Yakuba Ouattara
No. 24 – Paris Basketball | |
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Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
League | LNB Pro A EuroLeague |
Personal information | |
Born | Tepa, Ghana | January 24, 1992
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 |
2021–2024 | AS Monaco |
2024–present | Paris Basketball |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball Reference |
Billy Yakuba Ouattara (born January 24, 1992, in Tepa, Ghana) is a Ghanaian-French professional basketball player for Paris Basketball of the LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague.
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]
On August 7, 2024, he signed with Paris Basketball of the LNB Pro A.[8]
National team career
[edit]Because of the unavailability of a Ghanaian national team, he has been a member of the French national team.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2021–22 | Monaco | 30 | 21 | 14.2 | .500 | .500 | .727 | 1.9 | .3 | .3 | .0 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
2022–23 | 35 | 15 | 11.2 | .460 | .354 | .500 | 1.0 | .3 | .4 | — | 3.7 | 2.4 | |
2023–24 | 26 | 20 | 11.9 | .513 | .479 | .714 | 1.5 | .1 | .2 | .0 | 4.2 | 3.3 | |
Career | 91 | 56 | 12.4 | .488 | .434 | .654 | 1.4 | .2 | .3 | .0 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
EuroCup
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2013–14 | Élan Chalon | 8 | 0 | 6.1 | .429 | .167 | — | .9 | .4 | .1 | — | 1.6 | 0.9 |
2018–19 | Monaco | 14 | 7 | 24.0 | .429 | .469 | .824 | 3.4 | 1.1 | .6 | .1 | 10.4 | 9.2 |
2019–20 | 16 | 4 | 22.9 | .451 | .441 | .640 | 3.1 | .8 | .7 | .2 | 9.0 | 8.6 | |
Career | 38 | 11 | 19.8 | .439 | .392 | .714 | 2.7 | .8 | .6 | .1 | 8.0 | 7.2 |
Basketball Champions League
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2016–17 | Monaco | 16 | 15 | 24.0 | .458 | .389 | .682 | 2.6 | .7 | .9 | .1 | 10.4 |
Career | 16 | 15 | 24.0 | .458 | .389 | .682 | 2.6 | .7 | .9 | .1 | 10.4 |
Domestic leagues
[edit]Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2012–13 | Élan Chalon | Pro A | 3 | 3.7 | .400 | — | — | 1.0 | — | — | — | 1.3 |
2013–14 | Élan Chalon | Pro A | 15 | 5.9 | .385 | .308 | .714 | .5 | .1 | .1 | .1 | 2.6 |
2014–15 | Denain Voltaire | Pro B | 41 | 17.8 | .456 | .309 | .803 | 2.5 | 1.1 | .5 | .2 | 9.1 |
2015–16 | Monaco | Pro A | 38 | 26.3 | .510 | .382 | .688 | 2.9 | .9 | .9 | .2 | 12.4 |
2016–17 | Monaco | Pro A | 32 | 23.9 | .514 | .400 | .782 | 3.3 | .9 | .7 | .1 | 11.8 |
2017–18 | Monaco | Pro A | 1 | 21.0 | .583 | .667 | — | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
2017–18 | Long Island Nets | G League | 12 | 15.7 | .427 | .176 | .765 | 2.0 | .3 | .5 | .2 | 7.4 |
2018–19 | Monaco | LNB Élite | 39 | 25.3 | .463 | .421 | .746 | 3.7 | 1.3 | .7 | .3 | 11.5 |
2019–20 | Monaco | LNB Élite | 25 | 25.4 | .458 | .418 | .625 | 4.4 | .6 | .6 | .3 | 11.0 |
2020–21 | Real Betis | ACB | 30 | 22.2 | .438 | .308 | .811 | 4.1 | .6 | .9 | .0 | 9.1 |
2021–22 | Monaco | LNB Élite | 43 | 20.9 | .470 | .402 | .800 | 2.9 | .6 | .5 | .1 | 7.0 |
2022–23 | Monaco | LNB Élite | 38 | 17.7 | .478 | .388 | .857 | 2.0 | .7 | .4 | .1 | 7.0 |
2023–24 | Monaco | LNB Élite | 40 | 17.5 | .430 | .333 | .719 | 2.2 | .5 | .4 | .0 | 6.0 |
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.
- ^ "Yakuba Ouattara rejoint la Capitale". parisbasketball.com (in French). August 7, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ Causeur forfait, Ouattara incertain, FFBB.com, 26 May 2016. Accessed 30 Oct 2016.(in French)
External links
[edit]- 1992 births
- Living people
- 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
- AS Monaco Basket players
- Black French sportspeople
- Denain Voltaire Basket players
- Élan Chalon players
- Expatriate basketball people in Monaco
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Monaco
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Ghanaian men's basketball players
- French expatriate basketball people in the United States
- French expatriate sportspeople in Monaco
- French men's basketball players
- French sportspeople of Ghanaian descent
- Liga ACB players
- Long Island Nets players
- People from Tepa, Ghana
- Real Betis Baloncesto players
- Shooting guards
- 21st-century French sportsmen