Kostja Mushidi

Kostja Mushidi
No. 1 – Mega Leks
Position Shooting guard
League ABA League
Basketball League of Serbia
Champions League
Personal information
Born (1998-06-18) June 18, 1998
Uccle, Belgium
Nationality German
Listed height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Listed weight 95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
Playing career 2015–present
Career history
2015–2016 Strasbourg IG
2016–present Mega Leks

Kostja Mushidi (born 18. June 1998) is a German professional basketball player, currently a member of Serbian side Mega Leks. Born in Belgium to a Belgian mother and a Russian father, Mushidi moved to Germany with his family at the age of 2.[1]

Mushidi stands 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in) tall and plays the shooting guard position.[2]

Career

A product of ART Düsseldorf, Mushidi later transferred to the Dragons Rhöndorf, where he played in the youth system and strengthened Team Rhöndorf/Bonn's JBBL (under-16 Bundesliga) side starting with the 2012-13 season. After moving to the organization's under 19 side, Mushidi averaged 20.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game in the 2014-15 season.[3] He had made his first appearances on Rhoendorf's men's team in Germany's third division during the 2013-14 campaign.

In August 2015, Mushidi inked a two-year deal with French powerhouse Strasbourg IG.[4] He played a total of six minutes for SIG's men's team in the 2015–16 LNB Pro A season,[5] while mostly representing the club's development squad. He left the club after one year and signed with Serbian club Mega Leks in June 2016.[6]

International career

On the international stage, Mushidi represented Germany at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, scoring a team-high 17.7 points per game during the tournament,[7] while garnering Eurobasket.com All-European Championships U16 Second Team recognition.[8] The following year, he helped Germany to an eighth-place finish at the Europe U18 Championship, leading the team in scoring along with Isaiah Hartenstein as both averaged 11.6 points a contest.[9]

Mushidi led the German U18 national team to its first ever Albert-Schweitzer-Tournament title in March/April 2016, posting 25 points and 11 rebounds in the championship game against Serbia,[10] and was named tournament MVP.[11] In July 2016, he attended the U20 European championships, averaging 8.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists a game throughout the tournament, while finishing in forth place with the German team.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Kostja Mushidi, une future star allemande à Strasbourg". www.bebasket.fr. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  2. ↑ "Kostja Mushidi". SIGSTRASBOURG. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  3. ↑ "Team der NBBL Nordwest". NBBL und JBBL (in German). Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  4. ↑ "Kostja Mushidi rejoint la SIG". SIGSTRASBOURG. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  5. ↑ "Kostja Mushidi - Strasbourg – Joueurs - Pro A – LNB.fr". www.lnb.fr. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  6. ↑ "Košarkaški klub Mega Leks » MUŠIDI I SPASOJEVIĆ PRVA MEGA POJAČANJA ZA NOVU SEZONU!" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  7. ↑ "Multicultural Mushidi Trying To Keep Feet On The Ground | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  8. ↑ "European Championships U16 Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings - eurobasket.com". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  9. ↑ "Kostja Mushidi | U18 Europe Championship Men - Division A". u18men.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  10. ↑ "AST 2016: Deutschland erstmals Turniersieger! « Deutscher Basketball Bund". www.basketball-bund.de. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
  11. ↑ "Kostja Mushidi ist MVP des AST 2016 « Deutscher Basketball Bund". www.basketball-bund.de. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
  12. ↑ "Kostja MUSHIDI at the Players of the FIBA U20 European Championship Division A 2016 - FIBA.com". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
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