Steeve Ho You Fat

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Steeve Ho You Fat
No. 15Fos Provence Basket
Position Power Forward
League Pro B
Personal information
Born (1988-06-12) June 12, 1988 (age 35)
Cayenne, French Guiana
NationalityFrench
Listed height202 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight90 kg (198 lb)
Career information
NBA draft 2010: undrafted
Playing career2008–present
Career history
2008–2009 Cholet Basket
2009–2011 Olympique Antibes
2011–2013 ALM Évreux Basket
2013–2014 Cholet Basket
2014–2015 Chorale Roanne Basket
2015–2016 BC Orchies
2016–2017 Rouen Métropole Basket
2017–2019 ALM Évreux Basket
2019–2021 Chorale Roanne Basket
2021–2023 Metropolitans 92
2023–present Fos Provence Basket

Steeve Ho You Fat (born 12 June 1988) is a French professional basketball player for Fos Provence Basket of the Pro B. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

He was born in French Guiana, where the Ho You Fat's family business controls shipping at the port of Cayenne; his paternal grandfather was an immigrant from China. [6] Ho You Fat began his basketball career with Cholet Basketball in 2008. [7] He enjoyed his best season in 2018–19, when he averaged 15.6 points per game for ALM Évreux Basket in LNB Pro B. [6]

On July 16, 2023, he signed with Fos Provence Basket of the Pro B. [8]

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References

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