Maodo Lô

Maodo Lô
	Lô with Alba Berlin in 2022
No. 12 – Žalgiris Kaunas
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
League	LKL; EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	31 December 1992 (age 33); Berlin, Germany
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	181 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Wilbraham & Monson Academy; (Wilbraham, Massachusetts)
College	Columbia (2012–2016)
NBA draft	2016: undrafted
Playing career	2016–present
Career history
2016–2018	Brose Bamberg
2018–2020	Bayern Munich
2020–2023	Alba Berlin
2023–2024	Olimpia Milano
2024–2025	Paris Basketball
2025–present	Žalgiris Kaunas
Career highlights
	King Mindaugas Cup champion (2026); LBA champion (2024); 4× Bundesliga champion (2017, 2019, 2021, 2022); 2× German Cup winner (2017, 2022); All-Bundesliga First Team (2022); German Cup MVP (2022); CIT champion (2016); CIT MVP (2016); 2× First-team All-Ivy League (2015, 2016); Second-team All-Ivy League (2014);
Men's basketball
Representing Germany
FIBA World Cup
EuroBasket
Universiade

Maodo Lô (born 31 December 1992) is a German professional basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for Columbia University in New York City, where he was nicknamed The Chairman.

College career

He played college basketball for Columbia University of the Ivy League. He averaged 14.5 points per game during his four-year career. In 2016 he led Columbia to the CIT championship and was named MVP of the Tournament.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Lô joined the Philadelphia 76ers summer league team. He played for the Sixers team in the Las Vegas Summer League.

Brose Bamberg (2016–2018)

2016–17 season

On 22 July 2016, Lô signed a contract with the German team Brose Bamberg.^[1] In his first season with Bamberg, Lô won the double, as he won the Basketball Bundesliga and the BBL-Pokal. In the EuroLeague, Lô averaged 5.3 points and 1.2 assists in 10.5 minutes per game.^[2]

2017–18 season

In his second season with Brose, the team finished 4th in the regular season. In the semi-finals, Bamberg was eliminated by Bayern Munich.

Bayern Munich (2018–2020)

On 13 July 2018, Lô signed a two-year deal with the German team FC Bayern Munich.^[3]

Alba Berlin (2020–2023)

On 22 July 2020, he signed with Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga.^[4] Lô averaged 9.5 points and 3.1 assists per game. He signed a two-year extension with the team on 4 August 2021.^[5]

He won the 2021–22 BBL-Pokal with Alba, and was named the Cup's MVP.^[6]

Olimpia Milano (2023–2024)

On 15 July 2023, he signed a two-year, 1.000.000€ deal with Italian powerhouse Olimpia Milano.

Žalgiris Kaunas (2025–present)

On 22 July 2025, Lô signed one–year contract with Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague.^[7] On May 10, 2026, the team agreed to a contract extension with Lo for one more season with an option for an additional year.^[8]

International career

In 2014, Lô was first selected for the German national basketball team.^[9] He was selected for the squad that participated at EuroBasket 2015 where he averaged 4.6 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. He also played for Germany at Eurobasket 2017 and EuroBasket 2022 and was part of the winning team in 2023 FIBA World Cup and EuroBasket 2025.

Personal life

Lô is the son of a Senegalese father and internationally acclaimed German painter Elvira Bach.^[10]

Career statistics

Legend
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

EuroLeague

*	Led the league


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2016–17	Bamberg	26	2	10.8	.466	.420	.667	1.2	1.2	.3	.1	5.3	4.0
2017–18	Bamberg	30	5	16.7	.444	.414	.786	1.4	1.8	.3	.1	6.9	4.1
2018–19	Bayern Munich	29	13	18.3	.445	.344	.786	1.5	1.9	1.0	.1	6.7	5.7
2019–20	Bayern Munich	28*	25	24.3	.411	.426	.742	1.9	3.3	.7	.0	9.0	6.1
2020–21	Alba Berlin	27	8	21.6	.433	.346	.886	1.3	3.1	.6	—	9.5	7.6
2021–22		33	28	24.2	.472	.444	.835	2.3	3.7	.8	.0	13.3	14.8
2022–23		26	19	21.9	.415	.354	.836	1.7	2.9	.6	—	11.6	10.6
2023–24	Olimpia Milano	21	10	19.3	.449	.103	.762	1.7	2.7	.5	—	7.6	7.8
2024–25	Paris Basketball	29	1	17.2	.459	.333	.778	1.5	2.1	.4	.0	10.0	8.0
2025–26	Žalgiris Kaunas	19	1	19.1	.398	.383	.821	2.2	2.4	.6	.1	6.9	6.8
Career		268	112	19.4	.441	.388	.811	1.6	2.5	.6	.0	8.8	7.7

Domestic leagues

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	Bamberg	BBL	40	17.2	.481	.452	.818	1.8	2.4	.5	.1	7.0
2017–18	Bamberg	BBL	41	21.1	.466	.486	.873	1.7	2.1	.8	.1	8.7
2018–19	Bayern Munich	BBL	41	19.5	.498	.381	.822	1.6	2.7	.7	.0	7.1
2019–20	Bayern Munich	BBL	25	21.7	.454	.345	.868	2.3	3.4	1.1	.1	8.0
2020–21	Alba Berlin	BBL	37	19.7	.460	.376	.805	1.9	3.6	.7	.0	9.2
2021–22	Alba Berlin	BBL	39	20.8	.430	.368	.815	1.7	3.6	.6	—	9.4
2022–23	Alba Berlin	BBL	29	21.4	.399	.321	.746	2.2	3.9	.8	.1	9.4
2023–24	Olimpia Milano	LBA	14	18.9	.435	.364	.947	1.4	2.1	.4	.1	6.4
2024–25	Paris Basketball	LNB Élite	29	17.3	.448	.393	.732	1.3	3.0	.6	.0	8.5

College


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2012–13	Columbia	24	15	20.0	.436	.300	.750	1.2	1.2	.8	.4	6.2
2013–14	Columbia	34	34	32.2	.479	.447	.833	3.8	2.1	1.2	.3	14.7
2014–15	Columbia	28	28	34.2	.489	.431	.769	4.4	2.3	1.5	.6	18.4
2015–16	Columbia	35	35	32.7	.454	.374	.703	3.9	2.9	2.2	.4	16.9
Career		121	112	30.4	.469	.400	.766	3.6	2.2	1.5	.4	14.5

References

↑ Brose Baskets add Lo to their roster
↑ EuroLeague statistics
↑ "Maodo Lo signs two-year deal with Bayern Munich". 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "Maodo Lo officially leaves Bayern Munich". Sportando. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
↑ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (4 August 2021). "ALBA Berlin signs Maodo Lo to 2-year contract extension". Sportando. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
↑ "Berlin record cup champs / Lo leads way for ALBA / Chemnitz beat Bayern again". easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
↑ "Zalgiris recruits world champion Maodo Lo". zalgiris.lt. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
↑ "Zalgiris Kaunas lock in Maodo Lo with contract extension". basketnews.com. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
↑ Burkhard Schröder. "Maodo Lo – Ein DBVer wird Nationalspieler". DBV Charlottenburg. Retrieved 2 August 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ Hermsmeier, Lukas (16 March 2015). "Berliner Basketballer in den USA: Maodo Lo, der gefragte Kleptomane". Der Tagesspiegel. Retrieved 8 April 2015.

External links

Columbia Lions bio

[1] Brose Baskets add Lo to their roster

[stats-2] EuroLeague statistics

[3] "Maodo Lo signs two-year deal with Bayern Munich". 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] "Maodo Lo officially leaves Bayern Munich". Sportando. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

[5] Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (4 August 2021). "ALBA Berlin signs Maodo Lo to 2-year contract extension". Sportando. Retrieved 4 August 2021.

[6] "Berlin record cup champs / Lo leads way for ALBA / Chemnitz beat Bayern again". easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 24 April 2023.

[7] "Zalgiris recruits world champion Maodo Lo". zalgiris.lt. Retrieved 22 July 2025.

[8] "Zalgiris Kaunas lock in Maodo Lo with contract extension". basketnews.com. Retrieved 11 May 2026.

[9] Burkhard Schröder. "Maodo Lo – Ein DBVer wird Nationalspieler". DBV Charlottenburg. Retrieved 2 August 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}

[10] Hermsmeier, Lukas (16 March 2015). "Berliner Basketballer in den USA: Maodo Lo, der gefragte Kleptomane". Der Tagesspiegel. Retrieved 8 April 2015.

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