Yanick Moreira

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Yanick Moreira
Yanick Moreira VOA 2022.jpg
Moreira after the 2022 BAL Finals
No. 2–Petro de Luanda
Position Center
League Unitel Basket
BAL
Personal information
Born (1991-07-31) July 31, 1991 (age 33)
Luanda, Angola
NationalityAngolan
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolColégio Herinália Janete
(Luanda, Angola)
College
NBA draft 2015: undrafted
Playing career2008–present
Career history
2008–2011 Primeiro de Agosto
2015–2016 Rouen Métropole
2016 UCAM Murcia
2016–2017 Raptors 905
2017 Sanat Naft Abadan
2017–2018 Parma
2018–2019 PAOK Thessaloniki
2019 Virtus Bologna
2019–2020 Peristeri
2020–2021 AEK Athens
2021–2022 Peristeri
2022 Petro de Luanda
2022–2023 Kolossos Rodou
2023 Hapoel Afula
2023–presentPetro de Luanda
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
AfroBasket
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Radès 2015 National team
FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Alexandria 2008 National team

Yanick Pires Moreira (born July 31, 1991) is an Angolan professional basketball player who plays for Petro de Luanda of the Angolan Basketball League and the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He played two seasons of college basketball for the SMU Mustangs.

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Early life and college career

From 2008 to 2011, Moreira played for Primeiro de Agosto of the Angolan League before moving to the United States to attend South Plains College. After playing two seasons with South Plains, he transferred to Southern Methodist University where he graduated in 2015. [1] Moreira was called for goaltending on a three-point field goal by Bryce Alford, in the closing seconds of the Mustangs' second-round game of the 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament against UCLA. Moreira took responsibility for the loss, saying "It's all my fault. I should have let the ball hit the rim. I shouldn't have made that mistake as a senior." [2]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Moreira joined the Los Angeles Clippers for the 2015 NBA Summer League. [3] In September 2015, he was ruled out for four to six weeks with a minor ligament tear in his left foot. [4] On November 29, 2015, he signed with Rouen Métropole Basket of the French LNB Pro A. [5] In April 2016, he left Rouen and signed with Angolan club Petro de Luanda. He was later loaned to Spanish club UCAM Murcia for the rest of the 2015–16 ACB season. [6] [7]

In July 2016, Moreira joined the Toronto Raptors for the 2016 NBA Summer League. On August 11, 2016, he signed with the Raptors, [8] but was waived on October 22, 2016, after appearing in one preseason game. [9] On October 30, 2016, he was acquired by Raptors 905 of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of Toronto. [10] On May 3, 2017, he signed with Sanat Naft Abadan of the Iranian Super League. [11]

On July 13, 2017, Moreira signed with Russian club Parma for the 2017–18 season. [12] He averaged 9 points and 6 rebounds per game in the VTB league. On August 5, 2018, Moreira joined the Greek club PAOK. [13] Moreira spent the 2019–20 season with Peristeri and averaged 12.7 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.

He signed with AEK Athens on June 18, 2020. [14] He was voted as the MVP of the month for November in the Basketball Champions League after averaging 17.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. [15] Overall, Moreira averaged 13 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.4 blocks, and 1.2 assists throughout the 2020-21 campaign with AEK.[ citation needed ]

On July 28, 2021, Moreira officially returned to Peristeri. [16] On January 3, 2022, he parted ways once again with the club. During his second stint, Moreira averaged 7 points and 4.5 rebounds, playing only 15 minutes per game.

On March 14, 2022, Moreira returned to Angola, signing with Petro de Luanda of the Angolan Basketball League. [17] In Petro's BAL Season 2 campaign, he averaged 11.4 points and 5.6 rebounds per game coming off the bench and helped the team reach the 2022 BAL Finals. [18] In the final, Moreira scored 18 points and grabbed 7 rebounds, however, US Monastir was able to hold off Petro and win their first BAL championship. [19]

On September 20, 2022, Moreira signed with Greek Basket League club Kolossos Rodou. [20] In 26 games, he averaged 8.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1 assist, playing around 19 minutes per contest.[ citation needed ]

On December 5, 2023, Moreira returned to Petro de Luanda for a second stint. [21] They won their first BAL championship on June 1, 2024, following a win in the final over Al Ahly Ly. Moreira contributed 12 points and 7 rebounds in the final victory. [22]

National team career

Moreira has been a regular member of the Angola national basketball team since 2010, having competed at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. [23] At the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Moreira scored a tournament-high and career-high 38 points, along with 15 rebounds, in an 83–91 win against Australia. [24]

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