Christian Eyenga
Christian Eyenga | |
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| Born | June 22, 1989 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Occupation | Professional basketball player |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Christian Eyenga Moenge (born June 22, 1989) is a professional basketball player from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Selected 30th overall in the 2009 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers, he was then playing for CB Prat, a Spanish Third Division team affiliated with DKV Joventut competing in the ACB.
NBA career
Eyenga took part in the 2010 NBA Summer League representing the Cavaliers and secured a two-year contract worth $2 million on July 23, 2010, which included team options for a possible third and fourth year. On November 18, he was assigned to Cleveland’s NBA Development League team, the Erie BayHawks, before being recalled on January 2, 2011. He made his NBA debut that same day against the Dallas Mavericks, contributing 4 points and 3 rebounds.
On March 15, 2012, Eyenga was traded along with Ramon Sessions to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for a protected first-round pick in the 2012 NBA draft, as well as Jason Kapono and Luke Walton. Later, on August 10, 2012, he was traded to the Orlando Magic but was released by the team on October 23, 2012.
Following this, Eyenga was selected by the Texas Legends of the NBA D-League through their draft. He was released on January 4, 2013, to pursue an opportunity in China but returned to the Legends after spending about a month overseas.
International career
During the 2011 NBA lockout, Eyenga signed with Spanish club Joventut Badalona in October 2011.
He briefly joined Chinese team Shanxi Zhongyu in January 2013 but departed within the same month to return to the United States.
On July 25, 2013, Eyenga inked a deal with Polish side Stelmet Zielona Góra. The following year, on August 4, 2014, he agreed to a one-year contract with another Polish club, Turów Zgorzelec, yet was waived in September. Subsequently, on November 12, 2014, he signed for Italian Serie A outfit Pallacanestro Varese for one season.
Eyenga joined Italian champions Dinamo Sassari for the 2015–16 campaign on July 10, 2015. He departed in February 2016 and finished that season with Auxilium CUS Torino.
For the 2016–17 season, Eyenga returned to Pallacanestro Varese. In May 2017, he signed with Spanish team Unicaja to complete the remainder of the 2016–17 ACB season.
On July 23, 2017, Eyenga committed to play for Fuenlabrada during the 2017–18 ACB season. His performances earned him the league’s accolade as the ACB Most Spectacular Player that season.
During the 2019–20 season, he averaged 9.4 points and 3.9 rebounds per game and subsequently renewed his contract with Fuenlabrada on August 4, 2020. On July 3, 2021, he extended his agreement with the club for an additional two years.
Most recently, on November 12, 2023, Eyenga signed with French side Lille Métropole, competing in the LNB Pro B league.
Regular season
|- | align="left" | | align="left" | Cleveland | 44 || 18 || 21.5 || .425 || .275 || .643 || 2.8 || .8 || .8 || .6 || 6.9 |- | align="left"; rowspan="2" | | align="left" | Cleveland | 6 || 0 || 13.8 || .158 || .500 || .333 || 2.0 || .7 || .5 || .7 || 0.8 |- | align="left" | L.A. Lakers | 1 || 0 || 19.0 || .500 || .000 || 1.000 || 2.0 || 1.0 || .0 || 1.0 || 8.0 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:left;"| Career | style="text-align:left;"| | 51 || 18 || 20.6 || .411 || .277 || .611 || 2.7 || .8 || .7 || .6 || 6.3 |}
Playoff Performance
|- | align="left" | 2012 | align="left" | L.A. Lakers | 3 || 0 || 3.0 || .667 || .000 || .000 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 1.3 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:left;"| Overall | style="text-align:left;"| | 3 || 0 || 3.0 || .667 || .000 || .000 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 1.3 |}
EuroLeague Statistics
|- | style="text-align:left" | 2008–09 | style="text-align:left" | DKV Joventut | 4 || 0 || 4.5 || .250 || .000 || .500 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.3|| 0.8|| -0.3 |- | style="text-align:left" | 2013–14 | style="text-align:left" | Zielona Góra | 10|| 10|| 27.7|| .459|| .200|| .650|| 4.7|| 1.5|| 0.5|| 0.9|| 9.2|| 10.1 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:left"| Aggregate | style="text-align:left"| | 14|| 10|| 21.1|| .449|| .200|| .667|| 3.4|| 1.1|| 0.4|| 0.7|| 6.8|| 7.1
DR Congo National Team
Christian Eyenga has been a regular competitor for the DR Congo national basketball team in global tournaments, posting averages of 14.7 points, 7 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per contest throughout the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification phase.
External links
- Christian Eyenga profile at acb.com
- Christian Eyenga profile at euroleague.net
- Christian Eyenga profile at fiba.com
- Christian Eyenga profile at legabasket.it