Karamo Jawara

Karamo Jawara (born 25 June 1991) is a Gambian-Norwegian professional basketball player for Iberojet Palma of the LEB Oro.

Karamo Jawara
Iberojet Palma
PositionForward
LeagueLEB Oro
Personal information
Born (1991-06-25) June 25, 1991
Bergen, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High schoolOlsvikasen Skole
(Bergen, Hordaland)
CollegeNorth Carolina Central (2011–2015)
NBA draft2015 / Undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015U BT Cluj-Napoca
2015–2016Apollon Patras
2016–2017Machites Doxas Pefkon
2017–2018Cambados Xuven
2018Iberojet Palma
2018Germani Brescia
2018Halifax Hurricanes
2019ETHA Engomis
2019–2020Gipuzkoa
2020–presentIberojet Palma
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Norway
FIBA European Championship for Small Countries
2018 San Marino Norway

Jawara played college basketball for North Carolina Central. As a senior, he averaged 7.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game, shooting 44.3 percent from the floor.[1]

In the years 2015-2017, he played professionally in Romania and Greece.[2]

In 2017, he became the Most Valuable Player of Spain's LEB Plata. Thereafter, he joined Cambados Xuven in the LEB Oro.[3] During the 2018-19 season Jawara played for ETHA Engomis of the Cypriot league, averaging 10.4 points, 8.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game. He joined Gipuzkoa in 2019 and averaged 5.0 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. On October 8, 2020, Jawara signed with Iberojet Palma.[4]

He has been a member of the Norwegian national basketball team.

References
  1. "NCCU Alum Karamo Jawara Signs Professional Contract". North Carolina Central Eagles. August 13, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  2. Til gresk toppbasket Hanne Hagen Rotnes (Bergensavisen), 28 December 2015. Accessed 24 August 2018. (in Norwegian)
  3. Karamo Jawara ya es el MVP de la liga Diego Dobal (Faro de Vigo), 21 November 2017. Accessed 24 August 2018. (in Spanish)
  4. "Jawara comes back to Palma". Eurobasket. October 8, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.

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