Yann Ulrich Stéphane Lasme (born December 17, 1982) is a Gabonese former professional

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player. He played

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at the

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(UMass), with the

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, and he was selected by the

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in the second round, 46th overall, in the 2007 NBA draft. In 2016 Stephane won the EuroCup Championship and earned the Finals MVP award, as well as, an

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selection in

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and won the

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award in

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, among others.

Early career

On December 17, 1982, Lasme was born in

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, to Onanga Liliane. He was brought up in

, his father being an oil company engineer. His mother, Liliane, was an economist. Lasme knew how to speak French and his native language of Myene in his childhood, but learned some English through high school classes. Lasme grew up loving

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, but began playing basketball at 14, when he was introduced to his school's coach. When asked why he started playing the game, Lasme said, "I was growing faster than the other kids my age." One media report stated that he nailed a basketball hoop to a tree at age 15 and estimated the official NBA requirement of 10 feet, but instead put it 12 feet above the ground. He said, "I had a rim put in at my house. It was higher than 10 feet, though." His favorite players as a child were

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and

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, whom he used to watch on television by sneaking out of bed at night. He also grew up as a fan of

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. Lasme competed for Aveley Club

, a youth club that was designed to be an after-school program. He attended high school at Léon M'ba in his native

and was called up by Arimbi Nkolo, head coach of his country's

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. While at Léon M'ba, whose basketball team competed in the African High School Federation, he played under Ebolo Firmin. Lasme also played for Capo Libreville in the 2002 FIBA Africa Basketball Club Championship.

College career

In February 2003 Lasme moved to the United States. Lasme's cousin, Serge Lapeby gave him a home in

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. He helped him adjust to the new environment, saying, "He had to learn the culture, the language, the colder weather—that was a bit of a challenge—and the lifestyle." He was forced to compete in a gymnasium, as he arrived in the United States in the winter, and played in Emmanuel College. Lapeby tried to recruit Lasme to play for the school's team, and succeeded, but it did not offer athletic scholarships as an

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college. Lasme subsequently enrolled in Emmanuel College, primarily for its

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program. He began playing basketball for the college and attracted the attention of many

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programs. Lasme's performance in the Eastern Invitational All-Star Game, which took place in New Jersey, was most noted. The game was attended by

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coach Steve Lappas, who was searching for potential recruits. Lappas was impressed by Lasme's raw skills and offered him a scholarship to play for the Minutemen. He signed an institutional financial aid agreement to compete with Massachusetts for the 2003–04 season and was eligible to participate in the winter. When the move was made official, the coach said, "We are excited to have Stephane join our program. We believe that he is a quality student and athlete. It is very exciting to find someone of his caliber at this point in time, and we feel he will be a very good addition to our program."

Freshman

On November 9, 2003, Lasme made his first appearance in a Massachusetts uniform in an exhibition game against the

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. He finished with 1 point and 5 turnovers in 9 minutes of playing time, as the Minutemen fell to Harlem, 68-77. He competed in another exhibition game on November 14 against the Playaz basketball club, but was awarded 22 minutes on the court. In his official collegiate debut, a win over St. Francis (NY), Lasme contributed 6 points and 6 rebounds off the bench. He grabbed 13 rebounds in a quarterfinals game of the Preseason

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, the first time he recorded double-digits in any major statistical category at the collegiate level. He also had four blocked shots, as UMass fell, 50-90. Lasme scored a season-high 13 points on February 8, 2004, vs

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. He was awarded his first-ever start with the Minutemen on January 18, 2004, against Duquesne, but scored no points. He was named the winner of

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' Jack Leaman Defensive Award at the end of the season, ranking second in the

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in blocked shots. Lasme finished the year with averages of 3.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.8 blocks.

Sophomore

As a sophomore, he started all 28 games for the

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, and again finished as the league's second-leading shot blocker.

Junior

Lasme continued his progression during his junior year. He started 27 of the team's 28 games (Senior Day being the exception), scored in double figures 15 times, and finished the year with a 10.5 average. Lasme was two blocks short of a triple-double against St. Peter's on December 27, 2005, with 21 points, 14 rebounds and 8 blocks. By the end of the season, Lasme blocked a total of 108 shots, an average of 3.9 per game, good for third-highest in the nation. The A-10 honored Lasme with their Defensive Player of the Year award.

Senior

Lasme's senior year at UMass was filled with personal accomplishments, records, and team success. He was named an AP Honorable Mention All-American, the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year. He ranked first in the league in blocks and rebounding, and second in field goal percentage. He scored more than 20 points on four occasions, grabbed 10 or more rebounds on 17 occasions, and 10 or more blocks on four occasions. During the season, Lasme averaged 13.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 5.1 blocks per game, and led the Minutemen into the NIT, the team's first post-season play since the 1999–2000 season. In the 2006–07 season, Lasme tied an NCAA record with four

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s in a single season, joining

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(1994 at Cal) and Michael Anderson (1986 at Drexel). While Kidd and Anderson accomplished the feat by achieving double figures in scoring, rebounds, and assists, Lasme's triple-doubles are in scoring, rebounds and blocks. His four triple-doubles were: * vs. St. Francis on November 22 (19 pts, 10 reb, 11 blocks); * vs. George Washington on January 10 (23 pts, 15 reb, 11 blocks); * vs. Rhode Island on February 8 (18 pts, 12 reb, 11 blocks) and * vs. La Salle on February 28 (17 pts, 10 reb, 10 blocks). Also in 2006–07 Lasme set new UMass records for career blocked shots (399), single season blocked shots (168), and blocks per game (11), passing

on all three lists.

Professional career

In June 2007, Lasme was selected in the second round, 46th overall, in the 2007 NBA draft by the

, using the pick they got from the

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in exchange for Clifford Robinson. He made his

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debut on November 8, playing only 3.8 seconds of game time in the Warriors 120–115 loss to the

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. On November 17, Lasme was waived by the Warriors. Later that month, he was signed by the

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. On March 21, 2008, Lasme was signed to a ten-day contract with the

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, whose roster had been depleted by injuries. He later signed for the rest of the season. In 15 games (four starts), he averaged 5.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 20.2 minutes. In September 2008, Lasme signed with the

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champions

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, for the 2008–09 season. After the opening three games in EuroLeague, he was ranked second in both blocks and rebounds per game. Lasme finished the season well, averaging 10.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game, 25.5 minutes a contest, after Partizan's strong showing that ended in the quarterfinals with a loss to

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. He was instrumental in helping the team to another regional ABA championship, with 11.3 points per game. He also won Serbian national championship and the Serbian

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titles with Partizan. In July 2009, Lasme signed with the Israeli League club

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, along with Alan Anderson. On June 8, 2010, Maccabi announced that they had released Lasme, after a foot injury had limited his playing time towards the end of the season. In 20 games of EuroLeague play, he averaged 6.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks per game in 18.5 minutes per game. Lasme then signed a two-year contract with the Russian League club

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in July 2010. However, he was released in September, due to some administrative problems that he had in the United States. Lasme was invited to join the

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for their 2010 training camp. However, he was waived on October 20. Subsequently, Lasme joined the

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of the

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, an affiliate of the Celtics. However, Lasme fractured his foot just 2 minutes into the team's preseason opener against the

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, and immediately underwent surgery. After recovering, he returned to action in March 2011. In August 2011, Lasme returned to Europe and signed with the Spanish League newcomers

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. On July 5, 2012, the Boston Celtics announced that Lasme was added to their roster for the 2012 Orlando Pro Summer League and the

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. On September 29, 2012, Lasme signed a one-year contract with the Greek League club

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. He was named the

for the 2012–13 Euroleague season. He averaged 1.86 blocks and 6.14 rebounds per game, while his team allowed 69.8 points per game, thus displaying the second best team defense in the league. Also, Lasme earned the Greek Basket League MVP award, as well as the Greek League Best Defender award for the 2012–13 season. On July 1, 2013, Lasme renewed his contract with Panathinaikos for two more years. In May 2014, he was named to the

of the EuroLeague. He also earned the Greek League Best Defender award and was named to the Greek League Best Five for the 2013–14 season. Panathinaikos decided to exercise an "opt out" clause in his contract for the upcoming 2014–15 season, on 12 June 2014. On June 22, 2014, he signed a two-year contract with Anadolu Efes Istanbul. On July 29, 2015, he signed with

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. Lasme was instrumental in winning the Eurocup title 2015–16, and earned the Eurocup Finals MVP award. On August 29, 2016, Lasme was suspended for one year after failing a doping test. On February 10, 2017, Lasme was acquired by the

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of the NBA Development League. On July 13, 2017, Lasme signed with Russian club UNICS for the 2017–18 season. On June 27, 2018, Lasme officially returned to

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after four years, signing a one-year deal. In September 2022, Lasme returned from his retirement after four years when he joined the Gabonese club Espoir to play for them in the 2023 BAL qualification tournament. Despite training with the team for a month, he did not join Espoir for their games in

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National team career

Lasme played with the senior Gabonese national team at the 2005 FIBA Africa Championship, averaging 11.7 points, 10.1 rebounds, and 3 blocks per game, in seven games played. He played his second continental tournament at

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and averaged 11.2 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Domestic leagues

EuroLeague

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Awards and accomplishments

College

* Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year: (2007) * 2× Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year: (2006, 2007) * Atlantic 10 blocks leader: (2007) * First-team All-Atlantic 10: (2007)

Pro career

* EuroCup champion: (

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) * EuroCup Finals MVP: (

) *

: (

) * 2× Greek League Champion: (

) * 2×

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Winner: (2013, 2014) * 2× Greek League Best Defender: (

) * 2× Greek League Best Five: (

) * Greek League MVP: (

) * Greek League Finals MVP: (

) *

: (

) * All-EuroCup Second Team: (

) *

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Winner: (

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) * NBA D-League Defensive Player of the Year co-winner: (2008)

References

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