Luc Tselan Tsiene Etou

Who is Luc Tselan Tsiene Etou?

Luc Tselan Tsiene Etou, also known as "Junior" Etou is a basketball player who was born in Pointe Noire, Republic of Congo and is currently a Freshman at Rutgers University. He competed with the Republic of the Congo national basketball team at the 2009 African Championship, where he averaged 1.7 blocks per game, ranking second in the competition despite being the second youngest player at the tournament. From 2012-2013 Etou played for Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School, although according to Deadspin, his age made him ineligible. A cousin of Oklahoma City Thunder forward Serge Ibaka, Etou ranked as Rivals.com's No. 142 national recruit in the Class of 2013 and No. 31 on ESPN's Top Recruits for Power Forwards in 2013. He held offers from Clemson, Kansas, Maryland, Miami, Rutgers, Washington, West Virginia, and Xavier. He was signed by Rutgers University on 5/1/2013.