Chadrack Lufile (born September 11, 1990) is a Congolese-Canadian professional basketball player who last played for the ABC Fighters of the

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. Internationally, he also plays for .

Early life

Lufile was born in Zaire but left for Texas with his family as the age of three. At the age of seven, he moved to Canada. Lufile grew up playing soccer. He learned basketball at Burlington's

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as a junior and grew into a prominent recruit. Lufile averaged 20 points per game as a senior and scored 33 points against Central Commerce Collegiate.

College career

Lufile attended

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for two seasons, averaging 11.6 points and 8.4 rebounds per game as a sophomore. Lufile played two seasons at

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. He was on the team that reached the 2013 NCAA Tournament Final Four as a junior, averaging 1.6 points and 1.8 rebounds per game off the bench. He scored 12 points and pulled down eight rebounds in a 70–65 win against Saint Louis on December 1, 2013. On December 7, Lufile scored a career-high 14 points and had seven rebounds in a 71–58 win over

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. He started 11 games and played in all 36 games as a senior, averaging 5.9 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.

Professional career

In 2014, Lufile was selected in the third round of the NBA Development League draft by the

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. The following season, he played in Chile for Puerto Montt. Lufile spent the 2016–17 season with the Cape Breton Highlanders of

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, averaging 12 points and eight rebounds per game. In 2018, he attempted to sell his Final Four ring to pay for medical expenses for his mother, but a Wichita State fan contributed to a GoFundMe account so he would not have to sell the ring. In November 2018, Lufile signed with the

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. After three games, he joined the Halifax Hurricanes and had 14 points and eight rebounds in his first start for the team. He joined the Guelph Nighthawks of the

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for its inaugural season in 2019. Lufile joined

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during the 2019–20 season and averaged 7.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. He was waived on March 17, 2020. On October 9, 2021, Lufile signed with CSM Miercurea Ciuc of the Romanian Liga Națională. On March 3, 2022, Lufile was announced to be on the roster of the Senegalese club DUC for the 2022 season of the

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(BAL). In November 2022, he played for Ivorian team ABC Fighters in the 2023

National team career

Lufile represented the DR Congo national basketball team at the FIBA AfroBasket in

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BAL career statistics

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Personal life

Lufile is the son of a minister. His brothers Meshack, Abednego, and

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are also basketball players.

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