Vafessa Fofana

Vafessa Fofana (born 12 June 1992) is a professional Franco - Ivorian basketball player.[1] He plays for the French League side Cholet Basket and the Ivory Coast national basketball team.[2][3]

Vafessa Fofana
No. 12 – Cholet Basket
PositionForward
LeagueFrench League.
Personal information
Born (1992-06-12) June 12, 1992
Paris, France
Nationality Franco - Ivorian
Listed height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2014 / Undrafted
Career history
2012-2013Saint- Vallier
2013-2016Denain Voltaire Basket
2016-2017Hermine Nantes Basket
2017-2018HTV Basket
2018-2019Hermine Nantes Basket
2019-presentCholet Basket

Club Career

In 2009, Fofana started his club career with the Cholet Basket under 21 at the age of 17[4], he averaged 4.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.3 blocks.[5] In his second season at Cholet Basketball Under 21, he averaged 9.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.6 blocks.[6] In his third season at the Cholet Basketball Under 21, he averaged 13.4 points, 4 rebounds and 0.6 blocks.[7]

In 2012, he played for the Saint-Vallier basketball team where he averaged 1.8 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.3 blocks. [8] In 2013, he played for the Denain Voltaire Basket where he averaged 4.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.1 blocks.[9][10]

In 2016, He played for the Hermine Nantes Basket where he averaged 8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 0 blocks.[11] In 2017, he moved to HTV Basket where he averaged 6.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.3 [12] In 2018, he moved back to Hermine Nantes Basket where he averaged 9.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 0.4 blocks.[13] In 2019, He moved back to Cholet Basket.[10]

Ivorian National team

Fafona represents the Ivory Coast national basketball team.[14] He participated at 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup where he averaged 3.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.4 assist.[2]

References
  1. "Vafessa Fofana Player Profile, Cholet Basket, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  2. "Vafessa FOFANA at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019". FIBA.basketball.
  3. "Vafessa Fofana, Basketball Player". Proballers.
  4. "FOFANA, VAFESSA - Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL". www.euroleague.net.
  5. "Cholet U21 Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers.
  6. "Cholet U21 Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers.
  7. "Cholet U21 Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers.
  8. "Saint-Vallier Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers.
  9. "Denain Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers.
  10. "Fofana Vafessa | LNB.fr". www.lnb.frhttp.
  11. "Nantes Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers.
  12. "Hyères-Toulon Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers.
  13. "Nantes Roster, Schedule, Stats". Proballers.
  14. "Vafessa FOFANA at the FIBA Coupe du Monde de Basketball 2019". FIBA.basketball.
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