Vafessa Fofana

Vafessa Fofana (born 12 June 1992) is a French-Ivorian basketball player.[1] He plays for the French League side BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque, the FIBA Europe Cup, and the Ivory Coast national basketball team.[2][3]

Vafessa Fofana
Fofana with Gravelines in February 2022
No. 12 – BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
PositionForward
LeagueLNB Pro A
FIBA Europe Cup
Personal information
Born (1992-06-12) 12 June 1992
Paris, France
NationalityFrench / Ivorian
Listed height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Career history
2012–2013Saint-Vallier
2013–2016Denain Voltaire
2016–2017Hermine Nantes
2017–2018HTV
2018–2019Hermine Nantes
2019–2021Cholet
2021–presentBCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
Medals
AfroBasket
Silver medal – second place2021 Rwanda

Club career

In 2009, Fofana started his club career with the Cholet Basket under 21 at the age of 17,[4] he averaged 4.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.3 blocks.[5] In his second season at Cholet Basketball Under 21, he averaged 9.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.6 blocks.[6] In his third season at the Cholet Basketball Under 21, he averaged 13.4 points, 4 rebounds and 0.6 blocks.[7]

In 2012, he played for the Saint-Vallier basketball team where he averaged 1.8 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.3 blocks.[8] In 2013, he played for the Denain Voltaire Basket where he averaged 4.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.1 blocks.[9][10]

In 2016, He played for the Hermine Nantes Basket where he averaged 8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 0 blocks.[11] In 2017, he moved to HTV Basket where he averaged 6.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.3 [12] In 2018, he moved back to Hermine Nantes Basket where he averaged 9.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 0.4 blocks.[13] In 2019, He moved back to Cholet Basket.[10]

On June 23, 2021, he has signed with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of LNB Pro A.[14]

Ivorian National team

Fafona represents the Ivory Coast national basketball team.[15] He participated at 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup where he averaged 3.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.4 assist.[2] He also played with his country at FIBA AfroBasket 2021, helping the team win the silver medal. He averaged 12 points and 10.7 rounds per game over the tournament.[16]

References
  1. "Vafessa Fofana Player Profile, Cholet Basket, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  2. "Vafessa FOFANA at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019". FIBA.basketball.
  3. "Vafessa Fofana, Basketball Player". Proballers.
  4. "FOFANA, VAFESSA - Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL". www.euroleague.net.
  5. "Cholet U21 Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers.
  6. "Cholet U21 Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers.
  7. "Cholet U21 Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers.
  8. "Saint-Vallier Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers.
  9. "Denain Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers.
  10. "Fofana Vafessa | LNB.fr". www.lnb.frhttp.
  11. "Nantes Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers.
  12. "Hyères-Toulon Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers.
  13. "Nantes Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers.
  14. "Vafessa FOFANA, Nouveau Maritime ! 🧡". bcmbasket.com (in French). June 23, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  15. "Vafessa FOFANA at the FIBA Coupe du Monde de Basketball 2019". FIBA.basketball.
  16. "Cote d'Ivoire at the FIBA AfroBasket 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
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