Will Yeguete
| No. 15 – Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez | ||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward | |||||||||
| League | LNB Pro A | |||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||
| Born |
October 16, 1991 Pessac, France | |||||||||
| Nationality | French | |||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | |||||||||
| Listed weight | 222 lb (101 kg) | |||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||
| High school |
Florida Air Academy (Melbourne, Florida) | |||||||||
| College | Florida (2010–2014) | |||||||||
| NBA draft | 2014 / Undrafted | |||||||||
| Playing career | 2014–present | |||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | STB Le Havre (France) | |||||||||
| 2015–present | Pau-Orthez (France) | |||||||||
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Wilfried Yeguete (born October 16, 1991) is a French professional basketball player who currently plays for Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez of the LNB Pro A.
Collegiate career
Yeguete accepted and athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where 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
- ↑ "Will Yeguete bio". GatorZone.com. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ↑ "Will Yeguete Player Profile". RealGM. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ↑ "Central African Republic coach Goporo calls up 20 players for AfroBasket 2015". FIBA. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
External links
- Will Yeguete at RealGM
- Will Yeguete at Eurobasket.com
- FIBA.com profile
- Florida bio