Cameroonian basketball player

Kenneth Kadji (born May 19, 1988) is a Cameroonian professional basketball player for BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for the University of Florida and University of Miami.

Contents

• 1 High school career
• 2 College career
• 3 Professional career
  • 3.1 2013–14 season
  • 3.2 2014–15 season
  • 3.3 2015–16 season
  • 3.4 2016–17 season
  • 3.5 2017–18 & 2018–19 season
  • 3.6 2019–20 season
  • 3.7 2020–21 season
  • 3.8 2021–22 season
• 4 References
• 5 External links

High school career

Kadji attended IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, where in 2008, he was ranked fifth among centers by Rivals.com and sixth by Scout.com.

College career

Kadji initially chose to play at Florida under coach Billy Donovan. He regularly came off the bench in his freshman year of 2008–09, averaging 4.4 points and 2.7 rebounds per game, but his sop*re season was cut short by a back injury that required surgery. After that season, Kadji transferred to Miami, where one of his brothers was attending; he later said that he left Florida "for a fresh start", indicating that he had no problems with Florida's coaches.

After sitting out the 2010–11 season due to NCAA transfer rules, Kadji became a starter at Miami in 2011–12, averaging 11.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks while being named third-team All-ACC. The following season, Kadji averaged 12.9 points and 6.8 rebounds for a Hurricanes team that won the ACC regular-season and tournament *les, and was named second-team All-ACC.

Professional career

2013–14 season

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Kadji joined the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2013 NBA Summer League. On September 30, 2013, he signed with the Cavaliers, but was later waived by the team on October 25.

On December 6, 2013, Kadji signed a three-month contract with New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig of the Basketball Bundesliga. On January 7, 2014, he parted ways with Phantoms after appearing in just five games. On January 25, he was acquired by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League. He spent the rest of the 2013–14 season with the Vipers, averaging 6.2 points and 3.5 rebounds in 20 games.

2014–15 season

In July 2014, Kadji joined the Milwaukee Bucks for the 2014 NBA Summer League. On August 19, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Aries Trikala of the Greek Basket League. On February 14, 2015, he left Trikala and signed with Dinamo S*ari of the Italian Serie A for the rest of the season.

2015–16 season

On July 11, 2015, Kadji signed with Enel Brindisi, also of the Serie A, for the 2015–16 season. On February 1, 2016, he left Brindisi and returned to his former team Dinamo S*ari for the rest of the season.

2016–17 season

On July 23, 2016, Kadji signed with Lithuanian club Lietuvos rytas Vilnius. On October 2, 2016, he parted ways with Lietuvos rytas after three games and signed with Turkish club Trabzonspor for the rest of the season.

2017–18 & 2018–19 season

On June 9, 2017, Kadji signed with Turkish club Tofaş for the 2017–18 season.

2019–20 season

On September 14, 2019, he has signed with Estudiantes of the Spanish Liga ACB.

On February 29, 2020, he has signed with Türk Telekom of the Turkish Super League.

2020–21 season

On August 17, 2020, Kadji signed with Frutti Extra Bursaspor of the Turkish league.

2021–22 season

On July 21, 2021, he has signed with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the LNB Pro A.

References

External links

• Lega Basket profile
• FIBA profile
• Miami Hurricanes bio