Charles Kahudi

Charles Lumbahe Kahudi (born 19 July 1986) is a Congolese-French former professional basketball player.

Charles Kahudi

Kahudi with LDLC ASVEL in 2025
Personal information
Born	(1986-07-19) 19 July 1986 (age 39) Kinshasa, Zaire
Nationality	Congolese / French
Listed height	6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2008: undrafted
Playing career	2004–2025
Position	Small forward / power forward
Number	5
Career history
2004–2006	Cholet
2006–2008	ALM Évreux
2008–2009	JDA Dijon
2009–2015	Le Mans
2015–2025	ASVEL
Career highlights
4x Pro A champion (2016, 2019, 2021, 2022) French Cup winner (2019, 2021) Leaders Cup winner (2014) Pro A Best Defender (2016) 7x LNB All-Star (2011–2015, 2017, 2018)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  France World Cup 2014 Spain EuroBasket 2013 Slovenia 2011 Lithuania 2015 France European U-18 Championship 2004 Spain U-18 Team

Early life

Lombahe Kahudi was born in Kinshasa, Zaire. On 28 March 1997, he was legally entitled to call himself Charles, and acquired French nationality, through the collective effet of his parents' naturalization.^[1]

Professional career

In his pro career, Kahudi has played with the following clubs: Cholet Basket, Évreux Basket, JDA Dijon, Le Mans, and ASVEL Basket.

French national team

Kahudi has represented the senior men's French national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2011,^[2] EuroBasket 2013, and EuroBasket 2015. He also played at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, and the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[3]

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	PIR	Performance index rating
Bold	Career high

EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2019–20	ASVEL	23	18	21.4	.430	.365	.846	2.9	.8	.5	.1	7.0	6.3
2020–21		31	16	21.2	.417	.394	.906	2.4	.9	.8	.1	5.6	5.5
2021–22		26	10	19.9	.377	.292	.682	2.7	.6	.2	.2	4.9	4.0
2022–23		29	12	18.8	.411	.351	.895	2.5	.4	.4	.1	6.2	5.6
2023–24		29	5	17.3	.364	.244	.773	2.9	.8	.1	—	3.9	4.0
Career		138	61	19.7	.402	.336	.836	2.7	.7	.4	.1	5.5	5.1

EuroCup

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2009–10	Le Mans	12	0	15.0	.343	.400	.875	2.5	.6	.3	.2	2.9	2.3
2010–11		11	8	19.8	.429	.345	.600	2.8	.5	.5	—	6.1	4.6
2011–12		5	5	26.2	.276	.222	1.000	4.2	1.6	1.2	—	4.8	4.4
2012–13		6	6	25.0	.429	.400	.875	5.0	1.0	1.0	.2	8.3	9.8
2013–14		10	6	25.3	.382	.261	.842	4.2	1.3	.5	.6	6.4	9.6
2017–18	ASVEL	15	15	27.2	.423	.390	.780	5.1	1.8	1.1	.3	10.1	12.1
2018–19		16	12	24.7	.455	.345	.805	4.4	.9	.6	.3	10.3	10.9
Career		75	52	23.1	.412	.346	.801	4.0	1.1	.7	.2	7.4	8.2

Basketball Champions League

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	ASVEL	3	2	23.4	.345	.100	.727	4.7	—	1.0	.3	9.7
Career		3	2	23.4	.345	.100	.727	4.7	—	1.0	.3	9.7

FIBA Europe Cup

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2015–16	ASVEL	13	13	24.9	.553	.462	.879	4.9	1.5	.5	.3	11.6
Career		13	13	24.9	.553	.462	.879	4.9	1.5	.5	.3	11.6

FIBA EuroChallenge

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2014–15	Le Mans	12	10	22.3	.459	.318	.813	4.7	1.4	.9	—	7.3
Career		12	10	22.3	.459	.318	.813	4.7	1.4	.9	—	7.3

Domestic leagues

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2004–05	Cholet	Pro A	2	3.5	.000	.000	1.000	.5	.5	—	—	1.0
2005–06	Cholet	Pro A	6	1.7	.250	—	—	.5	.2	—	—	0.3
2006–07	ALM Évreux	Pro B	29	11.0	.208	.000	.667	2.1	1.0	.3	—	1.5
2007–08	ALM Évreux	Pro B	27	24.8	.519	.371	.826	4.1	1.8	.7	.4	10.7
2008–09	JDA Dijon	Pro A	28	11.8	.423	.138	.793	2.5	.5	.3	.2	4.1
2009–10	Le Mans	Pro A	36	14.7	.487	.388	.745	2.3	.8	.3	.1	4.7
2010–11	Le Mans	Pro A	23	19.5	.432	.271	.619	3.3	1.2	.8	.1	7.2
2011–12	Le Mans	Pro A	35	30.8	.421	.387	.802	5.4	1.5	.9	.2	10.6
2012–13	Le Mans	Pro A	19	30.3	.396	.341	.792	4.4	1.4	.6	.3	9.5
2013–14	Le Mans	Pro A	32	26.9	.452	.376	.863	4.7	1.2	.8	.3	8.8
2014–15	Le Mans	Pro A	34	30.1	.444	.300	.868	5.6	1.3	.8	.3	12.2
2015–16	ASVEL	Pro A	44	27.5	.442	.425	.807	5.3	1.9	.5	.2	11.5
2016–17	ASVEL	Pro A	24	22.5	.389	.289	.813	3.5	1.2	.8	.1	8.3
2017–18	ASVEL	Pro A	32	27.2	.442	.352	.840	4.6	1.3	.6	.4	10.6
2018–19	ASVEL	LNB Élite	37	22.5	.380	.330	.841	4.2	.9	.6	.1	8.5
2019–20	ASVEL	LNB Élite	16	18.8	.532	.526	.857	3.1	1.4	.4	—	7.9
2020–21	ASVEL	LNB Élite	26	17.9	.402	.386	.875	2.3	.7	.6	.1	6.3
2021–22	ASVEL	LNB Élite	28	20.3	.397	.330	.865	3.0	1.0	.5	.1	7.1
2022–23	ASVEL	LNB Élite	32	19.4	.411	.301	.906	3.5	.8	.7	.1	6.5
2023–24	ASVEL	LNB Élite	28	13.9	.413	.279	.829	2.1	.5	.3	.1	3.8

Honours

Club

ASVEL

• LNB Pro A: 2015–16

Le Mans Sarthe Basket

• French Leaders Cup: 2014

Individual

• LNB All-Star (3): 2011, 2012, 2013
• LNB Pro A Best Defender: 2016