Florent Piétrus

Florent Marius Piétrus (born January 19, 1981) is a French professional basketball player for Orléans Loiret Basket of the LNB Pro A. His younger brother, Mickaël Piétrus, played in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Florent Piétrus
Piétrus with Valencia, in 2009.
No. 11 – Orléans Loiret Basket
PositionPower forward
LeagueLNB Pro A
Personal information
Born (1981-01-19) January 19, 1981
Les Abymes, Guadeloupe
NationalityFrench
Listed height6 ft 7 1⁄2 in (2.02 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2003 / Undrafted
Playing career1999–present
Career history
1999–2004Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
2004–2007Unicaja Málaga
2007–2008MMT Estudiantes
2008–2010Valencia
2010Caja Laboral
2010–2013Valencia
2013–2016SLUC Nancy
2016–2017BCM Gravelines
2017Levallois Metropolitans
2018–2020SIG Strasbourg
2020–presentOrléans Loiret Basket
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  France
FIBA Basketball World Cup
2014 Spain
EuroBasket
2013 Slovenia
2011 Lithuania
2005 Serbia and Montenegro
2015 France

Professional career

Piétrus began his career with the French League club Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez (1999–04). He went undrafted in the 2003 NBA draft. Since then, he has played in the Spanish League with Unicaja Málaga (2004–07), MMT Estudiantes (2007–08), Valencia (2008–10), Caja Laboral (2010), and again with Valencia (2010–13).

On July 22, 2013, Piétrus signed with the French club SLUC Nancy Basket.[1] He joined the French club BCM Gravelines in 2016. On September 1, 2017, Piétrus signed a short-term deal with Levallois Metropolitans.[2] On February 3, 2018, he signed with Strasbourg IG for the rest of the season.[3] On July 9, 2018, Piétrus signed a one-year contract extension with Strasbourg IG.[4]

On January 12, 2020, he has signed with Orléans Loiret Basket of the LNB Pro A. [5]

French national team

In September 2005, Piétrus won the bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2005 with the senior French National Team. He also won the silver medal at the EuroBasket 2011, the gold medal at the EuroBasket 2013, and the bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2015. He also played at EuroBasket 2003, EuroBasket 2007, and EuroBasket 2009.

Piétrus also played with France at the 2006 FIBA World Championship, at the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, at the 2014 FIBA World Cup, where he won a bronze medal, and at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[6]

French national team stats
TournamentGames playedPoints per gameRebounds per gameAssists per game
EuroBasket 200366.85.30.7
EuroBasket 200577.67.10.7
2006 World Championship99.76.70.6
EuroBasket 200778.93.70.6
EuroBasket 200986.52.91.1
2010 World Championship44.54.81.5
EuroBasket 2011112.63.40.8
2012 Summer Olympics64.52.80.5
EuroBasket 2013111.93.50.2
2014 World Cup93.13.70.9
EuroBasket 201591.22.90.2
2016 Summer Olympics110.80.70.7

Personal

He is the older brother of Mickaël Piétrus, who played in the NBA.

References
  1. "Florent Pietrus moves to Nancy". Sportando.net. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  2. "Florent Pietrus signs with Levallois Metropolitans". Sportando.com. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  3. "Florent Pietrus rejoint la SIG Strasbourg". sigstrasbourg.fr (in French). 3 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  4. "Florent Pietrus reste à la SIG Strasbourg". sigstrasbourg.fr (in French). 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  5. "Florent Pietrus joins Orleans". Sportando. January 12, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  6. Florent Marius PIETRUS (FRA).


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