Axel Bouteille

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Axel Bouteille
undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2017Élan Chalon
2017–2019Limoges CSP
2019–2020Bilbao Basket
2020–2022Unicaja
2022–2023Türk Telekom
2023–presentBahçeşehir Koleji
Career highlights and awards

Axel Bouteille (born 14 April 1995) is a French professional basketball player for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He is a 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) tall small forward.[1]

Professional Career

Bouteille began his basketball career at the youth ranks of

LNB Pro A during the 2013–14 season, where he averaged 1.5 points in four games. On 24 April 2016, Bouteille declared for the 2016 NBA draft, but was ultimately not selected.[2]

After successful seasons with Èlan Chalon in the Pro A, Bouteille signed a two-year contract with

CSP Limoges on 26 April 2017.[3]

On 3 July 2019, his signing for Bilbao Basket was made official.[4]

In February 2020, he joined

Unicaja until the end of the 2021–22 season.[5][6]

On 15 July 2022, Bouteille signed with Türk Telekom of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[7]

On 7 July 2023 he signed with Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[8]

National team career

As a member of the junior national teams of France, Bouteille played at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where the team finished fourth. He also played with the team at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

In April 2017, Bouteille was included in the preliminary squad for the EuroBasket 2017,[9] but was omitted from the final selection.

Personal life

He is the son of former professional basketball player Franck Bouteille.

References

  1. ^ "Axel Bouteille". Proballers. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Axel Bouteille et Luc Loubaki, deux nouveaux Français à la Draft". L'Équipe. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Transfert: Limoges engage le champion de France de ProA Axel Bouteille" (in French). Le Point Sports. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Axel Bouteille se convierte en hombre de negro". Liga ACB. 3 July 2019. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Bouteille ya está en Málaga". diariosur. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  6. Liga Endesa. Archived from the original
    on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Telekom'a Fransız forvet" (in Turkish). basketfaul. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  8. ^ @BKBasketbol (July 7, 2023). "Axel Bouteille, Bahçeşehir Koleji'nde!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ Francia presenta la era post-Parker con ocho NBA y cinco ACB

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