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Lucas N'Guessan
Lucas N'Guessan (born 6 November 1997) is a Dutch basketball player who plays for Real Valladolid Baloncesto, Real Valladolid Basketball of the LEB Oro. Standing at , he plays as center (basketball), center. Early life Born in De Lier to an Ivorian father and Dutch mother, N'Guessan moved to Spain at age 16 to play for the Canarias Basketball Academy (CBA). College career N'Guessan started his college career with Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team, Oklahoma State, where he played two seasons. He then transferred to East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball, East Tennessee State. In his senior year, he averaged 9 points and 6 rebounds in 21 minutes. Professional career In August 2020, N'Guessan signed his first professional contract with Força Lleida CE, Força Lleida. He averaged 4.2 points and 3.4 rebounds over 17 games. On 7 July 2021, N'Guessan signed with Yoast United in the Netherlands. On 8 February 2022, N'Guessan left United when he returned to Spain to pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Center (basketball)
The center (C), or the centre, also known as the five, the big or the pivot, is one of the five Basketball position, positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is almost always the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well. In the National Basketball Association, NBA, the center is typically close to tall; centers in the Women's National Basketball Association, WNBA are typically above . Centers traditionally play close to the basket in the low post. The two tallest players in NBA history, Manute Bol and Gheorghe Mureșan, were both centers, each standing tall. Centers are valued for their ability to protect their own goal from high-percentage close attempts on defense, while scoring and rebounding with high efficiency on offense. In the 1950s and 1960s, George Mikan and Bill Russell were centerpieces of championship dynasties and defined early prototypical centers. With the addition of a three-point field goal for the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
