Will Yeguete

Wilfried Yeguete (born October 16, 1991) is a French professional basketball player for Le Mans of the LNB Pro A and the Basketball Champions League (BCL).

Will Yeguete
Yeguete playing for Florida
No. 15 Le Mans
PositionPower forward
LeaguePro A
Champions League
Personal information
Born (1991-10-16) October 16, 1991
Pessac, France
NationalityFrench
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High schoolFlorida Air Academy
(Melbourne, Florida)
CollegeFlorida (2010–2014)
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015STB Le Havre
2015–2016Pau-Orthez
2016–2019Le Mans SB
2019–2022AS Monaco
2022–2023Limoges CSP
2023–presentLe Mans
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing the  France
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Bronze medal – third place2011 Bilbao National team

Collegiate career

Yeguete accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. He played for coach Billy Donovan's Florida Gators men's basketball team from 2010 to 2014. As a Gator, Yeguette was a member of an NCAA Final Four team in 2014, and NCAA Elite Eight teams in 2011, 2012 and 2013.[1]

International career

Yeguete represented France at the 2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship in Bilbao, Spain, helping them win the bronze medal. He played for the same country at the 2015 Summer Universiade, after which France placed fifth.[2] The power forward did not compete with the Central African Republic in the AfroBasket 2015, though.[3]

References

  1. "Will Yeguete bio". GatorZone.com. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. "Will Yeguete Player Profile". RealGM. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  3. "Central African Republic coach Goporo calls up 20 players for AfroBasket 2015". FIBA. Archived from the original on July 20, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.