Yakuba Ouattara

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Yakuba Ouattara
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Yakuba Ouattara, 2024
No. 24–Paris Basketball
Position Shooting guard / small forward
League LNB Pro A
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1992-01-24) January 24, 1992 (age 32)
Tepa, Ghana
NationalityGhanaian / French
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2014: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2014 Élan Chalon
2014–2015 Denain-Voltaire
2015–2017 Monaco
2017–2018 Long Island Nets
2018–2020Monaco
2020–2021 Real Betis
2021–2024 AS Monaco
2024–present Paris Basketball
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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.

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Professional career

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

Because of the unavailability of a Ghanaian national team, he has been a member of the French national team. [9]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2021–22 Monaco 302114.2.500.500.7271.9.3.3.04.13.6
2022–23 351511.2.460.354.5001.0.3.4—3.72.4
2023–24 262011.9.513.479.7141.5.1.2.04.23.3
Career915612.4.488.434.6541.4.2.3.04.03.0

EuroCup

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2013–14 Élan Chalon 806.1.429.167—.9.4.1—1.60.9
2018–19 Monaco 14724.0.429.469.8243.41.1.6.110.49.2
2019–20 16422.9.451.441.6403.1.8.7.29.08.6
Career381119.8.439.392.7142.7.8.6.18.07.2

Basketball Champions League

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2016–17 Monaco 161524.0.458.389.6822.6.7.9.110.4
Career161524.0.458.389.6822.6.7.9.110.4

Domestic leagues

YearTeamLeagueGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2012–13 Flag of France.svg Élan Chalon Pro A 33.7.400——1.0———1.3
2013–14 Flag of France.svg Élan Chalon Pro A 155.9.385.308.714.5.1.1.12.6
2014–15 Flag of France.svg Denain Voltaire Pro B 4117.8.456.309.8032.51.1.5.29.1
2015–16 Flag of France.svg Monaco Pro A 3826.3.510.382.6882.9.9.9.212.4
2016–17 Flag of France.svg Monaco Pro A 3223.9.514.400.7823.3.9.7.111.8
2017–18 Flag of France.svg Monaco Pro A 121.0.583.667—3.01.01.01.012.0
2017–18 Flag of the United States.svg Long Island Nets G League 1215.7.427.176.7652.0.3.5.27.4
2018–19 Flag of France.svg Monaco LNB Élite 3925.3.463.421.7463.71.3.7.311.5
2019–20 Flag of France.svg Monaco LNB Élite 2525.4.458.418.6254.4.6.6.311.0
2020–21 Flag of Spain.svg Real Betis ACB 3022.2.438.308.8114.1.6.9.09.1
2021–22 Flag of France.svg Monaco LNB Élite 4320.9.470.402.8002.9.6.5.17.0
2022–23 Flag of France.svg Monaco LNB Élite 3817.7.478.388.8572.0.7.4.17.0
2023–24 Flag of France.svg Monaco LNB Élite 4017.5.430.333.7192.2.5.4.06.0

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References

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  2. ↑ "Nets sign Yakuba Ouattara to two-way contract". Brooklyn Nets . July 21, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Brooklyn Nets Waive Yakuba Ouattara". NBA.com. December 17, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Yakuba Ouattara Rejoins Long Island Nets". NBA.com. January 17, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Yakuba Ouattara signe pour la fin de saison à Monaco" (in French). Lequipe.fr. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Yakuba Ouattara signs with Coosur Real Betis". Sportando. July 17, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  7. ↑ "YAKUBA OUATTARA REVIENT À LA MAISON". asmonaco.basketball (in French). July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Yakuba Ouattara rejoint la Capitale". parisbasketball.com (in French). August 7, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  9. ↑ Causeur forfait, Ouattara incertain, FFBB.com, 26 May 2016. Accessed 30 Oct 2016.(in French)
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