Brice Assie (born June 3, 1983 in

Koumassi Koumassi is a suburb of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. It is one of the 10 urban communes of the city. Koumassi is one of four communes of Abidjan that are entirely south of Ébrié Lagoon, the others being Treichville, Marcory, and Port-Bouët Port-Bou� ...

Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

) is a

an- French basketball player currently playing for San Martin Corrientes in

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.FIBA Profile
at FIBA.com He is also a member of the

Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team The Ivorian Coast national basketball team is the men's basketball side that represents Ivory Coast in international competition. The team competes regularly in the African Championship and is administered by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Basket ...

. Assie played

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Division III basketball for

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. He averaged twenty points and nine rebounds per game for the team, while leading them to the NCAA Tournament three of his four years. Following his senior season, he was named Little East Conference Basketball Player of the Year for 2005-06. After turning professional, Assie has played for numerous teams throughout the world, including teams in Finland, Turkey, and Argentina. Currently, he plays for San Martin Corrientes in Argentina. Assie is also a member of the

and played for the team for the first time at the

2010 FIBA World Championship The 2010 FIBA World Championship was the 16th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from 28 August to 12 September 2010. It was co-organised by the Inte ...

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