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Karamo Jawara

Karamo Jawara

Norwegian basketball player

Karamo Jawara (born 25 June 1991) is a Gambian-Norwegian professional basketball player for Club Ourense Baloncesto of the LEB Oro.

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College career

Jawara played college basketball for North Carolina Central. As a senior, he averaged 7.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game, shooting 44.3 percent from the floor.[1]

Professional career

In the years 2015-2017, he played professionally in Romania and Greece.[2]

In 2017, he became the Most Valuable Player of Spain's LEB Plata. Thereafter, he joined Cambados Xuven in the LEB Oro.[3] During the 2018-19 season Jawara played for ETHA Engomis of the Cypriot league, averaging 10.4 points, 8.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game. He joined Gipuzkoa in 2019 and averaged 5.0 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. On October 8, 2020, Jawara signed with Iberojet Palma.[4] He averaged 8.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game.

On July 14, 2021, Jawara signed with Bàsquet Girona.[5]

On July 26, 2023, he joined Club Ourense Baloncesto of the LEB Oro.[6]

Norwigean national team

He is a member of the Norwegian national basketball team.

References

  1. [1]
    "NCCU Alum Karamo Jawara Signs Professional Contract". North Carolina Central Eagles. August 13, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  2. [2]
    Til gresk toppbasket Hanne Hagen Rotnes (Bergensavisen), 28 December 2015. Accessed 24 August 2018. (in Norwegian)
  3. [3]
    Karamo Jawara ya es el MVP de la liga Diego Dobal (Faro de Vigo), 21 November 2017. Accessed 24 August 2018. (in Spanish)
  4. [4]
    "Jawara comes back to Palma". Eurobasket. October 8, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Girona signs Karamo Jawara". Eurobasket. July 14, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  6. [6]
    "Ourense adds Jawara to their roster". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2023-10-29.

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