Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Adam Mokoka was born on 18 July 1998, in Paris, France. He is a guard in the NBA.

Mokoka came through the youth academy of BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque. He won the national U21 championship with the BCM in 2014 and 2015.

Mokoka was a member of gold-winning French teams at the 2014 U16 and 2016 U18 European Championships. He competed for France in the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, averaging 6.4 points a contest.

Mokoka made his debut for BCM's men's squad in the French top-flight Pro A during the 2015–16 season. In April 2018, he declared for the 2018 NBA draft. In May 2018, we was named the LNB Pro A Best Young Player, after averaging 3.2 points and 1.7 rebounds over the 2017–18 season. On 10 July 2018, Mokoka signed with Serbian club Mega Bemax.

On 12 June 2018, Mokoka withdrew from the 2018 NBA draft on the deadline, rather focusing on the 2019 NBA draft where he (at that time) was considered a second-round draft prospect. In April 2019, he declared for the 2019 draft, but went undrafted. On 2 July 2019, Mokoka signed with the Chicago Bulls to a two-way contract.