 1.2 , , .8 , , .4 , , 6.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , style="text-align:left;", Columbia , 34 , , 34 , , 32.2 , , .479 , , .447 , , .833 , , 3.8 , , 2.1 , , 1.2 , , .3 , , 14.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;", Columbia , 28 , , 28 , , 34.2 , , .489 , , .431 , , .769 , , 4.4 , , 2.3 , , 1.5 , , .6 , , 18.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;", Columbia , 35 , , 35 , , 32.7 , , .454 , , .374 , , .703 , , 3.9 , , 2.9 , , 2.2 , , .4 , , 16.9 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 121 , , 112 , , 30.4 , , .469 , , .400 , , .766 , , 3.6 , , 2.2 , , 1.5 , , .4 , , 14.5

References

External links

Columbia Lions bio
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