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Landry Christ Nnoko (born April 9, 1994) is a Cameroonian professional basketball player for Panionios of the Greek Basket League. He played college basketball for Clemson.
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| No. 35 – Panionios | |
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| Position | Center |
| League | GBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 9, 1994 Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Montverde Academy (Montverde, Florida) |
| College | Clemson (2012–2016) |
| NBA draft | 2016: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2017 | Victoria Libertas Pesaro |
| 2017–2018 | Grand Rapids Drive |
| 2018 | Sakarya BB |
| 2018–2020 | Alba Berlin |
| 2020–2021 | Crvena zvezda |
| 2021–2022 | Saski Baskonia |
| 2022 | San Pablo Burgos |
| 2022 | Suwon KT Sonicboom |
| 2023 | NBA G League Ignite |
| 2023–2024 | BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque |
| 2024–present | Panionios |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
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After coming to the U.S. to play high school basketball at Montverde Academy, Nnoko committed to Clemson for college. He played four seasons for the Tigers and was a three-year starter known primarily for his shot-blocking and defence. As a senior, Nnoko earned Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) All-Defensive team honours and led the league in blocked shots.[1]
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Following the close of his college career, Nnoko signed with Victoria Libertas Pesaro of Italy's Serie A.[2] He averaged 6.4 points and 7.1 rebounds per game for the 2016–17 season.
At the start of the 2017–18 season, Nnoko was signed by the Detroit Pistons of the NBA as a part of their training camp roster.[3] After being cut in training camp, he signed with the Pistons′ NBA G League franchise, the Grand Rapids Drive. At the close of the G League season, Nnoko was named the league's Defensive Player of the Year.[4]
On July 29, 2018, Nnoko signed with Sakarya BB of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.[5]
In December 2018, Nnoko signed with Alba Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[6]
On June 29, 2020, Nnoko signed with Serbian club Crvena zvezda of the ABA League.[7] On September 6, the club discharged him for medical reasons.[8] However, he returned to the Zvezda on December 25. He solved his health problem at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota and received a permit to return to basketball without any limitations.[9]
On August 15, 2021, he has signed with Saski Baskonia of the EuroLeague and the Liga ACB.[10] On January 4, 2021, Nnoko and Baskonia parted ways.[11] The following day, he signed with San Pablo Burgos.[12]
On August 1, 2022, Nnoko signed with Suwon KT Sonicboom of the Korean Basketball League.[13][14] In December 2022, he was replaced by Lester Prosper.[15] In February 2023, Nnoko joined NBA G League Ignite of the NBA G League.[16]
In August 2023, Nnoko signed with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the LNB Pro A and the FIBA Europe Cup.[17]
In July 2024, Nnoko signed with Panionios of the Basket League.[18]
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague
| * | Led the league |
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Nnoko is the cousin of NBA player Luc Mbah a Moute.[19]
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