Jean-Victor Traore may be added to Le Portel roster

Jean-Victor Traore

ESSM Le Portel Cote d'Opale (ProA) is close to ink 32-year old former Burkinabe international power forward Jean-Victor Traore (204-85) who currently plays at Lille Metropole Basket in French ProB. Traore has played there for the last three years. In 36 ProB games he averaged 12.7ppg, 7.6rpg, 2.9apg, 1.4spg and 1.1bpg this season. The last season he played also at Lille Metropole (also in ProB) where in 36 games he had 11.8ppg, 9.5rpg (#5 in the league), 2.0apg and 1.2spg. Traore helped them to make it to the French ProB Leaders Cup Semifinals. A very good season in his career as he was selected to Eurobasket.com All-French ProB Honorable Mention and All-Domestic Players Team.
Among other achievements his team made it to the ProB Play-Offs Semifinals in 2014. Traore received also Eurobasket.com All-French NM1 Domestic Player of the Year award back in 2011. He was a member of Burkinabe Senior National Team between 2012 and 2013.
Traore has played previously for four other teams: ALM Evreux, Chalon/Saor, Angers BC and Longwy.
His game is described as: An athletic PF who has a slim body but is very effective near to the rim.

By Eurobasket Data Center

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