Paul Biligha

Paul Stephane Lionel Biligha (born May 31, 1990) is an Italian professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Standing at 2.00 m (6 ft. 7 in.), he plays at the center position.

Paul Biligha
No. 19 – Olimpia Milano
PositionCenter
LeagueLega Basket Serie A
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1990-05-31) May 31, 1990
Perugia, Italy
NationalityItalian
Listed height2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
Playing career2008–present
Career history
2008–2009→Verolanuova
2009–2012UC Casalpusterlengo
2010→Pallacanestro Crema
2010–2011→Pavia
2012–2014Scandone Avellino
2014–2015Ferentino
2015–2017Vanoli Cremona
2017–2019Reyer Venezia
2019–presentOlimpia Milano
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

Biligha was born in Perugia, Italy in 1990 into a family of Italian and Cameroonian heritage.

He started playing in Cameroon where he lived from the age of 8 to 16. Once back in Italy, he grew as a basketball player in the Florence youth team and later Casalpusterlengo, Verolanuova, Crema and Pavia.[1]

In summer 2012 Biligha signed with Sidigas Avellino in LBA, where he stayed for two seasons.[2] In 2014 went to Basket Ferentino in Serie A2 Basket.[3]

On June 26, 2015 Biligha returned in LBA with a two-year contract with Vanoli Cremona.[4]

In July 2017 he became a player of 2017 Italian League champions, Umana Reyer Venezia.[5] In May 2018, he won the FIBA Europe Cup with Reyer.[6]

He signed with Olimpia Milano for the season 2019/2020.

National team career

He made his debut with the Under-20 Italian national basketball team during FIBA Eurobasket Under-20 in 2010, playing 8 matches and scoring 47 points.

In 2017 Biligha officially enter into the sperimental Italian Senior Basketball Team. He is going to play EuroBasket 2017 in Israel.[7]

References
  1. ""Passo dopo passo sono al top per migliorare ancora": è il giorno di Paul Biligha". Olimpiamilano.com (in Italian). Olimpia Milano. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  2. "Sidigas Avellino officially keep Kaloyan Ivanov, Paul Biligha". sportando.com. 7 August 2012.
  3. "FCM Ferentino announces Paul Biligha". sportando.com. 26 June 2014.
  4. "Vanoli Cremona: ufficiale il biennale per Paul Biligha" [Vanoli Cremona: official the two years contract with Paul Biligha]. sportando.com (in Italian). 26 June 2015.
  5. "Paul Biligha è un giocatore dell'Umana Reyer Venezia" [Paul Biligha is a new player of Umana Reyer Venezia]. sportando.com (in Italian). 9 July 2017.
  6. Reyer Venezia conquer FIBA Europe Cup after defeating Sidigas Avellino
  7. "Ettore Messina taglia Cervi, Della Valle e Baldi Rossi. Scelti i 12 per Eurobasket" [Ettore Messina cuts Cervi, Della Valle and Baldi Rossi. The 12s of EuroBasket have been chosen]. sportando.com (in Italian). 25 August 2017.
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