Christian Koloko first picked up a basketball when he was 10 years old growing up in Cameroon, a Central African country on the Gulf of Guinea.
Those days, he played for fun.
But as he sprouted into the 7-foot giant that he is now, he started to take the game more seriously. When Koloko was 17, he was invited to the NBA’s Basketball Without Borders camp in South Africa, a privilege afforded only to the top players on the continent.
It was around then when he realized the sport could provide him a brighter future.