Kostja Kalonda Didier Mushidi (born June 18, 1998) is a German professional basketball player for BG Göttingen of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).
Born in Belgium to a Belgian-Congolese mother and a Russian father, Mushidi moved to Germany with his family at the age of 2.[1][2] Mushidi stands 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) tall and plays the shooting guard position.[3]
Early years and youth career
A product of ART Düsseldorf, Mushidi later transferred to the Dragons Rhöndorf, where he played in the youth system and strengthened Team Rhöndorf/Bonn's JBBL (under-16 Bundesliga) side starting with the 2012-13 season. After moving to the organization's under 19 side, Mushidi averaged 20.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game in the 2014-15 season.[4] He had made his first appearances on Rhoendorf's men's team in Germany's third division during the 2013-14 campaign.
Professional career
In August 2015, Mushidi inked a two-year deal with French powerhouse Strasbourg IG.[5] He played a total of six minutes for SIG's men's team in the 2015–16 LNB Pro A season,[6] while mostly representing the club's development squad. He left the club after one year and signed with Serbian club Mega Leks in June 2016.[7]
At the 2017 Nike Hoop Summit, he led the World Select Team with 14 points to go along with three assists, three steals and two rebounds.[8] In February 2019, he left Mega Bemax to join OKK Beograd,[9] where he left for the remainder of the 2018-19 season.
In June 2019, he signed with Basketball Löwen Braunschweig of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[10] On December 13, 2019, he was dismissed for disciplinary reasons, the team announced without disclosing any further details.[11] In eight Bundesliga appearances for the Braunschweig team, Mushidi averaged 11.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists per contest.[12] Mushidi was given a second chance by the Braunschweig outfit, joining the club back in August 2020.[13]
On December 1, 2021, he has signed with Mitteldeutscher BC of the Basketball Bundesliga.[14] In his first season with the club he was able to average 11.6 points and 2.0 rebounds per game across 25 contests.
Mushidi inked a deal with fellow Bundesliga side BG Göttingen in early October 2024.[15]
National team career
On the international stage, Mushidi represented Germany at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, scoring a team-high 17.7 points per game during the tournament,[16] while garnering Eurobasket.com All-European Championships U16 Second Team recognition.[17] The following year, he helped Germany to an eighth-place finish at the Europe U18 Championship, leading the team in scoring along with Isaiah Hartenstein as both averaged 11.6 points a contest.[18]
Mushidi led the German U18 national team to its first ever Albert-Schweitzer-Tournament title in March/April 2016, posting 25 points and 11 rebounds in the championship game against Serbia,[19] and was named tournament MVP.[20] In July 2016, he attended the U20 European championships, averaging 8.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists a game throughout the tournament, while finishing in fourth place with the German team.[21] He tallied team-bests 14.7 points and 3.8 assists along with 3.8 rebounds and 1.3 steals a contest on the way to a fourth-place finish at the 2016 U18 European Championships in Turkey.[22]
He was Germany's co-leading scorer at the 2018 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he averaged 13.6 points a game,[23] helping his team win the bronze medal,[24] while being named to the All-Star Five.[25] In November 2018, he was named to the roster of the German men's national team for the first time.[26]
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