Christian Eyenga
PositionSmall forward
Height6 ft
Height in6
Weight lb210
NationalityCongolese
Birth dateJune 22, 1989 (age 37)
Birth placeKinshasa, Zaire
Draft year2009
Draft round1
Draft pick30
Draft teamCleveland Cavaliers
Career start2006
Years 12006–2007
Team 1Onatra Kinshasa
Years 22007–2010
Team 2Joventut Badalona
Years 32007–2009
Team 3→Prat
Years 7–
Team 7Cleveland Cavaliers
Years 82010–2011
Team 8→Erie BayHawks
Years 92012
Team 9→Canton Charge
Years 102011
Team 10Joventut Badalona
Team 11Los Angeles Lakers
Years 122012
Team 12→Los Angeles D-Fenders
Years 132012–2013
Team 13Texas Legends
Years 142013
Team 14Shanxi Loongs
Years 152013
Team 15Texas Legends
Years 162013–2014
Team 16Zielona Góra
Years 172014–2015
Team 17Varese
Years 182015–2016
Team 18Dinamo Sassari
Years 192016
Team 19Auxilium Torino
Years 202016–2017
Team 20Varese
Years 212017
Team 21Unicaja
Years 222017–2023
Team 22Fuenlabrada
Years 232023–2024
Team 23Lille Métropole
Years 242024
Team 24Gaiteros del Zulia
Years 252024
Team 25Lobos Plateados de la BUAP
Years 262025
Team 26Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez
Years 272025
Team 27Fos Provence Basket
Highlights

Christian Eyenga Moenge (born June 22, 1989) is a Congolese professional basketball player. Eyenga was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 30th pick in that year's 2009 NBA draft. When drafted, he played for the Spanish Third Division club Prat, an affiliate of the ACB club DKV Joventut.

Professional career

NBA career

Eyenga played the 2010 NBA Summer League for the Cleveland Cavaliers. After that, he officially signed a two-year contract with the Cavaliers on July 23, 2010. He signed for $2 million over two years, with years three and four being options.[1] On November 18, Eyenga was sent to the Cavaliers' NBA Development League affiliate, the Erie BayHawks.[2] On January 2, he was recalled by the Cavs[3] and made his debut on the same day, against the Dallas Mavericks. He scored 4 points and grabbed 3 rebounds.

On March 15, 2012, Eyenga was traded along with Ramon Sessions to the Los Angeles Lakers for a protected first-round pick in the 2012 NBA draft, Jason Kapono and Luke Walton.[4]

On August 10, 2012, Eyenga was traded to the Orlando Magic.[5]

On October 23, 2012, Eyenga was waived by the Orlando Magic.[6] He was then drafted by the Texas Legends of the NBA D-League.[7] On January 4, 2013, Eyenga was released by the Legends so he could sign in China.[8] In February 2013, he re-joined the Legends after a month in China.

Overseas career

In October 2011 he signed to play for Joventut Badalona in Spain during the 2011 NBA lockout.[9]

In January 2013, he signed with Shanxi Zhongyu of China.[10][11] He left the same month and returned to America.

On July 25, 2013, Eyenga moved to Poland and signed with Stelmet Zielona Góra.[12] On August 4, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with another Polish team Turów Zgorzelec.[13] In September 2014, Eyenga has been waived by the club.[14] On November 12, 2014, he signed a one-season contract with the Italian Serie A team Pallacanestro Varese.[15]

On July 10, 2015, he signed with champions of Italy, Dinamo Sassari for the 2015–16 season.[16][17] On February 5, 2016, he left Dinamo Sassari,[18] and signed with Auxilium CUS Torino for the rest of the season.[19]

On August 16, 2016, Eyenga signed with Pallacanestro Varese for the 2016–17 season.[20] On May 14, 2017, he signed with Spanish club Unicaja for the rest of the 2016–17 ACB season.[21]

On July 23, 2017, Eyenga signed with Fuenlabrada for the 2017–18 ACB season.[22] At the end of the season Eyenga won the league award for ACB Most Spectacular Player.

He averaged 9.4 points and 3.9 rebounds per game during the 2019–20 season. On August 4, 2020, Eyenga re-signed with the team.[23] He signed a two-year deal with the team on July 3, 3021.[24]

On November 12, 2023, he signed with Lille Métropole of the LNB Pro B.[25]

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

|- | align="left" | | align="left" | Cleveland | 44 || 18 || 21.5 || .425 || .275 || .643 || 2.8 || .8 || .8 || .6 || 6.9 |- | align="left"; rowspan="2" | | align="left" | Cleveland | 6 || 0 || 13.8 || .158 || .500 || .333 || 2.0 || .7 || .5 || .7 || 0.8 |- | align="left" | L.A. Lakers | 1 || 0 || 19.0 || .500 || .000 || 1.000 || 2.0 || 1.0 || .0 || 1.0 || 8.0 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:left;"| Career | style="text-align:left;"| | 51 || 18 || 20.6 || .411 || .277 || .611 || 2.7 || .8 || .7 || .6 || 6.3 |}

Playoffs

|- | align="left" | 2012 | align="left" | L.A. Lakers | 3 || 0 || 3.0 || .667 || .000 || .000 || .7 || .3 || .3 || .3 || 1.3 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:left;"| Career | style="text-align:left;"| | 3 || 0 || 3.0 || .667 || .000 || .000 || .7 || .3 || .3 || .3 || 1.3 |}

Euroleague

|- | style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09 | style="text-align:left;"| DKV Joventut | 4 || 0 || 4.5 || .250 || .000 || .500 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .3 || .8 || -.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14 | style="text-align:left;"| Zielona Góra | 10 || 10 || 27.7 || .459 || .200 || .650 || 4.7 || 1.5 || .5 || .9 || 9.2 || 10.1 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:left;"| Career | style="text-align:left;"| | 14 || 10 || 21.1 || .449 || .200 || .667 || 3.4 || 1.1 || .4 || .7 || 6.8 || 7.1

DR Congo national team

Eyenga often represents the DR Congo national basketball team at international tournaments. At the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification, he averaged 14.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.

References

  1. ^ NBA Summer League Rosters - Vegas
  2. ^ Cavs send rookie swingman Eyenga to NBA D-League
  3. ^ Cavaliers Recall Eyenga from BayHawks
  4. ^ "Lakers Acquire Ramon Sessions & Christian Eyenga". NBA.com. 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  5. ^ "Denton: Magic Trade Howard in Four-Team Blockbuster". NBA.com. 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  6. ^ Magic Waive Eyenga, A. Johnson
  7. ^ "2012 NBA D-League Draft". NBA.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
  8. ^ Christian Eyenga Leaving D-League For China
  9. ^ Christian Eyenga inks with FIATC Joventut Badalona during NBA lockout
  10. ^ Eyenga replaces Williams in Shanxi; McCants on the way out in Foshan?
  11. ^ CBA Profile
  12. ^ "Stelmet Zielona Gora announced Brackins, Robinson and Eyenga". Sportando.net. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  13. ^ "PGE Turow tabs forward Eyenga". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  14. ^ "PGE Turow announces Mardy Collins". euroleague.net. No. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  15. ^ "CHRISTIAN EYENGA NUOVA FIRMA PER LA OPENJOBMETIS" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  16. ^ "In casa Dinamo arriva Christian Eyenga" (in Italian). Dinamobasket.com. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  17. ^ "Dinamo Sassari brings on high-flying Eyenga". Euroleague.net. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  18. ^ "Christian Eyenga saluta Sassari" (in Italian). Dinamobasket.com. 5 February 2016.
  19. ^ Manital Torino announces Christian Eyenga
  20. ^ CHRISTIAN EYENGA TORNA ALLA PALLACANESTRO VARESE (in Italian)
  21. ^ Unicaja Malaga signs Christian Eyenga
  22. ^ Fuenlabrada signs Christian Eyenga
  23. ^ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (August 4, 2020). "Fuenlabrada confirms Christian Eyenga". Sportando. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  24. ^ Maggi, Alessandro (July 3, 2021). "Christian Eyenga officially re-signs with Urbas Fuenlabrada". Sportando. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  25. ^ "Christian Eyenga signs with Lille Metropole BC". Sportando. November 12, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2023.