Yakuba Ouattara
| No. 24 – AS Monaco | |
|---|---|
| Position | 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 | |
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Billy Yakuba Ouattara (born January 24, 1992, in
Professional career
Ouattara first began his professional career out in France with the
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
National team career
Because of the unavailability of a
References
- ^ "BeBasket".
- ^ "Nets sign Yakuba Ouattara to two-way contract". Brooklyn Nets. July 21, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ^ "Brooklyn Nets Waive Yakuba Ouattara". NBA.com. December 17, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ "Yakuba Ouattara Rejoins Long Island Nets". NBA.com. January 17, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^ "Yakuba Ouattara signe pour la fin de saison à Monaco" (in French). Lequipe.fr. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "Yakuba Ouattara signs with Coosur Real Betis". Sportando. July 17, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ "YAKUBA OUATTARA REVIENT À LA MAISON". asmonaco.basketball (in French). July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ^ Causeur forfait, Ouattara incertain, FFBB.com, 26 May 2016. Accessed 30 Oct 2016.(in French)