Bismack Biyombo

Bismack Biyombo

Biyombo with the Hornets in October 2014
No. 8 – Toronto Raptors
Position Center
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1992-08-28) August 28, 1992
Lubumbashi, Zaire
Nationality Congolese
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall
Selected by the Sacramento Kings
Playing career 2009–present
Career history
2009 Fuenlabrada-Getafe Madrid (Spain)
2009–2011 CB Illescas (Spain)
2011 Baloncesto Fuenlabrada (Spain)
2011–2015 Charlotte Bobcats / Hornets
2015–present Toronto Raptors
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Bismack Biyombo Sumba (born August 28, 1992) is a Congolese professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected with the seventh overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings and subsequently traded to the Charlotte Bobcats (now Charlotte Hornets).

Early life

Biyombo, who was born in Lubumbashi, was discovered by the former Jordanian and Angolan and current Portuguese national team head coach, Mário Palma, at the age of 16 at a youth tournament in Yemen. His play impressed the coach and earned him an opportunity to train in Spain.[1]

Biyombo started the 2009–10 season with Fuenlabrada-Getafe Madrid of the EBA before moving to CB Illescas of the LEB Silver league. He also started the 2010–11 season with CB Illescas before moving to Baloncesto Fuenlabrada of the ACB league in January 2011.[1][2]

Professional career

Fuenlabrada

Biyombo made his debut in the Spanish ACB League with Fuenlabrada against DKV Joventut on January 9, 2011, recording 5 points and 7 rebounds in just over 13 minutes of play.[3] In Fuenlabrada's narrow defeat to Real Madrid, he recorded 6 points and 3 blocks,[4] one of them against former Spanish League MVP and Spanish national team player, Felipe Reyes.[1]

At the 2011 Nike Hoops Summit, Biyombo participated for the World Select Team (against the USA Select Team), and recorded a triple double, with 12 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 blocks. It was the first recorded triple-double in the Summit's history.[2]

Charlotte Bobcats / Hornets

Biyombo was drafted seventh overall by the Sacramento Kings in the 2011 NBA draft, but his rights were later traded to the Charlotte Bobcats in a draft night trade.[5] On December 19, 2011, Biyombo signed a multi-year deal with the Bobcats.[6] After averaging five points per game over his first two seasons with Charlotte, Biyombo's minutes and subsequent production dropped dramatically in 2013–14 as he fell out of favour with coach Steve Clifford, as he averaged just 2.9 points in 13.9 minutes per game.

While his forte in defense and rebounding did drop in 2013–14, Biyombo began the 2014–15 season in much better form despite missing seven out of the first eight games of the season largely due to the acquisition of Jason Maxiell in the 2014 offseason.[7] With the late-December injury to starting center Al Jefferson, Biyombo was placed into the starting line-up.[8] On June 30, 2015, the Hornets decided not to extend a qualifying offer to Biyombo, making him an unrestricted free agent.[9]

Toronto Raptors

On July 18, 2015, Biyombo signed with the Toronto Raptors.[10] On August 1, 2015, he played for Team Africa at the 2015 NBA Africa exhibition game.[11] He made his debut for the Raptors in the team's season opener against the Indiana Pacers on October 28, recording 7 points and 5 rebounds in a 106–99 win.[12] On December 17, he recorded 8 points, a then career-high 18 rebounds and a career-high tying 7 blocks in a loss to the Charlotte Hornets.[13] Five days later, he recorded 9 points and a then career-high 20 rebounds in a 103–99 win over the Dallas Mavericks.[14] Biyombo started in 18 straight games between mid-November and late December while Jonas Valančiūnas was recovering from a fractured hand. He returned to a bench role on December 30.[15] He returned to the starting line-up in mid-March with Valančiūnas out injured again. On March 17, 2016, Biyombo scored a career-high 16 points and set a franchise record with 25 rebounds in guiding the Raptors to a 101–94 overtime win over the Indiana Pacers.[16] On March 30, he recorded seven points and six rebounds in a 105–97 win over the Atlanta Hawks, helping the Raptors record a 50-win season for the first time in franchise history.[17]

The Raptors finished the regular season as the second seed in the Eastern Conference with a 56–26 record. In the first round of the playoffs, the Raptors faced the seventh-seeded Indiana Pacers, and in a Game 5 win on April 26, Biyombo recorded 10 points and 16 rebounds off the bench to help the Raptors take a 3–2 series lead.[18]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011–12 Charlotte 63 41 23.1 .464 .000 .483 5.8 .4 .3 1.8 5.2
2012–13 Charlotte 80 65 27.3 .451 .000 .521 7.3 .4 .4 1.8 4.8
2013–14 Charlotte 77 9 13.9 .611 .000 .517 4.8 .1 .1 1.1 2.9
2014–15 Charlotte 64 21 19.4 .543 .000 .583 6.4 .3 .3 1.5 4.8
2015–16 Toronto 82 22 22.0 .542 .000 .628 8.0 .4 .2 1.6 5.5
Career 284 136 21.2 .500 .000 .530 6.5 .3 .3 1.6 4.6

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014 Charlotte 3 1 16.0 .600 .000 .333 3.7 .3 .0 .7 2.7
Career 3 1 16.0 .600 .000 .333 3.7 .3 .0 .7 2.7

References

  1. 1 2 3 COD/ESP – Palma not surprised by the new sensation of the ACB, Bismack Biyombo
  2. 1 2 Bismack Biyombo Player Profile
  3. ↑ DKV JOVENTUT|BALONCESTO FUENLABRADA 100|86
  4. ↑ REAL MADRID|BALONCESTO FUENLABRADA 76|75
  5. ↑ "Bobcats Select Walker, Acquire Biyombo and Maggette". NBA.com. June 23, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Bobcats Sign Bismack Biyombo". NBA.com. December 19, 2011. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
  7. ↑ Wasserman, Jonathan (November 7, 2014). "Bismack Biyombo's NBA Career Looking Like It's Already on Life Support". BleacherReport.com. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  8. ↑ Bismack Biyombo to replace injured Al Jefferson in Hornets' lineup
  9. ↑ "Hornets don't extend qualifying offer to Bismack Biyombo". ESPN.com. June 30, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Raptors Sign Bismack Biyombo". NBA.com. July 18, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  11. ↑ NBA stars, legends shine as Team World rallies to beat Team Africa
  12. ↑ "DeRozan scores 25, Lowry has 23, Raptors beat Pacers 106-99". NBA.com. October 28, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Lin scores 35 points, Hornets beat Raptors 109-99 in OT". NBA.com. December 17, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  14. ↑ "DeRozan helps Raptors edge Mavericks 103-99". NBA.com. December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  15. ↑ "DeRozan scores 34 as Raptors edge Wizards 94-91". NBA.com. December 30, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Lowry, DeRozan each score 28 in 101-94 win over Pacers". NBA.com. March 17, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Raptors beat Hawks 105-97 to notch first 50-win season". NBA.com. March 30, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  18. ↑ "DeRozan scores 34, Raptors rally for 3-2 lead over Pacers". NBA.com. April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.

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