Free Agent | |
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Position | Point guard |
Personal information | |
Born | Cologne, West Germany | 7 March 1990
Nationality | German |
Listed height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 2009–present |
Career history | |
2009–2011 | Alba Berlin |
2011–2013 | TBB Trier |
2013–2014 | Gießen 46ers |
2014–2015 | Crailsheim Merlins |
2015–2016 | s.Oliver Baskets |
2016–2017 | Gießen 46ers |
2017–2019 | Alba Berlin |
2019–2020 | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
2021 | Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket |
2021–2022 | JDA Dijon |
Joshiko Saibou (born 7 March 1990) is a German professional basketball player who last played for JDA Dijon of the LNB Pro A. Saibou usually plays as point guard. He is of Togolese descent.
Early career
Saibou started in 2007 with the youth team of Alba Berlin in the NBBL under head coach Henrik Rödl, along with other players including Niels Giffey, Andreas Seiferth and Konstantin Klein.
Professional career
Saibou started his career in 2009 with the professional team of Alba Berlin. In 2011, Saibou signed a two-year contract with Henrik Rödl's TBB Trier.
In 2016, Saibou signed with the Gießen 46ers. On 2 June 2017, he left Gießen to play for his former club Alba Berlin.[1]
On 10 July 2019, he has signed with Telekom Baskets Bonn of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[2]
On 4 August 2020, he was fired by the Bonn team, due to misconduct in the Corona crisis.[3] In February 2021, he signed with French club Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket.[4]
On 17 July 2021, he has signed a two-year deal with JDA Dijon of the French LNB Pro A. JDA Dijon also plays in the Basketball Champions League[5]
International career
In November 2017, Saibou was selected for the German national basketball team for the first time.[6] He played with Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
References
- ↑ "Joshikou Saibou kehrt zurück zu Alba Berlin" (in German). Albaberlinde. 2 June 2017. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ↑ "Nationalspieler Joshiko Saibou wechselt von Berlin nach Bonn". telekom-baskets-bonn.de (in German). 10 July 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ↑ "Darum hat der Verein völlig richtig gehandelt". www.tagesspiegel.de (in German). Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ↑ "Joshiko SAIBOU rejoint le CHAMPAGNE BASKET pour la fin de saison 20/21". Champagne Basket (in French). Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ↑ "Joshiko Saibou s'engage pour deux saisons". jdadijon.com (in French). 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ↑ "DBB-Herren: Rödl nominiert Kader" (in German). Basketball-bund.de. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2018.