Adam Mokoka
French basketball player (born 1998)
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Adam Mokoka (born 18 July 1998) is a French professional basketball player for JL Bourg of the LNB Pro A. He primarily plays at the shooting guard position.
Mokoka with the Windy City Bulls in 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | LNB Pro A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 July 1998 Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2019: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Mega Bemax | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Chicago Bulls | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | →Windy City Bulls | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | →Austin Spurs | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Nanterre 92 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Oklahoma City Blue | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Umana Reyer Venezia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | U-BT Cluj-Napoca | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | JL Bourg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Early career
Mokoka came through the youth academy of BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque.[1] He won the national U21 championship with the BCM in 2014 and 2015.
Professional career
BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque (2015–2018)
Mokoka made his debut for BCM's men's squad in the French top-flight Pro A during the 2015–16 season. In April 2018, he declared for the 2018 NBA draft.[2] In May 2018, we was named the LNB Pro A Best Young Player, after averaging 3.2 points and 1.7 rebounds over the 2017–18 season.[3]
Mega Bemax (2018–2019)
On 10 July 2018, Mokoka signed with Serbian club Mega Bemax.[4]
On 12 June 2018, Mokoka withdrew from the 2018 NBA draft on the deadline,[5] rather focusing on the 2019 NBA draft where he (at that time) was considered a second-round draft prospect.[6] In April 2019, he declared for the 2019 draft,[7] but went undrafted.[8]
Chicago Bulls (2019–2021)
On 2 July 2019, Mokoka signed with the Chicago Bulls to a two-way contract.[9] He moved to the Austin Spurs as a two-way flex-transfer on 27 February 2021.[10]
Nanterre 92 (2021–2022)
On 25 November 2021, Mokoka was signed by Nanterre 92, thus returning to the French league.[11]
On 12 October 2022, Mokoka was signed by the Oklahoma City Thunder[12] and waived three days later.[13]
Oklahoma City Blue (2022–2023)
On 3 November 2022, Mokoka was named to the opening night roster for the Oklahoma City Blue.[14]
Reyer Venezia (2023)
On 31 March 2023 Mokoka signed with Reyer Venezia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[15]
U-BT Cluj-Napoca (2023–2025)
On 21 September 2023 he inked a deal with U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Romanian Liga Națională and the EuroCup.[16] He played in Romania for two seasons, helping his team win two Romanian League titles, a Romanian Cup, and reach the EuroCup quarterfinals twice in a row. Mokoka appeared in 110 games for Cluj, including 70 in the Liga Națională de Baschet, 37 in the EuroCup, and 3 in the Romanian Cup.[17]
JL Bourg (2025–present)
On June 15, 2025, he signed with JL Bourg of the LNB Pro A.[18]
National team career
Mokoka was a member of gold-winning French teams at the 2014 U16[19] and 2016 U18[20] European Championships. He competed for France in the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, averaging 6.4 points a contest.[21]
Career statistics
| 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
LNB Pro A
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2015–16 | BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2016–17 | BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque | 12 | 0 | 6.8 | .368 | .125 | .667 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| 2017–18 | BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque | 34 | 22 | 14.0 | .345 | .222 | .553 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.2 |
| Career | 47 | 22 | 7.3 | .357 | .174 | .610 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.3 | |