Anicet Lavodrama

Anicet Lavodrama
Personal information
Born (1963-07-04) 4 July 1963
Bangui, Central African Republic
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
CollegeHouston Baptist (1981–1985)
NBA draft1985: 3rd round, 52nd overall pick
Drafted byLos Angeles Clippers
Playing career1985–1998
PositionCenter
Career history
1985–1994Ferrol
1994–1995Valladolid
1995–1996Joventut
1996–1998Valladolid
Career highlights
  • 3× First-team All-TAAC (1983–1985)
Stats at Basketball Reference 

Anicet-Richard Lavodrama y Ondoma (born 4 July 1963) is a Central African-Spanish former professional basketball player.

Early life

Lavodrama was born in Bangui, Central African Republic, as the sixth eldest of 13 siblings.[1] His father worked as a diplomat and Lavodrama moved frequently as a child; he lived in Zaire, the Ivory Coast, the Soviet Union, Angola, Nigeria and Mali.[1]

Professional career

Lavodrama played for the Houston Baptist Huskies from 1981 until 1985, and he was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 3rd round of the 1985 NBA draft.[2] Lavodrama also played in 345 games in the top-tier level league in Spain, the Liga ACB, between 1985 and 1998 (except for the 1987–88 season, after his club, OAR Ferrol, were relegated).[3]

Central African Republic national team

Lavodrama competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics with the Central African Republic national basketball team. Appearing in each of the seven games, Lavodrama scored 30 points twice, and also had a double-double in 4 of the six games.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Anicet Lavodrama may be the best basketball player in Texas Universities". The Monitor. 16 December 1984. p. 43. Retrieved 19 April 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ NCAA stats Archived October 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "ACB stats". Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  4. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anicet-Richard Lavodrama". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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