Mouphtaou Yarou

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Mouphtaou Yarou
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Yarou with Antibes Sharks in 2017.
Free Agent
Position Center
Personal information
Born (1990-06-26) 26 June 1990 (age 34)
Natitingou, Benin
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school Montrose Christian School
(Rockville, Maryland)
College Villanova (2009–2013)
NBA draft 2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013 Radnički Kragujevac
2014–2017 Le Mans
2017–2018 Antibes Sharks
2018–2020 Levallois Metropolitans
2020–2021 Boulazac Basket Dordogne
2021 Nanterre 92
2021–2022 ESSM Le Portel
Career highlights and awards

Mouphtaou Monra Yarou (born 26 June 1990) is a Beninese professional basketball player who last played for ESSM Le Portel of the LNB Pro A. He played at the collegiate level for the Villanova University Wildcats.

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College career

Yarou averaged 8.4 points and 7.1 rebounds per game as a sophomore at Villanova. [1] As a junior, Yarou averaged 11.3 points and 8.2 rebounds per game as Villanova finished 13-19 and missed the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2004. [2] Yarou averaged 9.9 points and 7.8 rebounds per game for the Wildcats as a senior. [3]

Professional career

In August 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Radnički Kragujevac of Serbia. [4] In nine games, he averaged 11.9 points and 10.6 rebounds per game. [3]

On 6 June 2014 he signed a two-year deal with Le Mans Sarthe Basket of the LNB Pro A. [5] [6]

In July 2016, Yarou joined the Boston Celtics for the 2016 NBA Summer League. [7] On 22 July 2016 he re-signed with Le Mans for one more season. [8]

On 1 September 2017 Yarou signed with Antibes Sharks for the 2017–18 Pro A season. [9]

On 6 June 2018 Yarou signed with Levallois Metropolitans. [10]

On 25 May 2020 he signed with Boulazac Basket Dordogne of the LNB Pro A. [11] Yarou averaged 13.9 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game. On 6 October 2021 he signed with Nanterre 92. [12] Yarou parted ways with the team on October 30, after averaging 6.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. [13]

On 2 November 2021 he signed with ESSM Le Portel. [14]

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