Yannis Morin

Yannis Morin
No. 24 – Nanterre 92
Position Power forward / Center
League LNB Pro A
Personal information
Born (1993-08-31) August 31, 1993
Fort-de-France, France
Nationality French
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2015 / Undrafted
Playing career 2012–present
Career history
2012–2015 Cholet Basket
2015–2016 ASC Denain-Voltaire PH
2016–2017 STB Le Havre
2017–2018 Oklahoma City Blue
2018 Le Mans Sarthe
2018–present Nanterre 92
Career highlights and awards

Yannis Morin (born August 31, 1993) is a French professional basketball player for Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A.

Professional career

Born in Fort-de-France, capital of the French overseas department of Martinique, Morin went through the youth ranks of Golden Lion Basketball in Saint-Joseph, Martinique, before joining the Pôle Espoirs de Martinique.[1] He enrolled at INSEP, National Institute of Sport, expertise, and performance, in 2008.[2] In 2012, he joined LNB Pro A side Cholet Basket. His best season statistically at Cholet was 2014-15, when he averaged 3.6 points and 1.9 rebounds in 31 games played.

In 2015-16, Morin scored 7.5 points a game for French second-division team Denain,[3] before heading to fellow ProB side STB Le Havre for the 2016-17 season. Making 34 appearances for Le Havre that year, he averaged 6.8 points as well as 7.4 rebounds per outing. In 2017, he participated in the NBA Summer League with the Oklahoma City Thunder.[4]

On October 11, 2017, Morin signed a training camp contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder.[5] He was waived on October 14 as one of the team’s final preseason roster cuts[6] and then joined the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League[7] averaging 5.6 points and 4.2 rebounds in 34 games.[8] On April 14, 2018, after the conclusion of the G League season, he signed with Le Mans Sarthe of the French LNB Pro A.[8]

International career

Morin represented the French national team at the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship and the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Interview Yannis Morin : « Rien ne me fera douter » - Basket-BallWorld". Basket-BallWorld (in French). 2014-05-19. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  2. ↑ "Yannis MORIN". Cholet Basket. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  3. ↑ "Yannis Morin signe au STB Le Havre". BeBasket (in French). Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  4. ↑ "Oklahoma City vs. Indiana - Box Score - July 6, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  5. ↑ "Thunder Signs Morin and Wright". NBA.com. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Thunder Waives Four". NBA.com. October 14, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Oklahoma City Blue Announces Training Camp Roster - Oklahoma City Blue". Oklahoma City Blue. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  8. 1 2 "Yannis Morin signs at Le Mans". Eurobasket.com. 2017-04-14. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  9. ↑ "Yannis Morin | U16 European Championship Men (2009) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
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