Yanick Moreira
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Born | Luanda, Angola | July 31, 1991||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Angolan | ||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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High school | Colégio Herinália Janete (Luanda, Angola) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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–present | Petro de Luanda | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Early life and college career
From 2008 to 2011, Moreira played for
Professional career
After going undrafted in the
In July 2016, Moreira joined the
On July 13, 2017, Moreira signed with Russian club
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
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]
National team career
Moreira has been a regular member of the
References
- ^ Basquetebol: Yanick Moreira visitou o Clube onde fez a sua formação e rever amigos (in Portuguese)
- ^ "SMU player whistled for critical goaltending: 'It's all my fault'". FoxSports.com. March 19, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- ^ 2015 Summer League Player Profile – Yanick Moreira
- ^ "Nets Sign Yanick Moreira". Hoops Rumors. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ "Yanick Moreira inks with Rouen Metro Basket". Sportando. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ "Basketball: Yanick Moreira to play for UCAM Murcia of Spain". angop.ao. April 13, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
- ^ "Yanick Moreira refuerza al UCAM Murcia CB". ACB.com (in Spanish). April 12, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
- ^ "Raptors Sign Free Agents Drew Crawford, Yanick Moreira". NBA.com. August 11, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
- ^ "Raptors Release Five From Roster". NBA.com. October 22, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
- ^ "TRAINING CAMP ROSTER AND SCHEDULE". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 30, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ "Yanick Moreira inks in Iran with Naft Abadan". Sportando.com. May 3, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ Продолжаем усиляться. Яник Морейра.. parmabasket.ru (in Russian). July 13, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
- ^ "Yannick Moreira inks with PAOK". Sportando. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
- ^ "AEK announces Yanick Moreira". Sportando. June 18, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ "AEK big man Moreira named MVP of the month for November". Basketball Champions League. November 27, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
- ^ "Yanick Moreira officially back to Peristeri". Eurohoops. July 28, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "YANICK MOREIRA E ANDERSON CORREIA APRESENTADOS". Petro de Luanda (in European Portuguese). March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "Yanick Moreira Player Profile, Raptors 905 - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- ^ "LiveStats: Petro de Luanda v Monastir". fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- ^ Skerletic, Dario (September 23, 2022). "Yanick Moreira joins Kolossos - Sportando". Sportando. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "Yanick Moreira returns to Petro de Luanda". VerAngola. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "Yanick MOREIRA at the Players of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 - FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball. Archived from the original on August 31, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- ^ "Australia vs Angola". FIBA.com. September 4, 2014. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2017.