Yunss Akinocho

Yunss Prince Michel Akinocho (born 11 March 1987) is a Moroccan-French basketball player.[1] He is also member of the Moroccan national basketball team.

Yunss Akinocho
Personal information
Born (1987-03-11) 11 March 1987
Reims, France
NationalityMoroccan / French
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
CollegeCollege of the Sequoias (2006–2008)
Playing career2002–present
PositionForward
Career history
2002–2004CFBB
2004–2005Cholet
2005–2006Étendard de Brest
2005–2006Oostende
2008–2009SISU Copenhagen
2009–2010UBC Hannover
2009–2010Crailsheim Merlins
2010–2011Étoile de Charleville-Mézières
2011–2012GET Vosges
2012–2013CEP Lorient

Career

Born in Reims, France, Akinocho first played professional basketball as an 18-year-old in the French League.[2] In his most recent season, Akinocho averaged 8.8 points and 3.8 rebounds per game over eleven games of action for Proveo Merlins Crailsheim in Germany.[3] For the upcoming season, he has signed with Copenhagen sisu of the Danish League.

Akinocho played with the Morocco national basketball team at the FIBA Africa Championship 2009. He played in all eight of Morocco's games, averaging 9.8 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.[4] Prior to this, Akinocho played for the France national basketball team in the 2003 European Championship for Cadets, helping the team to a fifth-place finish.[5]

References
  1. Moroccan team page Archived 2009-08-04 at the Wayback Machine at FIBA.com
  2. Player Page at basketpedya.com
  3. Player Page at eurobasket.com
  4. Player Profile Archived 2015-04-03 at the Wayback Machine at FIBA.com
  5. "FIBA.com: 2009 FIBA Africa Championship for Men Player profile". Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2009-09-01.


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