Victor Wembanyama

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Basketball player
Victor Wembanyama
Player information
birthday January 4, 2004 (16 years and 241 days)
size 218 cm
position Power forward
Clubs as active
since 2019 FranceFrance JSF Nanterre

Victor Wembanyama (born January 4, 2004 ) is a French basketball player .

career

Wembanyama played soccer and did judo before he turned to basketball in the youth department of Entente Le Chesnay-Versailles and at the age of ten joined the youth team at JSF Nanterre . His father was a long jumper, his mother a basketball player, and his sister Eve won the 2017 European U16 basketball championship with France's selection. At the age of 14 he measured 2.08 meters and was described as an exceptional talent due to his height, mobility, versatility and good throw. He has received offers from the youth departments of ASVEL Villeurbanne and FC Barcelona . His parents refused this, as did the possibility of sending their son to the French youth training center INSEP , but Wembanyama stayed with JSF Nanterre.

For the 2019/20 season, Wembanyama was accepted into Nanterre's professional squad by coach Pascal Donnadieu, but continued to play in the youth field. At the end of October 2019 he made his debut in a European Cup match ( Eurocup ) at the age of 15 years, nine months and 25 days in Nanterre's professional team.

National team

At the U16 European Championship in 2019, he was elected to the team of the tournament after winning the silver medal with France and averaging 9.0 points, 9.6 rebounds and 5.3 blocks per use.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Wembanyama Victor. LNB.fr, accessed on October 30, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Victor Wembanyama: "Des gens écrivent des choses sur moi parce que je suis très grand et ça leur suffit pour dire que je suis un prospect". August 12, 2019, accessed October 30, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b Par Julien LesageLe 6 may 2018 at 12h00, Modifié Le 6 May 2018 at 16h14: Basket: Victor Wembanyama, 14 ans et déjà géant! May 6, 2018, accessed October 30, 2019 .
  4. ↑ 2.18m, 15 ans. Le buzz Victor Wembanyama. In: Basket Europe. August 12, 2019, accessed October 30, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Rédaction Bebasket: Nanterre obtient le prêt d'Anthony Da Silva. July 31, 2019, accessed October 30, 2019 (French).
  6. ↑ Gabriel Pantel-jouve: À 15 ans, Victor Wembanyama a joué en EuroCup. October 30, 2019, accessed October 30, 2019 (French).
  7. ↑ Matthew Strazel (ASVEL) et Victor Wembanyama (Nanterre): l'entrée sur la scène européenne de deux gamins. In: Basket Europe. October 30, 2019, accessed October 30, 2019 .
  8. ^ MVP Dominguez headlines All-Star Five in Udine. Retrieved October 30, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Spain capture FIBA ​​U16 European Championship title in Udine. Retrieved October 30, 2019 .
  10. ↑ France at the FIBA ​​U16 European Championship 2019. Accessed October 30, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Wembanyama, Victor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH January 4, 2004