Alexis Yetna (born 9 October 1998) is a French

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player for the

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of the

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. He previously played for the

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Early life and career

Yetna grew up in

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, France and played

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for eight years. In 2012, he started playing basketball for Vauréal Basket Club, one year before joining Cergy-Pontoise Basketball. Yetna moved to the United States with the help of coach Xavier Calvaire to compete for Mt. Zion Preparatory School in

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. After one year, he transferred to Putnam Science Academy in

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, where he played alongside future NBA player

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. On 19 April 2017, he committed to play college basketball for

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over offers from

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and St. John's, among others. He had been discovered by South Florida's assistant coach

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College career

Yetna was ruled ineligible for his first season at South Florida by the

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because he had played prep basketball two years after graduating from high school in France. On 15 December 2018, Yetna recorded 13 points and a freshman season-high 18 rebounds in a 76–69 win over

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. On 26 January 2019, he posted a season-high 28 points and 13 rebounds in a 77–57 victory over

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. Yetna sustained a hamstring injury against

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in February 2019. Yetna was a four-time

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(AAC) Freshman of the Week and was named AAC Freshman of the Year. As a freshman, he averaged 12.3 points and 9.6 rebounds per game, leading the AAC in rebounding and

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s (15). He grabbed 346 rebounds, the most by a freshman in school and AAC history. Yetna missed his entire next season after suffering a left knee injury in practice. He underwent surgery for the injury. As a junior, he averaged 9.5 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, missing six games with an ankle injury. After the season, Yetna transferred to

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, choosing the Pirates over

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National team career

Yetna played for France at the

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in Greece. He averaged three points and 3.6 rebounds per game, helping his team win the bronze medal.

Career statistics

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Personal life

Yetna is the son of Gisele Abossolo and Jean Didier Yetna. He is of Cameroonian descent.

References

External links

Seton Hall Pirates bioSouth Florida Bulls bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yetna, Alexis 1998 births Living people French men's basketball players People from Saint-Quentin, Aisne Power forwards (basketball) French expatriate basketball people in the United States South Florida Bulls men's basketball players French sportspeople of Cameroonian descent Black French sportspeople Sportspeople from Aisne Sportspeople from Val-d'Oise