Guillaume Yango

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Guillaume Yango
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born31 January 1982 (1982-01-31) (age 42)
Aubervilliers, France
Sport
Sport Basketball
Medal record
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
European U-18 Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Croatia U-18 Team
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Lithuania U-20 Team

Guillaume Yango (born 31 January 1982 in Aubervilliers, France) is a French basketball player who played 29 games for French Pro A league club Le Mans Sarthe Basket during the 2009–2010 season and 15 games for Paris-Levallois Basket during the 2010–2011 season. [1] Yango began his college playing career at the College of Southern Idaho. [2] He then helped lead the University of the Pacific Tigers to NCAA Tournament First Round wins in both 2004 and 2005. [3]

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References

  1. profil www.lnb.fr sports reference retrieved 5 December 2011
  2. "Pacific". Archived from the original on 2016-03-26. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  3. "Pittsburgh vs. Pacific - Game Recap - March 17, 2005 - ESPN". Archived from the original on May 11, 2017.