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Vafessa Fofana

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Vafessa Fofana
No. 12 – BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
PositionForward
LeagueLNB Pro A
Personal information
Born (1992-06-12) 12 June 1992 (age 32)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench / 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
2016–2017Hermine Nantes
2017–2018HTV
2018–2019Hermine Nantes
2019–2021Cholet
2021–presentBCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
Medals
AfroBasket
Silver medal – second place 2021 Rwanda

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

Club career

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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]

On June 23, 2021, he has signed with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of LNB Pro A.[14]

Ivorian National team

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Fafona represents the Ivory Coast national basketball team.[15] He participated at 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup where he averaged 3.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.4 assist.[2] He also played with his country at FIBA AfroBasket 2021, helping the team win the silver medal. He averaged 12 points and 10.7 rounds per game over the tournament.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Vafessa Fofana Player Profile, Cholet Basket, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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, Nouveau Maritime ! 🧡". bcmbasket.com (in French). June 23, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  15. ^ "Vafessa FOFANA at the FIBA Coupe du Monde de Basketball 2019". FIBA.basketball.
  16. ^ "Cote d'Ivoire at the FIBA AfroBasket 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
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