Charles Lumbahe Kahudi (born 19 July 1986) is a Congolese-French former professional

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player.

Early life

Lombahe Kahudi was born in Kinshasa, Zaire. On 28 March 1997, he was legally entitled to call himself Charles, and acquired

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, through the collective effet of his parents' naturalization.

Professional career

In his pro career, Kahudi has played with the following clubs:

Cholet Basket Cholet Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Cholet, France. The club plays in the LNB Pro A. Their home arena is La Meilleraie. Established in 1975, Cholet won its first French championship in the 2009–10 season. In 1998 and ...

, Évreux Basket,

JDA Dijon Jeanne d'Arc Dijon Basket, commonly known as JDA Dijon Basket or simply Dijon, is a professional basketball club from the city of Dijon, France. The club currently plays in the LNB Pro A, the French French basketball league system, first tier divis ...

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, and

ASVEL Basket ASVEL Basket, currently known as LDLC ASVEL for sponsorship reasons, is a French professional basketball team located in the commune of Villeurbanne, a suburb of Lyon, France. The club, which is the basketball section of the ASVEL multi-sports ...

French national team

Kahudi has represented the senior men's

French national basketball team The France men's national basketball team () represents France in international basketball and is administered by the French Federation of Basketball. France is currently ranked fourth in the FIBA Men's World Ranking, FIBA World Ranking. Franc ...

at the

EuroBasket 2011 EuroBasket 2011 was the 37th men's European Basketball Championship, held by FIBA Europe. The competition was hosted by Lithuania. This was the second time EuroBasket had been held in Lithuania, the country having also hosted the 1939 champions ...

EuroBasket 2013 EuroBasket 2013 was the 38th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It took place from 4 September until 22 September 2013 in Slovenia. The number of participating teams was 24. France men's national basketball ...

, and

EuroBasket 2015 EuroBasket 2015 was the 39th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It was co-hosted by Croatia, France, Germany, and Latvia, making it the first EuroBasket held in more than one country. It started on 5 Sept ...

. He also played at the

2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the tournament previously known as the FIBA World Championship. The tournament was held from 30 August to 14 September 2014. Hosted by Spain, it was the la ...

, and the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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ASVEL ASVEL Basket, currently known as LDLC ASVEL for sponsorship reasons, is a French professional basketball team located in the commune of Villeurbanne, a suburb of Lyon, France. The club, which is the basketball section of the ASVEL multi-sports ...

, 23 , , 18 , , 21.4 , , .430 , , .365 , , .846 , , 2.9 , , .8 , , .5 , , .1 , , 7.0 , , 6.3 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2020–21 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen ...

, 31 , , 16 , , 21.2 , , .417 , , .394 , , .906 , , 2.4 , , .9 , , .8 , , .1 , , 5.6 , , 5.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , 26 , , 10 , , 19.9 , , .377 , , .292 , , .682 , , 2.7 , , .6 , , .2 , , .2 , , 4.9 , , 4.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2022–23 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen ...

, 29 , , 12 , , 18.8 , , .411 , , .351 , , .895 , , 2.5 , , .4 , , .4 , , .1 , , 6.2 , , 5.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , 29 , , 5 , , 17.3 , , .364 , , .244 , , .773 , , 2.9 , , .8 , , .1 , , , , 3.9 , , 4.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 138 , , 61 , , 19.7 , , .402 , , .336 , , .836 , , 2.7 , , .7 , , .4 , , .1 , , 5.5 , , 5.1

EuroCup

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, 12 , , 0 , , 15.0 , , .343 , , .400 , , .875 , , 2.5 , , .6 , , .3 , , .2 , , 2.9 , , 2.3 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2010–11 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sp ...

, 11 , , 8 , , 19.8 , , .429 , , .345 , , .600 , , 2.8 , , .5 , , .5 , , , , 6.1 , , 4.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , 5 , , 5 , , 26.2 , , .276 , , .222 , , 1.000 , , 4.2 , , 1.6 , , 1.2 , , , , 4.8 , , 4.4 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sp ...

, 6 , , 6 , , 25.0 , , .429 , , .400 , , .875 , , 5.0 , , 1.0 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 8.3 , , 9.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , 10 , , 6 , , 25.3 , , .382 , , .261 , , .842 , , 4.2 , , 1.3 , , .5 , , .6 , , 6.4 , , 9.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2",

, 15 , , 15 , , 27.2 , , .423 , , .390 , , .780 , , 5.1 , , 1.8 , , 1.1 , , .3 , , 10.1 , , 12.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , 16 , , 12 , , 24.7 , , .455 , , .345 , , .805 , , 4.4 , , .9 , , .6 , , .3 , , 10.3 , , 10.9 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 75 , , 52 , , 23.1 , , .412 , , .346 , , .801 , , 4.0 , , 1.1 , , .7 , , .2 , , 7.4 , , 8.2

Basketball Champions League

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, 3 , , 2 , , 23.4 , , .345 , , .100 , , .727 , , 4.7 , , , , 1.0 , , .3 , , 9.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 3 , , 2 , , 23.4 , , .345 , , .100 , , .727 , , 4.7 , , , , 1.0 , , .3 , , 9.7

FIBA Europe Cup

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, 13 , , 13 , , 24.9 , , .553 , , .462 , , .879 , , 4.9 , , 1.5 , , .5 , , .3 , , 11.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 13 , , 13 , , 24.9 , , .553 , , .462 , , .879 , , 4.9 , , 1.5 , , .5 , , .3 , , 11.6

FIBA EuroChallenge

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, 12 , , 10 , , 22.3 , , .459 , , .318 , , .813 , , 4.7 , , 1.4 , , .9 , , , , 7.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 12 , , 10 , , 22.3 , , .459 , , .318 , , .813 , , 4.7 , , 1.4 , , .9 , , , , 7.3

Domestic leagues

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Cholet Cholet (, probably from Latin ''cauletum'', "cabbage") is a commune of western France, in the Maine-et-Loire department. With 54,307 inhabitants (2019), it is the second most populous commune of Maine-et-Loire, after the prefecture, Angers. ...

, , style="text-align:center;", Pro A , , 2 , , 3.5 , , .000 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , .5 , , .5 , , , , , , 1.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2005–06 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", Pro A , , 6 , , 1.7 , , .250 , , , , , , .5 , , .2 , , , , , , 0.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2006–07 , , style="text-align:left;", ALM Évreux , , style="text-align:center;",

Pro B The LNB Pro B, commonly known as Pro B, is the second-tier level men's professional basketball league in France. It is the second division of the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB), which has organized the league since the year 1987. The regular sea ...

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, , 27 , , 24.8 , , .519 , , .371 , , .826 , , 4.1 , , 1.8 , , .7 , , .4 , , 10.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2008–09 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", Pro A , , 28 , , 11.8 , , .423 , , .138 , , .793 , , 2.5 , , .5 , , .3 , , .2 , , 4.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2009–10 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", Pro A , , 36 , , 14.7 , , .487 , , .388 , , .745 , , 2.3 , , .8 , , .3 , , .1 , , 4.7 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, , style="text-align:center;", Pro A , , 23 , , 19.5 , , .432 , , .271 , , .619 , , 3.3 , , 1.2 , , .8 , , .1 , , 7.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", Pro A , , 35 , , 30.8 , , .421 , , .387 , , .802 , , 5.4 , , 1.5 , , .9 , , .2 , , 10.6 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, , style="text-align:center;", Pro A , , 19 , , 30.3 , , .396 , , .341 , , .792 , , 4.4 , , 1.4 , , .6 , , .3 , , 9.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , , style="text-align:left;",

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, , style="text-align:center;", Pro A , , 34 , , 30.1 , , .444 , , .300 , , .868 , , 5.6 , , 1.3 , , .8 , , .3 , , 12.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", Pro A , , 44 , , 27.5 , , .442 , , .425 , , .807 , , 5.3 , , 1.9 , , .5 , , .2 , , 11.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , , style="text-align:left;",

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