Luc-Arthur Vebobe (born April 3, 1980) is a French professional

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player who currently plays for Provence Basket in France's

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Amateur career

Born in

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, France, Luc-Arthur is the son of former basketball player Saint-Ange Vebobe. He starts his basketball debuts with the Youth team (''Espoirs'') of

(1998–1999) before going to the United States in Junior Colleges (

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) until 2001. He then joins the

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where he plays in

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(2001-early 2002). He played for the French Youth squad at the 1998

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where France ranked 10th and at the 2000

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where France ranked 8th.

Pro career

Vebobe starts his professional career with its youth club

( Pro A) in 2002 before joining

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( Pro A) for the 2002-2003 season. He then goes to

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for 2 seasons before going to Spain where he plays for

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( LEB) during the 2005-2006 season. Due to injuries, Vebobe did not play for any professional club between end of 2006 and beginning of 2008. For the 2008-2009 season, ALM Evreux ( Pro B) is giving him a chance to play again before joining

( Pro B) again for the 2009-2010 season. Playing for Antibes, he won the French basketball cup 16th finals game versus

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(76-70) where he drew the attention of coach

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. He then joins

( Pro A), the 2010 French champion and plays the Euroleague for the 2010-2011 season.

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External links

Euroleague.net ProfileLuc-Arthur Vebobe profile
on LNB.fr {{DEFAULTSORT:Vebobe, Luc-Arthur 1980 births Living people People from Antibes ALM Évreux Basket players Basket Zaragoza players Cholet Basket players Chorale Roanne Basket players Élan Chalon players Foothill College alumni Fos Provence Basket players French expatriate basketball people in Spain French expatriate basketball people in the United States French men's basketball players Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball players Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Olympique Antibes basketball players Paris Racing Basket players Power forwards (basketball)