Meshack Lufile (born October 21, 1992) is a Canadian professional basketball player for KTP of the Korisliiga.

Born in Burlington, Ontario Lufile made his professional debut with Aris Leeuwarden of the Dutch Basketball League.[1] In July 2020, Meshack launched his official website to keep fans up to date about his career.[2]

Professional career

On June 16, 2016, Lufile signed with Aris Leeuwarden of the Dutch Basketball League.[3] Lufile re-signed for a second year with Aris in July 2017.[4] On November 9, 2017, Lufile was released by Aris.[5] On December 30, 2017, Lufile signed with the Island Storm, a team based in his native country in the National Basketball League of Canada.[6] He joined the Halifax Hurricanes in 2018.[7] He joined the Guelph Nighthawks of the Canadian Elite Basketball League for its inaugural season in 2019.[8] Lufile joined CSM Miercurea Ciuc of the Romanian league in 2019. He averaged 16.2 points and 9.0 rebounds per game.[9] On August 23, 2021, Lufile signed with the Reading Rockets of the English NBL.[10]

On July 26, 2024, Lufile signed with KTP of the Korisliiga.[11]

Personal life

Meshack's brothers Chadrack Lufile and Abednego Lufile are professional basketball players as well. Abednego Lufile currently plays for the London Lightning in London, Canada. Meshack Lufile also has a younger brother named Elijah Lufile who is on a basketball scholarship at Oral Roberts University of the NCAA I.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Meshack Lufile Player Profile, Aris Leeuwarden, International Stats, Game Logs, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  2. ^ "The Official Home of Meshack Lufile's Professional Basketball Career". Meshack Lufile. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  3. ^ Wildsea (16 June 2016). "Meshack Lufile tweede buitenlandse aanwinst Aris Leeuwarden - Omroep LEO". omroepleo.nl.
  4. ^ "Basketballleague". www.basketballleague.nl.
  5. ^ "Meshack Lufile vertrekt bij Aris, Van der List komt terug" (in Dutch). Omrop Fryslan. 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
  6. ^ "Storm signs 6-foot-8 Canadian center". www.islandstorm.ca. Archived from the original on 2018-01-01.
  7. ^ McCarthy, Brendan (November 30, 2018). "Edge adding Canadian power forward as they begin Maritime road trip". The Telegram. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  8. ^ "Guelph Nighthawks Reveal Selections From Inaugural Canadian Elite Basketball League 2019 Entry Draft". Guelph Nighthawks. March 29, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  9. ^ "Meshack Lufile". Baschet.ro. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  10. ^ "MESHACK LUFILE JOINS THE ROCKETS FOR 2021/22 SEASON". Reading Rockets. August 23, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  11. ^ ktpbasket (July 26, 2024). "SOPIMUSUUTISIA 🤩 KTP-Basket on hankkinut ensimmäisen amerikkalaisvahvistuksensa. Hän on 31-vuotias kanadalainen sentteri Meshack Lufile. 206-senttinen Lufile on pelannut ammattilaisuransa aikana kotimaansa liigan lisäksi useissa Euroopan sarjoissa, muun muassa Hollannissa ja Englannissa. Lue koko uutinen www.ktpbasket.fi/uutiset Welcome to Kotka @lufiletheway 🇫🇮 #ktpbasket #korisliiga". Instagram.com (in Finnish). Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  12. ^ "Meshack Lufile - Aris Leeuwarden". www.arisleeuwarden.nl.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meshack_Lufile
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