Aaron Cel

Aaron Cel (born March 4, 1987) is a French-Polish professional basketball player for Polski Cukier Toruń of the Polish Basketball League.

Aaron Cel
Cel with the Polish national team in 2014
No. 5 Polski Cukier Toruń
PositionPower forward
LeaguePLK
Personal information
Born (1987-03-04) March 4, 1987
Orléans, France
NationalityFrench / Polish
Listed height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight97 kg (214 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2009 / Undrafted
Playing career2005–present
Career history
2005–2007Le Mans
2007–2009Étendard de Brest
2009–2010Boulazac Dordogne
2010–2011Hermine Nantes
2011–2013Turów Zgorzelec
2013–2015Stelmet Zielona Góra
2015–2016Monaco
2016–2017BCM Gravelines
2017–presentPolski Cukier Toruń
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

He made his professional debut with Le Mans in the French Pro A League. He later played with Brest, Boulazac and Nantes in the French Pro B League.[1] In the summer of 2011, he signed with Polish team Turów Zgorzelec.[2] After he spent two seasons with them in June 2013, he signed with Stelmet Zielona Góra.[3] In July 2015, he returned to France and signed with AS Monaco Basket.[4] For the 2016–17 season he moved to French club BCM Gravelines. On August 6, 2017, he signed with Polish club Polski Cukier Toruń.[5]

National team career

Cel represented the French national basketball team at junior level. He later acquired Polish citizenship and started to play for the Polish national basketball team. With Poland he played at the EuroBasket 2015.

References

  1. "French League Profile". Lnb.fr. Archived from the original on 2011-07-03. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  2. "Aaron Cel heading to Turow". Sportando.net. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  3. "STELMET ZIELONA GORA adds power forward Cel". Euroleague.net. 23 June 2013. Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  4. "AS Monaco lands Aaron Cel, Cyril Akpomedah and Junior Mbida". Sportando.com. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  5. "Aaron Cel inks with Polski Cukier Torun". Sportando.com. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
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