Maodo Lô

Maodo Lô (born 31 December 1992) is a German professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He previously played for Columbia University in New York City. Nicknamed The Chairman by fans at Columbia, Lô is known as one of the biggest talents in German basketball.
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
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17
| style="text-align:left;"| Brose Bamberg
| 26 || 2 || 10.5 || .500 || .420 || .667 || 1.2 || 1.2 || .3 || .1 || 5.3 || 4.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|2017–18
| style="text-align:left;"| Brose Bamberg
| 30 || 5 || 16.4 || .473 || .414 || .786 || 1.4 || 1.8 || .3 || .1 || 6.9 || 4.1
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| Career
| 56 || 7 || || .484 || .416 || .731 || 1.3 || 1.6 || .3 || .1 || 6.2 ||
References
External links
Columbia Lions bio
1992 births
Living people
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
Alba Berlin players
Basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Basketball players from Berlin
Brose Bamberg players
Columbia College (New York) alumni
Columbia Lions men's basketball players
FC Bayern Munich basketball players
German expatriate basketball people in Italy
German expatriate basketball people in the United States
German men's basketball players
German people of Senegalese descent
Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade
Olympic basketball players for Germany
Olimpia Milano players
Point guards
Shooting guards
Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Senegalese expatriate basketball people in the United States
Universiade medalists in basketball
Universiade silver medalists for Germany
2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
FIBA Basketball World Cup-winning players