Introduction
Paul Herman Eboua (born 15 February 2000) is a Cameroonian and Italian professional basketball player for VL Pesaro of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).
Early life and career
Eboua was born in Yaoundé, Cameroon but grew up in Douala. In 2015, while playing at the University of Douala, he was noticed by Italian club Stella Azzurra Roma. That summer, Eboua moved to Rome, his family staying in Cameroon, to join Stella Azzurra, despite not speaking Italian or English and having only one year of basketball experience. His teammate Jordan Philippe Bayehe, who was also from Cameroon, helped him acclimate.
On 15 April 2016, Eboua played in the Jordan Brand Classic International Game in Brooklyn, New York. In January 2018, he averaged 14.8 points and 11 rebounds per game at the Kaunas tournament of the Adidas Next Generation Tournament (ANGT), an international junior competition, leading Stella Azzurra to the ANGT finals in Belgrade. In the following month, Eboua participated in a Basketball Without Borders camp in Los Angeles.
Professional career
On 7 October 2018, Eboua made his professional debut for Roseto Sharks in the Serie A2 Basket, the second-tier Italian league. On 13 January 2019, he recorded season-highs of 18 points and nine rebounds a win over Pallacanestro Mantovana. In 35 games, Eboua averaged 5.3 points and 3.4 rebounds in 14.9 minutes per game. On 20 April 2019, he declared for the 2019 NBA draft. However, he withdrew from the draft in June.
On 9 July 2019, Eboua signed with VL Pesaro of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the top Italian league. On 9 September, he was sidelined for about one month after suffering a knee sprain in a car accident in Trieste. On 5 January 2020, Eboua scored a career-high 20 points in a loss to Pallacanestro Trieste.