Lucas N'Guessan

Lucas N'Guessan
Real Valladolid Basketball
Position	Center
League	LEB Oro
Personal information
Born	6 November 1997; De Lier, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Listed height	2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)
Listed weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
College	Oklahoma State (2016–2018); East Tennessee State (2018–2020);
NBA draft	2020: undrafted
Playing career	2020–present
Career history
2020–2021	Força Lleida
2021–2022	Yoast United
2022–present	Navarra

Lucas N'Guessan (born 6 November 1997) is a Dutch basketball player who plays for Real Valladolid Basketball of the LEB Oro. Standing at 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in), he plays as center.

Early life

Born in De Lier to an Ivorian father and Dutch mother,[1] N'Guessan moved to Spain at age 16 to play for the Canarias Basketball Academy (CBA).

College career

N'Guessan started his college career with Oklahoma State, where he played two seasons. He then transferred to East Tennessee State. In his senior year, he averaged 9 points and 6 rebounds in 21 minutes.

Professional career

In August 2020, N'Guessan signed his first professional contract with Força Lleida.[2] He averaged 4.2 points and 3.4 rebounds over 17 games.[3]

On 7 July 2021, N'Guessan signed with Yoast United in the Netherlands.[4]

On 8 February 2022, N'Guessan left United when he returned to Spain to play with Navarra of the LEB Oro.[5]

On August 14, 2022, he signs for the Peñas Huesca Basketball Club of the LEB Oro. Due to the bad season, the team is relegated to LEB Plata.

On January 24, 2023, he left the discipline at Club Baloncesto Peñas Huesca to sign for Real Valladolid Baloncesto of the LEB Oro.

National team career

In the summer of 2021, N'Guessan was selected for the preliminary team of the Netherlands national basketball team.[6]

References

"WOS.nl - Lierse basketballer N'Guessan wordt prof in Spanje". wos.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 July 2021.
"El ICG Força Lleida cierra la incorporación del pívot Lucas N'Guessan". FEB (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 July 2021.
"Lucas N'Guessan Player Profile, East Tennessee State, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
"Lucas N'Guessan naar Yoast United". Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 July 2021.
"WOS.nl - Lucas N'Guessan terug naar Spanje". wos.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 March 2022.
"Nu de competities overal ter wereld erop zitten, komen de Nederlandse 5-5 internationals vanaf donderdag 24 juni bij elkaar voor het Summer Window van de Orange Lions". Basketball.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 July 2021.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] "WOS.nl - Lierse basketballer N'Guessan wordt prof in Spanje". wos.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[2] "El ICG Força Lleida cierra la incorporación del pívot Lucas N'Guessan". FEB (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[3] "Lucas N'Guessan Player Profile, East Tennessee State, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[4] "Lucas N'Guessan naar Yoast United". Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[5] "WOS.nl - Lucas N'Guessan terug naar Spanje". wos.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 March 2022.

[6] "Nu de competities overal ter wereld erop zitten, komen de Nederlandse 5-5 internationals vanaf donderdag 24 juni bij elkaar voor het Summer Window van de Orange Lions". Basketball.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 July 2021.