Lucas N'Guessan

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Lucas N'Guessan
Basket Navarra Club
PositionCenter
LeagueLEB Oro
Personal information
Born (1997-11-06) 6 November 1997 (age 24)
De Lier, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Listed height2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)
Listed weight100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
College
NBA draft2020 / Undrafted
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–2021Força Lleida
2021–2022Yoast United
2022–presentNavarra

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[]

  1. ^ "WOS.nl - Lierse basketballer N'Guessan wordt prof in Spanje". wos.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  2. ^ "El ICG Força Lleida cierra la incorporación del pívot Lucas N'Guessan". FEB (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Lucas N'Guessan naar Yoast United". Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  5. ^ "WOS.nl - Lucas N'Guessan terug naar Spanje". wos.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  6. ^ "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.
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