Abramo Canka

Abramo Canka
	Canka with Roseto Sharks in 2018
No. 1 – UCLA Bruins
Position	Shooting guard / Small forward
League	Pac-12 Conference
Personal information
Born	18 March 2002; Genoa, Italy
Listed height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight	90.5 kg (200 lb)
Career information
College	UCLA (2022–present)
Playing career	2017–present
Career history
2017–2020	Stella Azzurra Roma
2018–2020	→Roseto Sharks
2020–2022	Lokomotiv Kuban
2020–2021	→Nevėžis Kėdainiai

Abramo Canka (born Abramo Penè;[1] 18 March 2002) is an Italian college basketball player for the UCLA Bruins of the Pac-12 Conference.

Early life and youth career

Born in Genoa, Italy to a Senegalese father and Kosovo Albanian mother, Canka grew up playing basketball for Tigullio Sport Team Ligure. On 4 August 2016, he joined the youth academy of Serie B club Stella Azzurra Roma.[2][3] Canka played for Stella Azzurra's under-18 team at Adidas Next Generation Tournament Munich in January 2020 and was named to the all-tournament team after averaging 16.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.3 steals per game, leading his team to the final of the tournament.[4]

Professional career

In the 2018–19 season, Canka began playing for Roseto Sharks of the Serie A2 Basket and was the youngest player in the league, making his debut at age 16.[2] On 13 October 2019, he recorded a career-high 25 points, shooting 12-of-15 from the field, along with nine rebounds, five assists and five steals in a 113–112 double overtime win over JuveCaserta.[5] In the 2019–20 season, Canka averaged 7.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game.[6]

On 27 June 2020, Canka moved to Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League.[6] Six days later, he was loaned to Nevėžis Kėdainiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[7] Canka averaged 7.9 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game. He returned to Lokomotiv Kuban on 3 December 2021.[8]

College career

On 3 August 2022, the UCLA Bruins signed Canka as a freshman for the 2022–23 season.[9]

National team career

Canka represented Italy at the 2018 FIBA U16 European Championship in Novi Sad, Serbia. In seven games, he averaged 10.6 points, 7.1 rebounds, two assists and 1.9 steals per game, leading his team to 12th place.[10] He also averaged 9.4 points and 2.1 rebounds in the 2022 FIBA U20 European Championship.[11]

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	Bold	Career high

College


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2022–23	UCLA	22	0	5.4	.444	.500	1.000	.7	.2	.2	.0	1.5

References

"ANGT Munich: Players to Watch". euroleaguebasketball.net. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
Rapone, Marco (30 July 2018). "Penè, scommessa Sharks: "A Roseto per vincere"". il Centro. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
"Abramo Penè nuovo innesto in casa Stellazzurra Basketball Academy. In arrivo anche gli altri 2002 Stefano Faloppa e Raffaele Romano" (in Italian). Stella Azzurra Roma. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
Robledillo, Albert (3 May 2020). "ANGT Munich, Kaunas & Belgrade - Top Performers". Eurohopes. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
Lupo, Nicola (13 October 2019). "Roseto, brilla il classe 2002 Abramo Canka: 25 punti e 9 rimbalzi contro Caserta" (in Italian). Sportando. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
Lupo, Nicola (27 June 2020). "Abramo Canka signs long-term deal with Lokomotiv Kuban". Sportando. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
"Nevezis adds NBA prospects Abramo Canka and Ariel Hukporti". Sportando. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
"Abramo Canka returns to Lokomotiv Kuban". Sportando. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
Skerletic, Dario (3 August 2022). "UCLA Men's Basketball Signs Abramo Canka". Sportando. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
"Abramo Pene (ITA)'s profile - FIBA U16 European Championship 2018". FIBA. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
"UCLA Bruins men's basketball team adds Italy's Abramo Canka to roster for this season". ESPN. Associated Press. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2023.

External links

UCLA Bruins bio

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[1] "ANGT Munich: Players to Watch". euroleaguebasketball.net. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2022.

[rapone-2] Rapone, Marco (30 July 2018). "Penè, scommessa Sharks: "A Roseto per vincere"". il Centro. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

[3] "Abramo Penè nuovo innesto in casa Stellazzurra Basketball Academy. In arrivo anche gli altri 2002 Stefano Faloppa e Raffaele Romano" (in Italian). Stella Azzurra Roma. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

[4] Robledillo, Albert (3 May 2020). "ANGT Munich, Kaunas & Belgrade - Top Performers". Eurohopes. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

[5] Lupo, Nicola (13 October 2019). "Roseto, brilla il classe 2002 Abramo Canka: 25 punti e 9 rimbalzi contro Caserta" (in Italian). Sportando. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

[lokomotiv-6] Lupo, Nicola (27 June 2020). "Abramo Canka signs long-term deal with Lokomotiv Kuban". Sportando. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

[7] "Nevezis adds NBA prospects Abramo Canka and Ariel Hukporti". Sportando. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.

[8] "Abramo Canka returns to Lokomotiv Kuban". Sportando. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.

[9] Skerletic, Dario (3 August 2022). "UCLA Men's Basketball Signs Abramo Canka". Sportando. Retrieved 3 August 2022.

[10] "Abramo Pene (ITA)'s profile - FIBA U16 European Championship 2018". FIBA. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

[11] "UCLA Bruins men's basketball team adds Italy's Abramo Canka to roster for this season". ESPN. Associated Press. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2023.