Lucas N'Guessan
Basket Navarra Club | |
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Position | Center |
League | LEB Oro |
Personal information | |
Born | De Lier, Netherlands | 6 November 1997
Nationality | Dutch |
Listed height | 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) |
Listed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
Career information | |
College |
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NBA draft | 2020 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2020–present |
Career history | |
2020–2021 | Força Lleida |
2021–2022 | Yoast United |
2022–present | Navarra |
Lucas N'Guessan (born 6 November 1997) is a Dutch basketball player who plays for Navarra of the LEB Oro. Standing at 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in), he plays as center.
Early life[]
Born in De Lier to an Ivorian father and Dutch mother,[1] N'Guessan moved to Spain at age 16 to play for the Canarias Basketball Academy (CBA).
College career[]
N'Guessan started his college career with Oklahoma State, where he played two seasons. He then transferred to East Tennessee State. In his senior year, he averaged 9 points and 6 rebounds in 21 minutes.
Professional career[]
In August 2020, N'Guessan signed his first professional contract with Força Lleida.[2] He averaged 4.2 points and 3.4 rebounds over 17 games.[3]
On 7 July 2021, N'Guessan signed with Yoast United in the Netherlands.[4] On 8 February 2022, N'Guessan left United when he returned to Spain to play with Navarra of the LEB Oro.[5]
National team career[]
In the summer of 2021, N'Guessan was selected for the preliminary team of the Netherlands national basketball team.[6]
References[]
- ^ "WOS.nl - Lierse basketballer N'Guessan wordt prof in Spanje". wos.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "El ICG Força Lleida cierra la incorporación del pívot Lucas N'Guessan". FEB (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Lucas N'Guessan Player Profile, East Tennessee State, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Lucas N'Guessan naar Yoast United". Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "WOS.nl - Lucas N'Guessan terug naar Spanje". wos.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Nu de competities overal ter wereld erop zitten, komen de Nederlandse 5-5 internationals vanaf donderdag 24 juni bij elkaar voor het Summer Window van de Orange Lions". Basketball.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Centers (basketball)
- Basket Navarra Club players
- Dutch men's basketball players
- Dutch expatriate basketball people in the United States
- East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball players
- Força Lleida CE players
- Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball players
- People from De Lier
- Yoast United players