Destin Damachoua (born 17 August 1986) is a basketball player who played as a

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for the

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. He is also a member of the

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. Damachoua moved to the

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after his senior year of high school in

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. He originally committed to

Duquesne University Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit ( ; also known as Duquesne University or Duquesne) is a Private university, private Catholic higher education, Catholic research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded by members of ...

out of the Master's School in West Simsbury,

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in 2006, but never played for the team. Instead, Damachoua played JUCO basketball for

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where he was a two-time All-Sun Coast Conference performer. In his first season with the Privateers, Damachoua played primarily off the bench, averaging 2.3 PPG. Damachoua played for the

at the

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and

2009 FIBA Africa Championship AfroBasket 2009 was the 25th FIBA Africa Championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body, and the African zone thereof. At stake were the three berths allocated to Afri ...

, helping the team to quarterfinal appearances at both tournaments.Destin Damachoua
at FIBA.com

References

1986 births Living people Black French sportspeople Central African Republic men's basketball players French expatriate basketball people in the United States French men's basketball players French sportspeople of Central African Republic descent Junior college men's basketball players in the United States New Orleans Privateers men's basketball players Point guards Polk State College alumni Shooting guards Basketball players from Paris CEP Lorient players JSA Bordeaux Basket players Central African Republic expatriate basketball people in the United States Sportspeople from Paris 21st-century French sportsmen {{CentralAfricanRepublic-basketball-bio-stub