Meshack Lufile
No. 24 – KTP | |
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Position | Center |
League | Korisliiga |
Personal information | |
Born | Burlington, Ontario | October 21, 1992
Nationality | Canadian / Congolese |
Listed height | 206 cm (6 ft 9 in) |
Listed weight | 109 kg (240 lb) |
Career information | |
College | Cape Breton (2012–2016) |
NBA draft | 2014: undrafted |
Playing career | 2016–present |
Career history | |
2016–2017 | Aris Leeuwarden |
2017–2018 | Island Storm |
2018–2019 | Halifax Hurricanes |
2019 | Guelph Nighthawks |
2019–2020 | CSM Miercurea Ciuc |
2020–2021 | Owensboro Thoroughbreds |
2021–2022 | Reading Rockets |
2022 | Newfoundland Growlers |
2022–2023 | CSM Miercurea Ciuc |
2023 | Edmonton Stingers |
2024 | Scarborough Shooting Stars |
2024 | Ottawa BlackJacks |
2024–present | KTP |
Meshack Lufile (born October 21, 1992) is a Canadian professional basketball player for KTP of the Korisliiga.
Born in Burlington, Ontario Lufile made his professional debut with Aris Leeuwarden of the Dutch Basketball League.[1] In July 2020, Meshack launched his official website to keep fans up to date about his career.[2]
Professional career
[edit]On June 16, 2016, Lufile signed with Aris Leeuwarden of the Dutch Basketball League.[3] Lufile re-signed for a second year with Aris in July 2017.[4] On November 9, 2017, Lufile was released by Aris.[5] On December 30, 2017, Lufile signed with the Island Storm, a team based in his native country in the National Basketball League of Canada.[6] He joined the Halifax Hurricanes in 2018.[7] He joined the Guelph Nighthawks of the Canadian Elite Basketball League for its inaugural season in 2019.[8] Lufile joined CSM Miercurea Ciuc of the Romanian league in 2019. He averaged 16.2 points and 9.0 rebounds per game.[9] On August 23, 2021, Lufile signed with the Reading Rockets of the English NBL.[10]
On July 26, 2024, Lufile signed with KTP of the Korisliiga.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Meshack's brothers Chadrack Lufile and Abednego Lufile are professional basketball players as well. Abednego Lufile currently plays for the London Lightning in London, Canada. Meshack Lufile also has a younger brother named Elijah Lufile who is on a basketball scholarship at Oral Roberts University of the NCAA I.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Meshack Lufile Player Profile, Aris Leeuwarden, International Stats, Game Logs, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
- ^ "The Official Home of Meshack Lufile's Professional Basketball Career". Meshack Lufile. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- ^ Wildsea (16 June 2016). "Meshack Lufile tweede buitenlandse aanwinst Aris Leeuwarden - Omroep LEO". omroepleo.nl.
- ^ "Basketballleague". www.basketballleague.nl.
- ^ "Meshack Lufile vertrekt bij Aris, Van der List komt terug" (in Dutch). Omrop Fryslan. 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
- ^ "Storm signs 6-foot-8 Canadian center". www.islandstorm.ca. Archived from the original on 2018-01-01.
- ^ McCarthy, Brendan (November 30, 2018). "Edge adding Canadian power forward as they begin Maritime road trip". The Telegram. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ "Guelph Nighthawks Reveal Selections From Inaugural Canadian Elite Basketball League 2019 Entry Draft". Guelph Nighthawks. March 29, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ "Meshack Lufile". Baschet.ro. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ "MESHACK LUFILE JOINS THE ROCKETS FOR 2021/22 SEASON". Reading Rockets. August 23, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ ktpbasket (July 26, 2024). "SOPIMUSUUTISIA 🤩 KTP-Basket on hankkinut ensimmäisen amerikkalaisvahvistuksensa. Hän on 31-vuotias kanadalainen sentteri Meshack Lufile. 206-senttinen Lufile on pelannut ammattilaisuransa aikana kotimaansa liigan lisäksi useissa Euroopan sarjoissa, muun muassa Hollannissa ja Englannissa. Lue koko uutinen www.ktpbasket.fi/uutiset Welcome to Kotka @lufiletheway 🇫🇮 #ktpbasket #korisliiga". Instagram.com (in Finnish). Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ "Meshack Lufile - Aris Leeuwarden". www.arisleeuwarden.nl.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Meshack Lufile at Wikimedia Commons
- 1992 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen
- Aris Leeuwarden players
- Basketball people from Ontario
- Black Canadian sportsmen
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Canadian men's basketball players
- Canadian people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Cape Breton Highlanders (basketball) players
- Centers (basketball)
- Edmonton Stingers players
- Franco-Ontarian people
- Guelph Nighthawks players
- Halifax Hurricanes players
- Island Storm players
- KTP-Basket players
- Newfoundland Growlers basketball players
- Ottawa Blackjacks players
- Scarborough Shooting Stars players
- Sportspeople from Burlington, Ontario