1. Alfred Aboya Baliaba was born on 2 January 1985 and is a Cameroonian former professional basketball player and current coach.
23 Facts About Alfred Aboya
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Alfred Aboya played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, advancing to three Final Fours.
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Alfred Aboya was a member of the winningest class in UCLA history with 123 wins.
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Alfred Aboya attended college at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he earned his undergraduate degree in three years while playing four seasons for the Bruins.
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Alfred Aboya began his professional career in France, and later played in Japan, Venezuela, Turkey, and Libya.
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Alfred Aboya played in the United States in the NBA Development League.
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Alfred Aboya was born in Yaounde, Cameroon to his mother, Kedi Kofane Angele, and his father, Baliaba Alfred Aboya Casimir.
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Alfred Aboya graduated from high school in Cameroon and then attended prep school at Tilton School in Tilton, New Hampshire.
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Alfred Aboya was recruited by Tilton coach Scott Willard, who had only seen a picture of Aboya soaring for a slam dunk.
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Tilton had never had any students from Africa, and while Alfred Aboya spoke a couple of languages, none of them were English.
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Alfred Aboya was a star in two sports including basketball.
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Alfred Aboya was a raw player when he began at Tilton.
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Alfred Aboya became a dominant center by his senior year, and he drew attention from colleges like Georgetown and UCLA.
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Alfred Aboya made 17 starts, playing 15.2 minutes per game while averaging 2.9 points and 2.2 rebounds.
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Alfred Aboya averaged 9.9 points and 6.3 rebounds a game, both personal bests.
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Alfred Aboya drew praise for his defense, and developed a 12-foot jump shot.
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Academically, Alfred Aboya felt he had fallen behind during his two years in prep school.
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Alfred Aboya worked with his academic adviser to earn his undergraduate degree in three years, graduating with a grade point average over 3.0 in international relations.
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Alfred Aboya aspired to one day become the president of Cameroon.
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Alfred Aboya signed with Bucaneros de La Guaira of Liga Profesional de Baloncesto for the 2012 season, but he left in February 2012 and in March moved to Final Genclik of the Turkish Basketball Second League.
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On 28 January 2015, Alfred Aboya was waived by the D-Fenders, only to be reacquired less than a month later on 25 February.
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On 30 October 2019, Alfred Aboya was hired as an assistant and player development coach by the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League.
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In 2022, Alfred Aboya became a coach for the NBA Academy Africa program, located in Senegal.