Jean-Pierre Tokoto II was born on September 15,1993 and is an American-Cameroonian professional basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.
18 Facts About JP Tokoto
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JP Tokoto played college basketball for the University of North Carolina before playing professionally in the NBA G League, Australia, Israel, and Spain.
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JP Tokoto earned Greater Metro Conference Player of the Year honors as a junior and won the 2012 American Family Insurance Slam Dunk contest in New Orleans as a senior.
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JP Tokoto played three years of college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels.
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JP Tokoto declared for the 2015 NBA draft on April 8,2015 after his junior season.
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On June 25,2015, JP Tokoto was selected with the 58th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers and joined them for the 2015 NBA Summer League.
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In July 2016, JP Tokoto joined the New York Knicks for the 2016 NBA Summer League.
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In July 2017, JP Tokoto joined the Utah Jazz for the 2017 NBA Summer League.
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On June 27,2018, JP Tokoto secured a spot on the Golden State Warriors' roster for the 2018 NBA Summer League.
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On July 28,2018, JP Tokoto signed a one-year deal with the Israeli team Hapoel Eilat.
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In 38 games played for Eilat, JP Tokoto led the team in rebounds and steals per game, to go with 13.4 points and 3.1 assists per game.
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JP Tokoto helped Eilat reach the 2019 Israeli League Final Four, where they eventually lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv.
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On July 3,2019, JP Tokoto signed a one-year deal with the Spanish club San Pablo Burgos.
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JP Tokoto appeared in 26 games for Burgos in the Liga ACB and the Champions League, averaging 7 points, 5 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game.
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On January 26,2020, JP Tokoto returned to Israel for a second stint, signing with Ironi Ness Ziona for the rest of the season.
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On November 14,2020, JP Tokoto signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv.
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JP Tokoto was named after his maternal grandfather, Jean-Pierre JP Tokoto, who played soccer for the Cameroon national team.
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JP Tokoto starred in all three games for Cameroon at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.