.jpg) Bolomboy withCrvena zvezda in 2024 | |
| No. 21 – Crvena zvezda | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center /power forward |
| League | KLS ABA League EuroLeague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1994-01-28)January 28, 1994 (age 31) Donetsk, Ukraine |
| Nationality | Russian / American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Keller Central (Fort Worth, Texas) |
| College | Weber State (2012–2016) |
| NBA draft | 2016: 2nd round, 52nd overall pick |
| Drafted by | Utah Jazz |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2017 | Utah Jazz |
| 2016–2017 | →Salt Lake City Stars |
| 2017–2018 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2017–2018 | →Wisconsin Herd |
| 2018–2022 | CSKA Moscow |
| 2022–2023 | Olympiacos |
| 2023–present | Crvena zvezda |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Joel Bolomboy (Russian:Джоэл Боломбой,romanized: Joel Bolomboy) (born January 28, 1994) is a Ukrainian-born Russian professionalbasketball player forCrvena zvezda of the SerbianKLS, theABA League and theEuroLeague. He playedcollege basketball for theWeber State Wildcats, where he was namedBig Sky Conference Player of the Year in 2016. He was born inUkraine but received Russian citizenship in 2018.[1][2]
Bolomboy was born inDonetsk, Ukraine to a Congolese father and a Russian mother. The family moved toFort Worth, Texas when Bolomboy was less than three years old. While in college, he told theStandard-Examiner that he did not "remember anything" about Ukraine and felt like he had "never been there."[3]
He went to high school atKeller Central High School in Fort Worth, and chose Weber State for college despite interest from larger schools such asClemson,Auburn andFlorida State.[4] During his college career, Bolomboy became the all-time leadingrebounder in Weber State andBig Sky Conference history.[5]
While always a strong rebounder, Bolomboy increased his scoring average in the 2015–16 season, averaging 17.9points per game to go along with 12.8 rebounds per game. Following the season, Bolomboy was named first-team All-Big Sky Conference, as well as the league's Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year.[6]
On June 23, 2016, Bolomboy was selected by theUtah Jazz with the 52nd pick in the2016 NBA draft.[7] On August 19, 2016, he signed with the Jazz.[8] He made his NBA debut on October 30, 2016, recording three points, one rebound, one assist, one steal and one block in four minutes off the bench in an 88–75 loss to theLos Angeles Clippers.[9] During his rookie season, Bolomboy had multiple assignments with theSalt Lake City Stars, Utah'sD-League affiliate.[10] In 26 games with the Stars, he averaged 16.5 points and 13.3 rebounds per contest.
On October 16, 2017, Bolomboy was waived by the Jazz.[11]
On October 20, 2017, Bolomboy signed atwo-way contract with theMilwaukee Bucks via theirNBA G League affiliate theWisconsin Herd.[12] Throughout the length of his deal, he would split his playing time between the Bucks and their G League affiliate. However, Bolomboy would be waived from the team on January 7, 2018, after signingXavier Munford to atwo-way contract of his own accord.
On January 10, 2018, Bolomboy re-signed with theWisconsin Herd.[13]
Bolomboy was signed byCSKA Moscow of theVTB United League on August 8, 2018, on a three-year deal.[14] On March 2, 2020, he signed a two-year extension with the club.[15]
On 28 February 2022, Bolomboy left CSKA Moscow for personal reasons related to theRussian invasion of Ukraine.[16][17][18][19]
On 6 July 2022, Bolomboy signed a one-year deal withOlympiacos of theGreek Basket League and theEuroleague.[20] In 35 EuroLeague matches, he averaged 3.8 points and 3 rebounds, playing around 11 minutes per contest. Additionally, in 32 domestic games, he averaged 5.6 points and 4.9 rebounds, playing around 15 minutes per contest. On July 5, 2023, he was released from the Greek club.
On 14 July 2023, Bolomboy signed a one-year contract withCrvena zvezda of theSerbian KLS, theAdriatic League and theEuroLeague.[21]
Bolomboy was invited to try out for theUkraine national basketball team in advance of the2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[3] He was injured while practicing for the tournament and was unable to appear in any games.[22] He was named to the Ukrainian team's preliminary roster in advance ofEuroBasket 2017[23] but did not appear on thefinal roster.
In November 2018, Bolomboy became aRussian citizen.[24] Bolomboy played for theRussia national basketball team during the2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers[25] and theEuroBasket 2022 qualifiers.[26] He missed the2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup due to injury.[27]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance index rating |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Utah | 12 | 0 | 4.4 | .563 | .250 | .500 | 1.4 | .2 | .1 | .2 | 1.8 |
| 2017–18 | Milwaukee | 6 | 0 | 6.3 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 1.7 | — | .3 | — | 1.5 |
| Career | 18 | 0 | 5.1 | .545 | .200 | .500 | 1.5 | .1 | .2 | .1 | 1.7 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Utah | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | .667 | — | — | 1.0 | — | — | .5 | 2.0 |
| Career | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | .667 | — | — | 1.0 | — | — | .5 | 2.0 | |
| † | Denotes seasons in which Bolomboy won theEuroLeague |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19† | CSKA Moscow | 28 | 5 | 9.3 | .538 | .462 | .600 | 1.9 | .4 | .1 | .3 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| 2019–20 | 27 | 1 | 16.9 | .478 | .325 | .743 | 4.0 | .5 | .3 | .4 | 5.4 | 7.6 | |
| 2020–21 | 25 | 9 | 16.9 | .559 | .250 | .771 | 3.8 | .3 | .6 | .5 | 5.4 | 7.2 | |
| 2021–22 | 23 | 4 | 15.7 | .528 | .261 | .750 | 4.1 | .3 | .3 | .7 | 5.9 | 7.7 | |
| 2022–23 | Olympiacos | 35 | 1 | 11.3 | .600 | .500 | .674 | 3.0 | .5 | .2 | .3 | 3.8 | 5.4 |
| 2023–24 | Crvena zvezda | 33 | 31 | 25.5 | .616 | .333 | .812 | 6.0 | .8 | .8 | .7 | 10.2 | 14.6 |
| Career | 171 | 51 | 16.0 | .562 | .325 | .748 | 3.8 | .5 | .4 | .5 | 5.6 | 7.7 | |
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 |  Salt Lake City Stars | D-League | 24 | 34.5 | .540 | .457 | .705 | 13.2 | 1.8 | .6 | 1.2 | 16.4 |
| 2017–18 | Wisconsin Herd | G League | 30 | 33.2 | .558 | .313 | .800 | 9.6 | 1.1 | .8 | .7 | 16.3 |
| 2018–19 |  CSKA Moscow | VTBUL | 26 | 16.2 | .640 | .333 | .771 | 4.3 | .5 | .3 | .5 | 7.1 |
| 2019–20 | CSKA Moscow | VTBUL | 17 | 19.9 | .607 | .455 | .682 | 4.0 | .3 | .5 | .5 | 8.3 |
| 2020–21 | CSKA Moscow | VTBUL | 20 | 19.3 | .545 | .318 | .789 | 3.9 | .3 | .4 | .9 | 8.7 |
| 2021–22 | CSKA Moscow | VTBUL | 15 | 18.9 | .603 | .476 | .842 | 3.6 | .3 | .5 | .4 | 7.2 |
| 2022–23 |  Olympiacos | HEBA A1 | 30 | 14.2 | .610 | .333 | .720 | 4.7 | 1.1 | .3 | .7 | 5.3 |
| 2023–24 |  Crvena zvezda | KLS | 1 | 7.0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | — | 3.0 | — | — | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 2023–24 | Crvena zvezda | ABA | 28 | 18.3 | .633 | .222 | .696 | 4.1 | 1.0 | .5 | .8 | 6.9 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Weber State | 37 | 0 | 21.7 | .578 | — | .695 | 7.1 | .4 | .4 | 1.7 | 7.0 |
| 2013–14 | Weber State | 30 | 28 | 30.1 | .488 | 1.000 | .729 | 11.0 | .6 | .5 | .8 | 8.7 |
| 2014–15 | Weber State | 30 | 29 | 33.2 | .473 | .366 | .735 | 10.2 | .8 | .7 | 1.7 | 13.3 |
| 2015–16 | Weber State | 33 | 33 | 31.5 | .573 | .364 | .697 | 12.6 | 1.1 | .7 | 1.2 | 17.1 |
| Career | 130 | 90 | 28.8 | .528 | .371 | .713 | 10.1 | .7 | .6 | 1.4 | 11.4 | |