List of foreign NBL Canada players

In the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL), foreign players—also known as international players—are those who were born outside the United States or Canada. Players who were born in U.S. overseas territories, such as Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam, are considered international players even if they are U.S. citizens. Yannick Anzuluni and Boubacar Coly were the first international players to play in the NBL Canada. The two faced each other in the league's first-ever regular season game on October 29, 2011, between the Moncton Miracles and Laval Kebs.[1] The first international player to be drafted into the league was Obinna Agomo, who held Nigerian citizenship.[2] Agomo never appeared in an NBL Canada game, however.[3] Papa Oppong, who was of Ghanaian descent but was born and raised in the Toronto, Canada area, was the first second-generation foreign player to be drafted into the league.[2]

By country

Country No. of Players Notes
 United States Virgin Islands 3 Includes 3 foreign-born Virgin Islander
 Nigeria 3
 Jamaica 2 Includes 1 foreign-born Jamaican
 Mali 2
 Rwanda 2 Includes 2 foreign-born Rwandan
 Senegal 2
 United Kingdom 2 Includes 2 Canadian-born British
 Antigua and Barbuda 1 Includes 1 U.S.-born Antiguan
 Benin 1
 Cameroon 1
 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1
 France 1
 Gabon 1
 Japan 1
 Kenya 1
 Lithuania 1
 Mexico 1 Includes 1 U.S.-born Mexican
 Puerto Rico 1 Includes 1 U.S.-born Puerto Rican
 Trinidad and Tobago 1 Includes 1 Canadian-born Trinidadian

List

Pos G Guard F Forward C Center
Yrs Number of seasons played in the NBL Canada.
* Denotes player who is still active in the NBL Canada.
Nationality[A] Birthplace[B] Player Pos. Career[C] Yrs Notes Ref.
 Antigua and Barbuda  United States Hodge, JuliusJulius Hodge F 2013 1 [4]
 Benin Folahan, NaofallNaofall Folahan C 20142015 1
 Cameroon Tchiengang, SteveSteve Tchiengang F 20132014 1
 Canada  Cayman Islands Alexander, KurtKurt Alexander G/F 20142015 1 Born in the Cayman Islands,[5] represents Canada internationally.[6]
 Canada  Ghana Njoku, WillWill Njoku F 20122013 1
 Canada  Haiti Jeanty, OsvaldoOsvaldo Jeanty G 20122013 1
 Democratic Republic of the Congo  Zaire
(now  Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Tshimbomba, FiloseFilose Tshimbomba C 20122013 1
 Democratic Republic of the Congo  Zaire
(now  Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Anzuluni, YannickYannick Anzuluni F 20112012 1
 France Delarue, XavierXavier Delarue G/F 20122013 1
 Gabon Worah-Ozimo, StevyStevy Worah-Ozimo C 20112012 1
 Jamaica Rose, DanielDaniel Rose C 20132014 1
 Jamaica  United States Scott, AkeemAkeem Scott G 20142015 1
 Japan Ando, SeiyaSeiya Ando G 20142015 1
 Kenya Nyadaro, John PaulJohn Paul Nyadaro C 20142015 1
 Lithuania Žabas, EvaldasEvaldas Žabas G 20132014 1
 Mexico  United States Fisher, ForrestForrest Fisher G 20142015 1
 Mali Diarra, ModiboModibo Diarra C 20112014 1
 Mali Samake, SoumailaSoumaila Samake C 20112012 1
 Nigeria Kusso, AbdullahiAbdullahi Kusso F 20112012 1
 Nigeria Ibrahim, SaniSani Ibrahim C 20112013 2
 Nigeria Okwandu, CharlesCharles Okwandu G 20132014 1
 Puerto Rico  United States Young, KevinKevin Young F 20142015 1
 Rwanda  Burundi Ruhezamihigo, HamzaHamza Ruhezamihigo G/F 20122013 1
 Rwanda  Canada Auriantal, ManixManix Auriantal G 20122013 1
 Senegal Coly, BoubacarBoubacar Coly F 20112013 2
 Senegal Konare, IssaIssa Konare F 20122013 1
 Trinidad and Tobago  Canada Haywood, JoeyJoey Haywood G 20112013
20142015
3
 United Kingdom  Canada Vanderbeken, JamieJamie Vanderbeken F 20132015 2
 United Kingdom  Canada Johnson, KyleKyle Johnson G 20142015 1
 United States  Jamaica Johnson, OmariOmari Johnson F 20112013 2
 United States  Nigeria Akingbade, DokunDokun Akingbade F 20122013 1
 United States Virgin Islands  Dominica Prosper, LesterLester Prosper F/C 20122013 1
 United States Virgin Islands  United States Jones, PhilPhil Jones F/C 2014 1
 United States Virgin Islands  United States Krauser, CarlCarl Krauser G 20112012 1

References

  1. "Moncton Miracles vs. Laval Kebs". RealGM. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 "NBL Canada 2014-15 Media Guide" (PDF). NBL Canada. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  3. "Obinna Agomo". RealGM. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  4. "Julius Melvin HODGE". FIBA. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  5. "Kurt Alexander bio". GoDrakeBulldogs.com. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  6. "Kurt Alexander profile". FIBA. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
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