Monaco keeps Ouattara for another season

- September 13, 2023

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

Yakuba Ouattara

Yakuba Ouattara

AS Monaco Basket (Betclic ELITE ProA) re-signed 31-year old French-Ghanian international 192cm swingman Yakuba Ouattara for upcoming season. Ouattara has played there for the last two seasons. He helped them to win the league title and the cup. Ouattara played 35 games in Euroleague where he recorded 3.7ppg and 1.0rpg last season. He contributed to his team making it to the Euroleague Final Four.
Ouattara has been also a member of French international program for some years. He has regularly played for French senior team since 2016 and previously for U20 National Team back in 2011.
Ouattara represented France at the World University Games in Gwangju (South Korea) eight years ago. His stats at that event were 8 games: 7.6ppg, 2.0rpg, 1.1apg, 1.1spg, FGP: 45.5%, 3PT: 15.0%, FT: 70.6%.
He is a very experienced player. Ouattara has played also professionally in Spain (Real Betis), NBA (Brooklyn Nets), France (Chalon/Saor and Denain Voltaire) and NBA G League (Long Island Nets). He was voted to French ProA All-Star Game in 2016, 2019 and 2022.

AS Monaco Basket roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Kemba Walker
Yakuba Ouattara
Mike James
Jordan Loyd
Terry Tarpey
Elie Okobo
Rudy Demahis-Ballou
Matthew Strazel

Forwards:
Giovan Oniangue
Petr Cornelie
John Brown_III
Jaron Blossomgame
Alpha Diallo
Yoan Makoundou
Theo Pichard

Centers:
Donatas Motiejunas
Mouhammadou Jaiteh
Donta Hall

Coach: Sasa Obradovic