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Will Yeguete

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Will Yeguete
Yeguete playing for Florida
No. 15 – Le Mans
PositionPower forward
LeaguePro A
Personal information
Born (1991-10-16) October 16, 1991 (age 33)
Pessac, France
NationalityFrench
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High schoolFlorida Air Academy
(Melbourne, Florida)
CollegeFlorida (2010–2014)
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015STB Le Havre
2015–2016Pau-Orthez
2016–2019Le Mans SB
2019–2022AS Monaco
2022–2023Limoges CSP
2023–presentLe Mans
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  France
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Bilbao National team

Wilfried Yeguete (born October 16, 1991) is a French professional basketball player for Le Mans of the LNB Pro A.

Collegiate career

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Yeguete accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. 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

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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

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  1. ^ "Will Yeguete bio". GatorZone.com. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. ^ "Will Yeguete Player Profile". RealGM. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  3. ^ "Central African Republic coach Goporo calls up 20 players for AfroBasket 2015". FIBA. Archived from the original on July 20, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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