Yanick Moreira
| No. 2 – UCAM Murcia | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||||||
| League | Liga ACB | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
July 31, 1991 Luanda, Angola | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Angolan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| High school |
Colégio Herinália Janete (Luanda, Angola) | ||||||||||||||||||
| College |
South Plains (2011–2013) SMU (2013–2015) | ||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2015 / Undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 2008–2011 | Primeiro de Agosto | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Rouen Métropole Basket | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–present | UCAM Murcia | ||||||||||||||||||
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Yanick Pires Moreira (born July 31, 1991) is an Angolan professional basketball player who plays for UCAM Murcia of the Liga ACB. He played two seasons of college basketball for the SMU Mustangs.
Basketball career
From 2008 to 2011, Moreira played for Primeiro de Agosto of the Angolan League before moving to the United States to attend South Plains College. After playing two seasons with South Plains, he transferred to Southern Methodist University where he graduated in 2015.[1] Moreira was called for goaltending on a three-point shot by Bryce Alford, in the closing seconds of the Mustangs' second-round game in the 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament against UCLA. Moreira took responsibility for the loss, saying "It's all my fault, I should have let the ball hit the rim. I shouldn't have made that mistake as a senior."[2]
After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Moreira joined the Los Angeles Clippers for the 2015 NBA Summer League.[3] In September 2015, he was ruled out for four to six weeks with a minor ligament tear in his left foot.[4] On November 29, 2015, he signed with Rouen Métropole Basket of the French LNB Pro A.[5]
Moreira left the French team on April 2016 for signing with Angolan side Petro de Luanda. After found ineligible to play in the Angolan league for the 2016 season, he was loaned to Spanish squad UCAM Murcia until the end of the 2015–16 season.[6][7]
International career
Moreira has been a regular member of the Angola national basketball team since 2010, having competed at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in 2014.[8]
References
- ↑ Basquetebol: Yanick Moreira visitou o Clube onde fez a sua formação e rever amigos (Portuguese)
- ↑ "SMU player whistled for critical goaltending: 'It's all my fault'". FOX Sports. March 19, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- ↑ 2015 Summer League Player Profile – Yanick Moreira
- ↑ Nets To Sign Yanick Moreira?
- ↑ Yanick Moreira inks with Rouen Metro Basket
- ↑ "Basketball: Yanick Moreira to play for UCAM Murcia of Spain". ANGOP.com. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ↑ "Yanick Moreira refuerza al UCAM Murcia CB" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ↑ 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup – Yanick Moreira