The Most Famous
BASKETBALL PLAYERS from Republic of the Congo
This page contains a list of the greatest Congolese Basketball Players. The pantheon dataset contains 1,757 Basketball Players, 1 of which were born in Republic of the Congo. This makes Republic of the Congo the birth place of the 53rd most number of Basketball Players behind Jamaica, and South Africa.
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Congolese Basketball Players of all time. This list of famous Congolese Basketball Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Serge Ibaka (b. 1989)
With an HPI of 44.76, Serge Ibaka is the most famous Congolese Basketball Player. His biography has been translated into 40 different languages on wikipedia.
Serge Jonás Ibaka Ngobila (; born 18 September 1989) is a Spanish-Congolese professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics with the 24th overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft. Ibaka is a three-time NBA All-Defensive First Team selection and has twice led the league in blocks. Although born in the Republic of the Congo, he is also a Spanish citizen and has played for the Spain national team. In 2019, Ibaka won an NBA championship as a key member of the Toronto Raptors.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as Congolese basketball players born between 1989 and 1989. Of these 1, 1 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Congolese basketball players include Serge Ibaka.
