Adou Thiero

About

Adou Thiero (born May 8, 2004) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats and the Arkansas Razorbacks.

Thiero was born on May 8, 2004 in Salt Lake City, Utah. His parents, Almamy and Mariam, immigrated to the U.S. from Mali and both played college basketball; his father Almamy for Memphis under coach John Calipari and then for Duquesne, while his mother Mariam for Oklahoma City. His mother was selected in the 2006 WNBA draft by the Washington Mystics.
Thiero, born in the U.S., spent his early years in Mali with his grandmother, while his parents played college basketball. In 2007, at age three, he returned to the U.S. He attended Quaker Valley High School in Leetsdale, Pennsylvania, where he played basketball, soccer and lacrosse. A combo guard, he led Quaker Valley in scoring as a sophomore, averaging 17.7 points per game. Then, as a junior in 2020–21, he remained their leading scorer and averaged 21.8 points as well as a team-leading 5.1 assists, 2.2 steals and 1.2 blocks per game.
As a senior, Thiero averaged 23…