# Maodo Lô

Maodo Lô (born 31 December 1992) is a German professional basketball player for Paris Basketball of the LNB Élite and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for Columbia University in New York City, where he was nicknamed The Chairman.

## College career

He played college basketball for Columbia University of the Ivy League. He averaged 14.5 points per game during his four-year career. In 2016 he led Columbia to the CIT championship and was named MVP of the Tournament.

## Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Lô joined the Philadelphia 76ers summer league team. He played for the Sixers team in the Las Vegas Summer League.

### Brose Bamberg (2016–2018)
#### 2016–17 season

On 22 July 2016, Lô signed a contract with the German team Brose Bamberg. In his first season with Bamberg, Lô won the double, as he won the Basketball Bundesliga and the BBL-Pokal. In the EuroLeague, Lô averaged 5.3 points and 1.2 assists in 10.5 minutes per game.

#### 2017–18 season

In his second season with Brose, the team finished 4th in the regular season. In the semi-finals, Bamberg was eliminated by Bayern Munich.

### Bayern Munich (2018–2020)

On 13 July 2018, Lô signed a two-year deal with the German team FC Bayern Munich.

### Alba Berlin (2020–2023)

On 22 July 2020, he signed with Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga. Lô averaged 9.5 points and 3.1 assists per game. He signed a two-year extension with the team on 4 August 2021.
He won the 2021–22 BBL-Pokal with Alba, and was named the Cup's MVP.

### Olimpia Milano (2023–present)

On 15 July 2023, he signed a two-year, 1.000.000€ deal with Italian powerhouse Olimpia Milano.

## International career

In 2014, Lô was first selected for the German national basketball team. He was selected for the squad that participated at EuroBasket 2015 where he averaged 4.6 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.

## Personal life

Lô is the son of a Senegalese father and internationally acclaimed German painter Elvira Bach.

## Career statistics
### EuroLeague

| * | Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
| 2016–17 | Bamberg | 26 | 2 | 10.8 | .466 | .420 | .667 | 1.2 | 1.2 | .3 | .1 | 5.3 | 4.0 |
| 2017–18 | Bamberg | 30 | 5 | 16.7 | .444 | .414 | .786 | 1.4 | 1.8 | .3 | .1 | 6.9 | 4.1 |
| 2018–19 | Bayern Munich | 29 | 13 | 18.3 | .445 | .344 | .786 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.0 | .1 | 6.7 | 5.7 |
| 2019–20 | Bayern Munich | 28* | 25 | 24.3 | .411 | .426 | .742 | 1.9 | 3.3 | .7 | .0 | 9.0 | 6.1 |
| 2020–21 | Alba Berlin | 27 | 8 | 21.6 | .433 | .346 | .886 | 1.3 | 3.1 | .6 | — | 9.5 | 7.6 |
| 2021–22 | Alba Berlin | 33 | 28 | 24.2 | .472 | .444 | .835 | 2.3 | 3.7 | .8 | .0 | 13.3 | 14.8 |
| 2022–23 | Alba Berlin | 26 | 19 | 21.9 | .415 | .354 | .836 | 1.7 | 2.9 | .6 | — | 11.6 | 10.6 |
| 2023–24 | Olimpia Milano | 21 | 10 | 19.3 | .449 | .103 | .762 | 1.7 | 2.7 | .5 | — | 7.6 | 7.8 |
| Career | Career | 220 | 110 | 19.8 | .441 | .396 | .814 | 1.6 | 2.6 | .6 | .0 | 8.9 | 7.7 |

### Domestic leagues

| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2016–17 | Bamberg | BBL | 40 | 17.2 | .481 | .452 | .818 | 1.8 | 2.4 | .5 | .1 | 7.0 |
| 2017–18 | Bamberg | BBL | 41 | 21.1 | .466 | .486 | .873 | 1.7 | 2.1 | .8 | .1 | 8.7 |
| 2018–19 | Bayern Munich | BBL | 41 | 19.5 | .498 | .381 | .822 | 1.6 | 2.7 | .7 | .0 | 7.1 |
| 2019–20 | Bayern Munich | BBL | 25 | 21.7 | .454 | .345 | .868 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 1.1 | .1 | 8.0 |
| 2020–21 | Alba Berlin | BBL | 37 | 19.7 | .460 | .376 | .805 | 1.9 | 3.6 | .7 | .0 | 9.2 |
| 2021–22 | Alba Berlin | BBL | 39 | 20.8 | .430 | .368 | .815 | 1.7 | 3.6 | .6 | — | 9.4 |
| 2022–23 | Alba Berlin | BBL | 29 | 21.4 | .399 | .321 | .746 | 2.2 | 3.9 | .8 | .1 | 9.4 |
| 2023–24 | Olimpia Milano | LBA | 14 | 18.9 | .435 | .364 | .947 | 1.4 | 2.1 | .4 | .1 | 6.4 |

### College

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2012–13 | Columbia | 24 | 15 | 20.0 | .436 | .300 | .750 | 1.2 | 1.2 | .8 | .4 | 6.2 |
| 2013–14 | Columbia | 34 | 34 | 32.2 | .479 | .447 | .833 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.2 | .3 | 14.7 |
| 2014–15 | Columbia | 28 | 28 | 34.2 | .489 | .431 | .769 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 1.5 | .6 | 18.4 |
| 2015–16 | Columbia | 35 | 35 | 32.7 | .454 | .374 | .703 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.2 | .4 | 16.9 |
| Career | Career | 121 | 112 | 30.4 | .469 | .400 | .766 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 1.5 | .4 | 14.5 |