Joel Bolomboy was born on January 28,1994 and is a Ukrainian-born Russian-American professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague.
18 Facts About Joel Bolomboy
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Joel Bolomboy played college basketball for the Weber State Wildcats, where he was named Big Sky Conference Player of the Year in 2016.
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Joel Bolomboy was born in Ukraine but received Russian citizenship in 2018.
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The family moved to Fort Worth, Texas when Joel Bolomboy was less than three years old.
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Joel Bolomboy went to high school at Keller Central High School in Fort Worth, and chose Weber State for college despite interest from larger schools such as Clemson, Auburn and Florida State.
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On June 23,2016, Joel Bolomboy was selected by the Utah Jazz with the 52nd pick in the 2016 NBA draft.
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On October 16,2017, Joel Bolomboy was waived by the Jazz.
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On October 20,2017, Joel Bolomboy signed a two-way contract with the Milwaukee Bucks via their NBA G League affiliate the Wisconsin Herd.
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However, Joel Bolomboy would be waived from the team on January 7,2018, after signing Xavier Munford to a two-way contract of his own accord.
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On January 10,2018, Joel Bolomboy re-signed with the Wisconsin Herd.
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Joel Bolomboy was signed by CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League on August 8,2018, on a three-year deal.
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On 28 February 2022, Joel Bolomboy left CSKA Moscow for personal reasons related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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On 6 July 2022, Joel Bolomboy signed a one-year deal with Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League and the Euroleague.
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Joel Bolomboy was invited to try out for the Ukraine national basketball team in advance of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
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Joel Bolomboy was injured while practicing for the tournament and was unable to appear in any games.
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Joel Bolomboy was named to the Ukrainian team's preliminary roster in advance of EuroBasket 2017 but did not appear on the final roster.
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Joel Bolomboy played for the Russia national basketball team during the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers and the EuroBasket 2022 qualifiers.
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Joel Bolomboy missed the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup due to injury.