Hervé Lamizana
Hervé Mamadou Lamizana (born January 22, 1981 in Côte d'Ivoire) is a professional basketball player who also has French citizenship. He recently played for Shangdong Lions from the Chinese Basketball Association in the 2006/07 season.[1][2][3][4]
College career
Lamizana played for the St. Patrick's basketball team in high school in Elizabeth, New Jersey, for Rutgers University in college. He was not selected in the NBA Draft. In the 2003–2004 season at Rutgers he achieved 102 blocks and pulled down 252 rebounds. During his career at Rutgers, Lamizana was known for his talent and athleticism for his size, but also his lack of fire and consistency.
Professional career
His first professional team outside of the United States was in Turkey with Türk Telekom Ankara, with whom he signed on September 2004 . Later that season he moved to Israel and played for Hapoel Galil Elyon.
He played in Israel in the next season with Hapoel Tel Aviv, after starting the season for the Anyang KT&G Kites in South Korea.
In 2006 he moved to China and played for the Shangdong Lions.
In 2011 is playing in Puerto Rico with the team Indios Mayaguez. In his first game catch 9 rebounds and 12 points.
As of 2013 Herve is playing for the Yulon Luxgen Dinos of the Super Basketball League, the professional basketball league in Taiwan. He was named MVP in the month of January, 2013 after averaging 20.7 points, 12.2 rebounds, 3.2 blocks, and leading his team to a 4-2 record.
References
- ↑ Hervé Lamizana - la vie de basketeur en Chine 06 01 2011
- ↑ Australie – Côte d’Ivoire : 78-59 "Portés par l’adresse de Pape Philippe Amagou et le talent offensif d’Hervé Lamizana, ils restaient au contact jusqu’à la mi-temps (39-34), imposant en plus une pression constante à leurs adversaires."
- ↑ sport-ivoire.ci 16 août 2011 "... Hervé Lamizana, deux pièces maîtresses du succès des Eléphants."
- ↑ Notrevoie.com 9 mars 2012 "Du haut de ses 2m 08, Hervé Lamizana impose respect."