Meet Africa’s basketball stars playing in major leagues in the world

Ben Ebuka March 21, 2023
Meet Africa’s basketball stars playing in major leagues in the world
Yannick Nzosa — Photo Credit: ACB

Yannick Nzosa (DR. Congo)

Position: Center

Height: 2.08m

Yannick was born on November 15, 2003, in Kinshasa, DR. Congo, and was a former goalkeeper of a youth football team in Kinshasa before switching to basketball to play for ‘New Generation’ in Kinshasa. He moved to Italy in 2017, where he played for Stella Azzura Roma, and then moved to Spain to play for Unicaja Malaga.

He was selected 54th overall by the Washington Wizards in the 2022 NBA draft while still under contract with Unicaja. He is currently on loan at Real Betis in the Liga ACB. Yannick has played about 780 minutes in 69 games in three seasons (2021 – 2023).

Last Edited by:Annie-Flora Mills Updated: March 21, 2023

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