Romain Sato
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| No. 10 – Valencia Basket | |
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| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| League |
Liga ACB Eurocup |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
March 2, 1981 Bimbo, Central African Republic |
| Nationality | Central African |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4.75 in (1.95 m) |
| Listed weight | 222 lb (101 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Dayton Christian (Dayton, Ohio) |
| College | Xavier (2000–2004) |
| NBA draft | 2004 / Round: 2 / Pick: 52nd overall |
| Selected by the San Antonio Spurs | |
| Playing career | 2004–present |
| Career history | |
| 2005–2006 | Sicc Cucine Jesi |
| 2006 | FC Barcelona |
| 2006–2010 | Montepaschi Siena |
| 2010–2012 | Panathinakos |
| 2012–2013 | Fenerbahçe Ülker |
| 2013–present | Valencia Basket |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Romain Guessagba-Sato-Lebel (born March 2, 1981), generally known as Romain Sato, is a Central African professional basketball player who plays for Valencia Basket of the Liga ACB. Standing at 6 ft 4.75 in (1.95 m), he plays as a swingman.
Sato played high school basketball at Dayton Christian High School while living in Moraine, Ohio, in the United States. He graduated from Xavier University in 2004, having majored in French, after playing college basketball with the Xavier Musketeers.
Sato was selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2004 NBA Draft, and was subsequently waived on February 24, 2005. After being drafted by the Spurs, Sato played in the Italian Second Division with Sicc Cucine Jesi. He was the league's second-leading scorer in the 2005–06 season, averaging 25.5 points per game, and also adding 7.5 rebounds per game.
In Romain's three playoff games that season, he averaged 35 points and 14.6 rebounds. From there, he went to FC Barcelona to play in the 2006 Spanish ACB League playoffs. Sato then returned to Italy to play in the top Italian League with Montepaschi Siena for the 2006–07 season. In his first season with Siena, he helped Montepaschi to win the Scudetto (Italian Championship), and he then went on to win three more Scudetti with Siena. He was named the Italian League MVP in 2010.
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