Joel Bolomboy

Who they were

Joel Bolomboy is a Russian professional basketball player for ASVEL of the LNB Élite and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Weber State Wildcats, where he was named Big Sky Conference Player of the Year in 2016. Bolomboy was born in Ukraine but received Russian citizenship in 2018.

Early life

Educated at: Central High School and Weber State University.

Early life and college career Bolomboy was born in Donetsk , Ukraine to a Congolese father and a Russian mother. The family moved to Fort Worth, Texas when Bolomboy was less than three years old. While in college, he told the Standard-Examiner that he did not "remember anything" about Ukraine and felt like he had "never been there." [ 1 ] He went to high school at Keller Central High School in Fort Worth, and chose Weber State for college despite interest from larger schools such as Clemson ,

Path and career

Professional career Utah Jazz (2016–2017) On June 23, 2016, Bolomboy was selected by the Utah Jazz with the 52nd pick in the 2016 NBA draft . [ 1 ] On August 19, 2016, he signed with the Jazz. [ 2 ] He made his NBA debut on October 30, 2016, recording three points, one rebound, one assist, one steal and one block in four minutes off the bench in an 88–75 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers . [ 3 ] During his rookie season, Bolomboy had multiple assignments with the Salt Lake City Stars ,

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Why this date

Joel Bolomboy appears on our January 28 calendar for 1994 as a birth entry.