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Vitalis Chikoko

Vitalis Chikoko (born 11 February 1991) is a Zimbabwean professional basketball player who last played for SIG Strasbourg of the French LNB Pro A . [ 1 ] Early life Chikoko star...

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Vitalis Chikoko (born 11 February 1991) is a Zimbabwean professional basketball player who last played for SIG Strasbourg of the French LNB Pro A.[1]

Early life

Chikoko started playing basketball at age 12 in Harare.[2]

Professional career

Chikoko started his career in Zimbabwe with the Mbare Heat from Mbare suburb in his hometown Harare. He left in 2011 to play for ASC Göttingen in Germany, before transferring to Basketball Bundesliga club BG Göttingen later that year. After one year with Göttingen, Chikoko transferred to TBB Trier where he would stay for three seasons.

In 2015, Chikoko joined Pallacanestro Reggiana of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).

In 2022, Chikoko helped Élan Béarnais win their fourth-ever French Cup by scoring 15 points and grabbing 8 rebounds in the final against SIG Strasbourg. After the game, he was named the French Cup Final MVP.[3] Chikoko was the first African MVP in French basketball history.[4] On 17 May 2023 he was named to the All-Pro A First Team of the 2022–23 season.[5]

On 17 July 2023 he signed with JDA Dijon of the LNB Pro A.[6] On 27 April 2024, Dijon won their third French Cup in history, and Chikoko was named the Final MVP.[7] He became the only player to have won two French Cup Final MVP awards.[7]

On June 21, 2024, he signed with SIG Strasbourg of the French LNB Pro A.[8]

International career

Chikoko has previously represented Zimbabwe on the international stage at both the junior and senior levels. He played for his country at the 2008 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship and the FIBA AfroBasket 2011 qualifying rounds.[9] On FIBA AfroBasket 2015 he averaged 13.4 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.[10]

Personal

Chikoko is married and has two children, Nashe-Vitalis and Anaya-Lucy.[2]

Fundó Basket Hounds , un equipo de baloncesto en Harare , Zimbabue, en 2022. Los Hounds juegan en el Campeonato Nacional BUZ, el campeonato nacional de mayor nivel . [ 11 ]

Referencias

  1. ^ "¡C'est retour, c'est du lourd!" . elan-bearnais.fr . Consultado el 23 de julio de 2021 .
  2. 1 2 Standard, The. "Vitalis Chikoko persigue el sueño americano" . The Standard . Consultado el 17 de mayo de 2024 .
  3. ↑ Herald, The. "Chikoko homenajeada en Francia" . The Herald . Consultado el 9 de marzo de 2023 .
  4. ^ Mpofu, Makhosini (3 de mayo de 2024). "Vitalis Chikoko: el primer MVP de África en la historia del baloncesto francés" . Consultado el 17 de mayo de 2024 .
  5. ^ "Basket. Trophées LNB 2023 : razzia pour Victor Wembanyama, Matt Morgan dans le 5 majeur de la saison" . Le Maine Libre (en francés). 2023-05-18 . Consultado el 18 de mayo de 2023 . 
  6. ↑ «Vitalis Chikoko, nuevo joueur de la JDA» . jdadijon.com (en francés). 17 de julio de 2023 . Consultado el 6 de agosto de 2023 .
  7. ^ Jeanne, La (27 de abril de 2024) . "¡¡La JDA recuerda la Copa de Francia 2024 !!" . Cesta JDA Dijon (en francés) . Consultado el 17 de mayo de 2024 . 
  8. ↑ "SIG Strasbourg ficha oficialmente a Vitalis Chikoko" . Sportando. 21 de junio de 2024. Consultado el 21 de junio de 2024 .
  9. ↑ Chikoko, Vitalis. "Acerca de" . Facebook . Consultado el 23 de julio de 2015 .
  10. ↑ "Vitalis Chikoko impulsa a Zimbabue antes del AfroBasket 2015" . FIBA . Archivado del original el 31 de julio de 2015. Consultado el 23 de julio de 2015 .
  11. ↑ "Los nuevos jugadores de Basket Hounds sueñan en grande" . The Sunday Mail . 14 de septiembre de 2024. Consultado el 22 de septiembre de 2024 .
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