Thabo Sefolosha

Quick Facts

Full Name	Thabo Sefolosha
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	May 2, 1984(1984-05-02)
Age	40
Birthplace	Vevey
Country	Switzerland
Birth City	Vaud
Horoscope	Taurus

Thabo Sefolosha Biography

Thabo Sefolosha is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on May 2, 1984 in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland. Swiss NBA guard/forward known for his tough defense and 3-point shooting.

Then, in the year 2009, his was playing for the Oklahoma City Thunder alongside NBA superstar In 2009, he began playing on the Oklahoma City Thunder alongside NBA star Kevin Durant..

Sefolosha spent his first year in Chalon-sur-Saône playing with the junior under-21 squad, which traveled alongside the senior club. The following year (2002–03), he earned a rotation spot on the senior club, where he played 30 games and averaged 4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1 assist per game.

Sefolosha was taken with the 13th pick of the 2006 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers and promptly traded to the Chicago Bulls for the 16th pick (Rodney Carney), and cash considerations. In an article on Bulls.com, Sefolosha was quoted saying “I was certainly surprised (at the draft) when someone came up and said that I was the next to be picked. I thought maybe he had made a mistake or something. But a few minutes later he came back and told me that not only was I going to be picked, but that I was going to be traded to Chicago, which really got me excited.”

The couple was Christine as well as Patrick Sefolosha. He was married to Bertille Sefolosha and he has two daughters, Lesedi and Naledi.

Thabo Sefolosha Net Worth

Thabo Sefolosha is one of the richest Basketball Player from Switzerland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Thabo Sefolosha 's net worth $20 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began his professional journey at the age of 17 playing at Tege Riviera Basket, in the top league in Switzerland’s domestic.

He was selected in the top 13 by Chicago Bulls in 2006. Chicago Bulls in 2006.

Thabo Patrick Sefolosha (/ˈ t ɑː b oʊ ˌ s ɛ f ə ˈ l oʊ ʃ ə / ; born May 2, 1984) is a Swiss-South African professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has also played in the NBA for the Chicago Bulls, Oklahoma City Thunder, Atlanta Hawks, and Utah Jazz, in the Turkish Basketball League for the Fenerbahçe, in France for Élan Chalon, in Italy for Angelico Biella, and in Switzerland for Vevey Riviera Basket. In 2006, he became the first player from Switzerland to play in the NBA, and in 2013, he was labelled the best Swiss basketball player of all-time by Swiss newspaper Freiburger Nachrichten.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Thabo Sefolosha height 6 ft 7 in Thabo weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Thabo Sefolosha Dating?

According to our records, Thabo Sefolosha married to Bertille Sefolosha. As of December 1, 2023, Thabo Sefolosha’s is not dating anyone.

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The prosecution offered Sefolosha a plea bargain, which would have involved a dismissal of the charges after six months, but Sefolosha refused it on September 9, 2015, even though his attorney, Alex Spiro, urged him to take it. Sefolosha said that he wanted to let the case proceed to trial instead; at the same time, charges against Antić were dropped. Sefolosha’s court hearing was set on October 5, 2015. On October 9, a Manhattan jury found him not guilty of all three misdemeanor charges: obstructing government administration, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. On October 21, 2015, Sefolosha announced he would be suing the city of New York as well as eight police officers for up to $50 million in damages. On April 9, 2017, it was announced Sefolosha had settled with the NYPD for $4 million, a “substantial portion” of which he donated to Gideon’s Promise, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating public defenders.

Facts & Trivia

Thabo Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Switzerland. Thabo Sefolosha celebrates birthday on May 2 of every year.

In October 2017, Sefolosha revealed that he saved a woman the previous month from drowning while he and his family were on a rafting trip down the Provo River.

What happened Thabo Sefolosha?

A New York jury found Sefolosha not guilty on three misdemeanor charges. The charges against Antic, who is white, were dismissed. Sefolosha later settled a lawsuit against five police officers for $4 million.

What nationality is Thabo Sefolosha?

Nationality

How old is Sefolosha?

38 years (May 2, 1984)

Who drafted Thabo Sefolosha?

Philadelphia 76ers

Are there any South African NBA players?

Throughout the league’s history, however, there has been just one South African born player. Though that is not to minimize his efforts in the league, as the Johannesburg born Point Guard has a long list of personal honours from his playing days.