Nationality Cameroonian 2012-present Petro Atletico Weight 89 kg 2007-2009 Cameroon Height 2.00 m | Listed weight 89 kg (196 lb) Role Basketball Player Listed height 200 cm (6.6 ft) Name Lazare Adingono Position Point guard | |
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Born November 1, 1978 (age 45)
Yaounde, Cameroon ( 1978-11-01 ) College Rhode Island (1999-2003) Education University of Rhode Island | ||
Lazare Adingono (born November 1, 1978 in Yaoundé) is a Cameroonian-American former basketball player and current coach.
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Playing career
He played basketball at the University of Rhode Islandfrom 1999 to 2003. In the 2002-2003, Adingono was a co-captain and finished third on the team in scoring (11.8 ppg). He also was a member of the Cameroon national basketball team.
Coaching career
Adingono coached the men's national team at the 2007 and 2009 FIBA Africa Championships. From 2006 to 2009, Adingono was an assistant coach for the Canisius Golden Griffins. In April 2009, Adingono resigned from Canisius two months after he was arrested on charges of using a belt to beat his 4-year-old son.
Adingono is an uncle of team Cameroon and Petro Atlético player Parfait Bitee.
As of May 2012, Adingono has been the head coach of Angolan side Petro Atlético.