Yakuba Ouattara
Billy Yakuba Ouattara (born January 24, 1992, in Tepa, Ghana) is a Ghanaian-French professional basketball player for AS Monaco of the LNB Pro A and EuroLeague.
| No. 24 – AS Monaco | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | LNB Pro A EuroLeague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 24, 1992 Tepa, Ghana |
| Nationality | Ghanaian / French |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2014: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2014 | Élan Chalon |
| 2014–2015 | Denain-Voltaire |
| 2015–2017 | Monaco |
| 2017–2018 | Long Island Nets |
| 2018–2020 | Monaco |
| 2020–2021 | Real Betis |
| 2021–present | AS Monaco |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Professional career edit
Ouattara first began his professional career out in France with the Élan Chalon of the LNB Pro A in 2012 as a 20-year-old. He played with that team for two seasons before signing a one-year deal with the ASC Denain-Voltaire PH, who were a part of the LNB Pro B at that time. During that year, he helped the team make it to the LNB Pro B Finals before ultimately losing the series to Hyères-Toulon Var Basket. On July 24, 2015, Ouattara signed with the AS Monaco Basket out in Monaco, returning to the Pro A that year.[1] During his second season at Monaco, Ouattara was named a French Pro A All-Star and helped Monaco win the Leaders Cup Championship over the ASVEL Basket in 2017.
Ouattara signed a two-way contract with the Brooklyn Nets of the NBA on July 21, 2017, becoming the first foreign born player to sign a two-way deal with an NBA team. Under the terms of the deal, he would have planned to split time between the Brooklyn Nets and their G League affiliate, the Long Island Nets, with a majority of his time being spent with the Long Island affiliate team.[2] However, due to injury problems throughout the year, he would never get a chance to play with the Brooklyn Nets squad, having only played in one G League game with the Long Island Nets during that time. On December 17, 2017, Ouattara was waived by the Nets.[3] On January 17, 2018, Ouattara was reacquired by the Long Island Nets.[4]
On March 30, 2018, Ouattara signed for the remainder of the 2017–18 season with Monaco.[5]
On July 17, 2020, he signed with Coosur Real Betis of the Liga ACB.[6]
On July 20, 2021, he signed with AS Monaco of the French LNB Pro A. AS Monaco also plays in the EuroLeague[7]
National team career edit
Because of the unavailability of a Ghanaian national team, he has been a member of the French national team.[8]
References edit
- ^ "BeBasket".
- ^ "Nets sign Yakuba Ouattara to two-way contract". Brooklyn Nets. July 21, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ^ "Brooklyn Nets Waive Yakuba Ouattara". NBA.com. December 17, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ "Yakuba Ouattara Rejoins Long Island Nets". NBA.com. January 17, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^ "Yakuba Ouattara signe pour la fin de saison à Monaco" (in French). Lequipe.fr. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "Yakuba Ouattara signs with Coosur Real Betis". Sportando. July 17, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ "YAKUBA OUATTARA REVIENT À LA MAISON". asmonaco.basketball (in French). July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ^ Causeur forfait, Ouattara incertain, FFBB.com, 26 May 2016. Accessed 30 Oct 2016.(in French)
External links edit
- NBADraft.net profile
- Eurobasket.com profile
- basketball-reference.com profile