Malcolm Cazalon
French basketball player (born 2001) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Malcolm Jean Ahmed Cazalon (born 27 August 2001) is a French professional basketball player for Bilbao Basket of the Liga ACB.
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| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | Liga ACB | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 27 August 2001 Roanne, France | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2023: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | JL Bourg | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | →Leuven Bears | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Mega Basket | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Detroit Pistons | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | →Motor City Cruise | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Westchester Knicks | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | SIG Strasbourg | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Bilbao Basket | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Early life
Cazalon was born in Roanne, France, where his father Laurent Cazalon was a professional basketball player.[1] He began playing basketball as a child with local club Chorale Roanne.[2] In 2017, he moved to ASVEL, with whom he played in the LNB Espoirs under-21 league.[3]
Professional career
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JL Bourg / Leuven Bears (2018–2020)
On 23 August 2018, Cazalon signed a three-year contract with JL Bourg of the LNB Pro A, the top professional league in France.[4] On 19 July 2019, he was loaned to Leuven Bears of the Pro Basketball League (PBL) in Belgium.[5]
Mega Basket (2020–2023)
On 10 March 2020, Cazalon signed with Mega Bemax of the Basketball League of Serbia.[6] Following the 2020–21 season, Cazalon declared for the 2021 NBA draft. On July 19, 2021, he withdrew his name from consideration for the 2021 NBA draft.[7] In April 2022, Cazalon declared for the 2022 NBA draft.[8] Later, he withdrew his name from consideration for the 2022 NBA draft.[9] On 4 July 2022, Cazalon signed a one-year contract extension with Mega Basket.[10]
Detroit Pistons / Motor City Cruise (2023–2024)
After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Cazalon signed a two-way contract with the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA) on 2 July 2023[11] and joined them for the 2023 NBA Summer League.[12] However, he was waived on 21 February 2024.[13]
Westchester Knicks (2024)
On 24 February 2024, Cazalon joined the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League.[14]
SIG Strasbourg (2024–2025)
On 6 December 2024, Cazalon signed with SIG Strasbourg of the LNB Élite.[15]
Bilbao Basket (2025–present)
On February 17, 2025, Cazalon was announced as a new player Bilbao Basket of the Liga ACB. He signed a contract for the remainder of the 2024-25 season.[16]
National team career
Cazalon missed the 2017 FIBA U16 European Championship in Podgorica, Montenegro, in which France won the gold medal, with a knee injury.[17] At the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Argentina, he averaged 16.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game, helping France win the silver medal.[18]
Career statistics
| 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 | Bold | Career high |
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