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Billy Yakuba Ouattara (born January 24, 1992 in Tepa, Ghana) is a Ghanaian-French professional basketball player for AS Monaco of the LNB Pro A and EuroLeague.

Yakuba Ouattara

No. 24 – AS Monaco
Position	Shooting guard
League	LNB Pro A EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	(1992-01-24) January 24, 1992 (age 30) Tepa, Ghana
Nationality	Ghanaian / French
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2014 / Undrafted
Playing career	2012–present
Career history
2012–2014	Élan Chalon
2014–2015	Denain-Voltaire
2015–2017	Monaco
2017–2018	Long Island Nets
2018–2020	Monaco
2020–2021	Real Betis
2021–present	AS Monaco
Career highlights and awards
2× French League Cup winner (2016, 2017) 2× French League All-Star (2017, 2019)
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

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]

National team career

Because of the unavailability of a Ghanaian national team, he has been a member of the French national team.[8]

References

External links

• NBADraft.net profile
• Eurobasket.com profile
• basketball-reference.com profile

На других языках

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- [en] Yakuba Ouattara

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[es] Billy Ouattara

Billy Yakuba Ouattara (nacido el 24 de enero de 1992 en Tema, Gran Acra, Ghana) es un jugador de baloncesto ghanés nacionalizado francés que pertenece a la plantilla del AS Mónaco Basket de la LNB. Con 1,92 metros de altura juega en la posición de escolta.

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[ru] Уаттара, Якуба

Билли Якуба Уаттара (англ. Billy Yakuba Ouattara; род. 24 января 1992 года, Тепа, Гана) — ганский и французский профессиональный баскетболист, играющий на позиции разыгрывающего. Выступает за баскетбольный клуб «Монако».

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