 Bokolo for
Pau-Orthez in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 19, 1985 Kinshasa, DR Congo |
| Nationality | French |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2000–2019 |
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| Career history | |
| 2000–2003 | Centre Fédéral |
| 2003–2008 | Le Mans |
| 2008–2014 | BCM Gravelines |
| 2014–2019 | Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Yannick Bokolo (born June 19, 1985) is a retired French professional basketball player who last played for Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez of the LNB Pro A.
Biography
Born in Kinshasa, Zaire in 1985, Bokolo left the country aged 3 to move to Belgrade, Yugoslavia. At the age of 5, he moved to Strasbourg, France. Later, he joined the National basketball academy ( INSEP), alongside Johan Petro and Terence Parker. Due to his successful international career with France youth, he then joined Le Mans, the team with whom he would win his first honors. He caught the eyes of the world with strong performances at the 2006 World Championships. After five years in Sarthe, Bokolo joined BCM Gravelines in 2008.
In May 2014, he signed a three-year deal with Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez. [1]
Awards and accomplishments
Club career
- French Basketball Cup : 2004
- Semaine des As : 2006
- French champion :2006
- Participation in All Star Game Nationale 1 : 2003
- Participation in All Star Game : 2004 and 2006
French national team
-
FIBA World Championship :
- 5th in the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan
- European Championships :
- Others :
- French international since 2001
- France A international since 6 against Belgium
References
- ^ "Pau-Lacq-Orthez sign Yannick Bokolo with a three-year contract". Sportando.com. May 7, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
External links
- (in French) Profile at LNB.fr
- Euroleague.net Profile
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- BCM Gravelines players
- Centre Fédéral de Basket-ball players
- Élan Béarnais players
- French men's basketball players
- French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Le Mans Sarthe Basket players
- Olympic basketball players for France
- Basketball players from Kinshasa
- Point guards
- Shooting guards
- 2010 FIBA World Championship players
- 2006 FIBA World Championship players
- Black French sportspeople