Thabo Sefolosha
Sefolosha with the Thunder in 2011
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| No. 25 – Atlanta Hawks | |
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| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
May 2, 1984 Vevey, Switzerland |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2006 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13th overall |
| Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |
| Playing career | 2001–present |
| Career history | |
| 2001–2002 | Tege Riviera Basket |
| 2002–2005 | Élan Chalon |
| 2005–2006 | Angelico Biella |
| 2006–2009 | Chicago Bulls |
| 2009–2014 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2011 | Fenerbahçe Ülker |
| 2014–present | Atlanta Hawks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Thabo Patrick Sefolosha (/ˈtɑːboʊ ˌsɛfəˈloʊʃə/; born May 2, 1984) is a Swiss professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has also played in the NBA for the Chicago Bulls and Oklahoma City Thunder, in the Turkish Basketball League for the Fenerbahçe, in France for Élan Chalon, in Italy for Angelico Biella, and in Switzerland for Tege Riviera Basket. In 2006, he became the first player from Switzerland to play in the NBA, and in 2013, he was labelled the best Swiss basketball player of all-time by Swiss newspaper Freiburger Nachrichten.
Sefolosha was born in Vevey, Switzerland to Patrick Sefolosha, a South African musician, and Christine Sefolosha (née Beck), a Swiss artist. In his youth, he has visited and lived in several countries. He speaks French, Italian and English.
Sefolosha was invited to join the junior Swiss national basketball team, and at 17 he began a professional career with Tege Riviera Basket, in Switzerland's top domestic league. On a team trip to France, Sefolosha was approached by a French talent scout to play with Elan Chalon in the premier pro league in France.
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