Pitchou Kambuy Manga

Pitchou Kambuy Manga (born 12 December 1988) is a Congolese basketball player who plays for Chaux Sport as well as for REG of the Rwanda Basketball League. He also plays for the DR Congo men's national basketball team.

Pitchou Kambuy Manga

Kambuy Manga in 2023
No. 34 – REG
Position	Center
League	RBL BAL
Personal information
Born	(1988-12-12) 12 December 1988 (age 35) Lubumbashi, DR Congo
Listed height	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight	115 kg (254 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2010: undrafted
Career history
2011–2022	Mazembe
2022–present	REG
2024–present	Chaux Sport
Career highlights and awards
RBL champion (2022) RBL Defensive Player of the Year (2024) First-team All-RBL (2022)
Medals Men's basketball Representing the  Democratic Republic of the Congo FIBA AfroCan Mali 2019

Professional career

From 2011, Kambuy Manga played for Mazembe and has several appearances in the FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup with the team.^[1]

In April, Kambuy Manga signed in Spain with CB Prat, Club Joventut Badalona's farm team,^[2] but the deal did not manifest as Mazembe asked for a transfer sum.^[3]

In February 2022, he joined REG of the Rwanda Basketball League (RBL).^[4] He was named to the All-RBL First Team for the 2021–22 season.^[5] With REG, Kambuy Manga made his debut in the Basketball Africa League (BAL). On 14 March 2022, he had a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds in a win over US Monastir.^[6]

Kambuy Manga was named the RBL's Defensive Player of the Year in the 2024 season.^[7]

In October 2024, he joined Congolese champions Chaux Sport for the Road to BAL 2025.^[8]

National team career

Kambuy Manga represented DR Congo at AfroBasket tournaments in 2017 and 2021. He was the captain of his country at AfroCan 2019, where the Congo won a gold medal.^[1][9] He averaged 8 points and 4.8 rebounds for his country in the tournament.^[10]

References

1. "Pitchou Kambuy Manga - Player Profile". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
2. "Pitchou Manga, pívot de 2.09, es la última incorporación del CB Prat Joventut". Solobasket (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
3. Ballesteros, Xavi. "Engany al Prat: Manga tenia un altre contracte - 29 nov 2011". L'Esportiu de Catalunya (in Catalan). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
4. "BAL 2022: REG Signs Three Players Ahead Of Tournament". KT PRESS. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
5. Sikubwabo, Damas (24 September 2022). "Photos: Basketball: Axel Mpoyo named MVP as league winds up". The New Times. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
6. Munyeshuri, Evode (15 March 2022). "BAL: REG BBC's Manga Pitchou's Double Double Powers Them Past US Monastir. | Ground Sports". Retrieved 28 February 2023.
7. Munyeshuri, Evode (23 September 2024). "APR's Isaiah Jaleel Miller Named 2024 RBL Playoffs MVP. | Ground Sports Ground Sports |". Retrieved 26 September 2024.
8. "Basketball/Préparatif Road to bal : Pitchou manga rejoint l'effectif des galactiques de chaux sport". Info Sport RDC (in French). 5 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
9. "Democratic Republic of Congo claim FIBA AfroCan 2019 title". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
10. "Pitchou KAMBUY MANGA at the FIBA AfroCan 2019". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 28 February 2023.