Ismaël Bako

Ismaël Bako
	Bako with UNICS Kazan in 2025
No. 21 – Zenit Saint Petersburg
Position	Center
League	VTB United League
Personal information
Born	10 October 1995; Leuven, Belgium
Listed height	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight	103 kg (227 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2017: undrafted
Playing career	2012–present
Career history
2012–2017	Leuven Bears
2017–2019	Antwerp Giants
2019–2021	ASVEL
2021–2022	Manresa
2022–2023	Virtus Bologna
2023–2025	UNICS Kazan
2025–2026	Paris Basketball
2026–present	Zenit Saint Petersburg
Career highlights
	All-FIBA Champions League First Team (2019); 2× VTB United League blocks leader (2024, 2025); French League champion (2021); French Cup winner (2021); Italian Supercup winner (2022); Belgian Cup MVP (2019); Belgian Cup winner (2019); Belgian League All-Offensive Team (2019); Belgian League All-Defensive Team (2019); Belgian League Rising Star (2017);

Ismaël Bako (born 10 October 1995) is a Belgian professional basketball player for Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League. Standing at 208 cm (6 ft 10 in), he plays at the center position. He started his career in 2012 with Leuven Bears and transferred to Antwerp Giants in April 2017.