Tanguy Ngombo
| No. 8 – Al Rayyan | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||
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| Born |
July 18, 1989 [disputed] Brazzaville, Congo |
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| Nationality | Qatari / Congolese | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 204 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 57th overall | ||||||||||||
| Selected by the Dallas Mavericks | |||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||||||||||||
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| 2005–2006 | Inter Club Brazzaville | ||||||||||||
| 2006–present | Al Rayyan | ||||||||||||
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Tanguy Alban Harrys Ngombo, often incorrectly written as Targuy Ngombo (born July 18, 1989 [disputed]), is a Congolese-born Qatari professional basketball player who plays for Al Rayyan of the Qatari Basketball League. He has represented the Qatari national team in international competition. He was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks with the 57th pick in the 2011 NBA Draft. His draft rights were subsequently traded to the Portland Trail Blazers and then to the Minnesota Timberwolves. He is the first Qatari national basketball player to be selected in the NBA Draft.
Ngombo has played in Qatar since 2006 after playing for the Inter Club Brazzaville in his home nation of the Congo. In 2011, he helped Al Rayyan win the Qatar Basketball League. He led his team in scoring and rebounds, averaging 20.7 points and 8.9 rebounds per game. He then helped Al-Rayyan finish third in the FIBA Asia Champions Cup while averaging 16.3 points per game.
Ngombo has represented the Qatari national team since 2010. He played in the 2010 FIBA Asia Stanković Cup, helping Qatar win the bronze medal. He played in all 7 games and led the team in scoring in every game with an average of 30.0 points per game. He then played for Qatar in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. He played in all 8 games, averaging 19.6 points per game as Qatar finished in 5th place.
On June 23, 2011, he was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks with the 57th pick in the second round of the 2011 NBA Draft. His draft rights were immediately traded to the Portland Trail Blazers as part of a three-team trade with the Denver Nuggets. The Blazers then traded his rights to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for a future second-round pick.
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