Adjehi Baru
Quick Facts
Biography
Adjehi Nonma Baru is a Ivorian professional basketball player. He last played for Básquet Coruña of the Spanish Liga ACB and he also represents the Ivory Coast national basketball team. He played college Basketball for College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball
College career
Baru played college basketball for Charleston Cougars from 2011 to 2015. In his freshman year, he averaged 7.8 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, while in his sophomore year he averaged 9.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. In his junior year he averaged 8.97 points per game, 7.5 rebounds per game and 1.4 blocks per game, and in his final season he averaged 7.44 points per game, 0.78 assists and 0.56 blocks.
Professional career
Baru went undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft. In the 2015–16 season, he played for Xuventude Baloncesto of LEB Plata, the third division of the Spanish basketball league. He played for the Danish Basketball league side SISU BKin the 2016–17 season. He then played for the Bulgarian league side BC Beroe in the 2017–18 season.In the 2018–19 season, Baru joined Básquet Coruña, where he averaged 3.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.
National team career
Baru represents the Ivory Coast national basketball team. He participated in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup where he averaged 3 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist per game.