Yann Ulrich Stéphane Lasme
(born December 17, 1982) is a Gabonese former professional
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...
player. He played
college basketball
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at the
University of Massachusetts
The University of Massachusetts is the Public university, public university system of the Massachusetts, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The university system includes six campuses (Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, University of Massachusetts Lowell ...
(UMass), with the
UMass Minutemen
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,
and he was selected by the
Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco. The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. Founded in 1946 i ...
in the second round, 46th overall, in the
2007 NBA draft
The 2007 NBA draft was held on June 28, 2007, at the WaMu Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It was broadcast on television in 115 countries. In this draft, National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amate ...
.
In 2016 Stephane won the EuroCup Championship and earned the Finals MVP award, as well as, an
All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in
2014
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and won the
EuroLeague Best Defender
The EuroLeague Best Defender is an annual basketball EuroLeague awards, award of the European professional club basketball system, European premier level EuroLeague. It is awarded to the best defensive player throughout the season, up until the E ...
award in
2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
, among others.
Early career
On December 17, 1982, Lasme was born in
Port-Gentil
Port-Gentil () or Mandji is the second-largest city of Gabon, and it is a leading seaport. It is the center of Gabon's petroleum and timber industries. The city is located on a delta island in the Ogooue delta. Nearby Cape Lopez is Gabon's weste ...
,
Gabon
Gabon ( ; ), officially the Gabonese Republic (), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, and ...
, to Onanga Liliane. He was brought up in
Port-Gentil
Port-Gentil () or Mandji is the second-largest city of Gabon, and it is a leading seaport. It is the center of Gabon's petroleum and timber industries. The city is located on a delta island in the Ogooue delta. Nearby Cape Lopez is Gabon's weste ...
,
Gabon
Gabon ( ; ), officially the Gabonese Republic (), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, and ...
, 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
soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...
, 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
Scottie Pippen
Scotty Maurice Pippen Sr. (born September 25, 1965), usually spelled Scottie Pippen, is an American former professional basketball player. He played 17 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), winning six NBA championships with th ...
and
Michael Jordan
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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
Marcus Camby
Marcus Dion Camby (born March 22, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player who played 17 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named Defensive Player of the Year during the 2006–07 NBA season, leading ...
.
Lasme competed for Aveley Club
Port-Gentil
Port-Gentil () or Mandji is the second-largest city of Gabon, and it is a leading seaport. It is the center of Gabon's petroleum and timber industries. The city is located on a delta island in the Ogooue delta. Nearby Cape Lopez is Gabon's weste ...
, a youth club that was designed to be an after-school program. He attended high school at Léon M'ba in his native
Gabon
Gabon ( ; ), officially the Gabonese Republic (), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, and ...
and was called up by Arimbi Nkolo, head coach of his country's
national team
A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport.
The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
. 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
Boston
Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...
. 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
NCAA Division III
NCAA Division III (D-III) is the lowest division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States. D-III consists of athletic programs at colleges and universities that do not offer athletic scholarships to student- ...
college.
Lasme subsequently enrolled in
Emmanuel College, primarily for its
ESL program. He began playing basketball for the college and attracted the attention of many
NCAA Division I
NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest division of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major collegiate athlet ...
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
Massachusetts Minutemen basketball 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
Harlem Globetrotters
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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
National Invitational Tournament
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vs
Texas Tech
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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
Dayton
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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
Massachusetts
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' Jack Leaman Defensive Award at the end of the season, ranking second in the
Atlantic 10 Conference
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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
Minutemen
Minutemen were members of the organized New England colonial militia companies trained in weaponry, tactics, and military strategies during the American Revolutionary War. They were known for being ready at a minute's notice, hence the name. Min ...
, 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
triple-double
In basketball, a double-double is a single-game performance in which a player accumulates ten or more in two of the following five statistical categories: points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots. The first "double" in the term ...
s in a single season, joining
Jason Kidd
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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
Marcus Camby
Marcus Dion Camby (born March 22, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player who played 17 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named Defensive Player of the Year during the 2006–07 NBA season, leading ...
on all three lists.
Professional career
In June 2007, Lasme was selected in the second round, 46th overall, in the
2007 NBA draft
The 2007 NBA draft was held on June 28, 2007, at the WaMu Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It was broadcast on television in 115 countries. In this draft, National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amate ...
by the
Golden State Warriors
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, using the pick they got from the
New Jersey Nets
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in exchange for
Clifford Robinson.
He made his
NBA
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debut on November 8, playing only 3.8 seconds of game time in the Warriors 120–115 loss to the
Dallas Mavericks
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. On November 17, Lasme was waived by the Warriors. Later that month, he was signed by the
NBA Development League
The NBA G League, or simply the G League, is a professional basketball league in North America that serves as the developmental league of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The league comprises 31 teams; as of the 2024–25 season, ...
's
Los Angeles D-Fenders
The South Bay Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, that competes in the NBA G League. Founded in 2006 as the Los Angeles D-Fenders, the team is owned by the Los Angeles Lakers, who were the first ...
.
On March 21, 2008, Lasme was signed to a ten-day contract with the
Miami Heat
The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern C ...
, 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
Adriatic League
The ABA League, renamed the ABA League First Division in 2017, is the top-tier regional men's professional basketball league that originally featured clubs from former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, ...
champions
Partizan Belgrade
Jugoslovensko sportsko društvo Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Југословенско спортско друштво Партизан, lit=Yugoslav Sports Society Partizan), commonly abbreviated as JSD Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, ЈСД Партизан, lin ...
, for the 2008–09 season. After the opening three games in
EuroLeague
The EuroLeague is a European men's professional basketball club competition. The league is widely recognised as the top-tier and the most prestigious men's basketball league in Europe. The league consists of 20 teams, of which 16 are given lon ...
, 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
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow () is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet Union, Soviet era, it was the central part of the Armed Forces (sports ...
. 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
Radivoj Korać Cup
The Radivoj Korać Cup ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Куп Радивоја Кораћа, Kup Radivoja Koraća) is the men's national basketball cup of Serbia. It is run by the Basketball Federation of Serbia and is named after Serbian basketball legend and ...
titles with Partizan.
In July 2009, Lasme signed with the
Israeli League club
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv () is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such as football, basketball, j ...
, 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
Spartak Saint Petersburg 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
Boston Celtics
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for their 2010 training camp. However, he was waived on October 20. Subsequently, Lasme joined the
Maine Red Claws
The Maine Celtics are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Portland, Maine, and are affiliated with the Boston Celtics. The Maine Celtics play their home games at the Portland Expo Building. The Boston Celtics pu ...
of the
NBA D-League
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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
Springfield Armor
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* Springfield, New South Wales (Central Coast)
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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
Obradoiro CAB
Obradoiro Clube de Amigos do Baloncesto, S.A.D. (lit, Obradoiro Friends of Basketball Club), also known as Monbus Obradoiro for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. They currently comp ...
. On July 5, 2012, the Boston Celtics announced that Lasme was added to their roster for the 2012
Orlando Pro Summer League and the
2012 NBA Summer League.
On September 29, 2012, Lasme signed a one-year contract with the
Greek League club
Panathinaikos Athens. He was named the
EuroLeague Best Defender
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for the
2012–13 Euroleague
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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
The Greek Basketball League MVP or Greek Basketball League Full Season MVP is the yearly Most valuable player, MVP Greek Basketball League awards, award that is awarded by the Greek basketball league system, 1st-tier professional basketball league ...
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
All-EuroLeague Second Team 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
Galatasaray
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Galatasaray and familiarly as Cimbom, is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul including basketball, wheelchair ...
. 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
Texas Legends
The Texas Legends are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Frisco, Texas, and are affiliated with the Dallas Mavericks. The Legends play their home games at the Comerica Center. The team began as the Colorado 14 ...
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
Panathinaikos 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
Yaoundé
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,
Cameroon
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.
National team career
Lasme played with the senior
Gabonese national team at the
2005 FIBA Africa Championship
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, averaging 11.7 points, 10.1 rebounds, and 3 blocks per game, in seven games played.
He played his second continental tournament at
AfroBasket 2015
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and averaged 11.2 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.
Career statistics
NBA
Regular season
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2007–08
, style="text-align:left" ,
Golden State
, 1 , , 0 , , .0 , , .000 , , .000 , , .000 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0
, -
, style="text-align:left" ,
Miami
Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
, 15 , , 4 , , 20.2 , , .451 , , .000 , , .594 , , 3.5 , , .2 , , .9 , , 1.5 , , 5.5
, - class="sortbottom"
, style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Career
, 16 , , 4 , , 18.9 , , .451 , , .000 , , .594 , , 3.3 , , .2 , , .8 , , 1.4 , , 5.2
Domestic leagues
EuroLeague
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
2008–09
, style="text-align:left;",
Partizan
, 19 , , 9 , , 23.6 , , .496 , , .222 , , .691 , , 6.6 , , .7 , , .9 , , 1.5 , , 10.6 , , 13.4
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
2009–10
, style="text-align:left;",
Maccabi
, 20 , , 9 , , 18.8 , , .461 , , .000 , , .706 , , 4.4 , , .9 , , 1.0 , , 1.4 , , 6.5 , , 8.2
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
2012–13
, style="text-align:left;",
Panathinaikos
, 28 , , 9 , , 23.9 , , .571 , , .000 , , .767 , , 6.1 , , .5 , , .4 , , 1.9 , , 10.0 , , 12.9
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
2013–14
, style="text-align:left;", Panathinaikos
, 28 , , 25 , , 21.1 , , .515 , , .000 , , .825 , , 4.8 , , .6 , , .8 , , 1.0 , , 8.9 , , 10.5
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
2014–15
, style="text-align:left;",
Anadolu Efes
Anadolu Efes Spor Kulübü, commonly referred to as Anadolu Efes or simply Efes, is a Turkish professional basketball team based in Istanbul. Founded in 1976, the club was formerly known as Efes Pilsen until 2011. Efes is the 2021–22 EuroLeagu ...
, 27 , , 16 , , 19.5 , , .510 , , .000 , , .595 , , 3.9 , , 1.0 , , .7 , , .8 , , 6.7 , , 7.2
, -
, style="text-align:left;",
2018–19
, style="text-align:left;", Panathinaikos
, 18 , , 8 , , 16.1 , , .516 , , 1 , , .679 , , 2.8 , , .4 , , .6 , , .8 , , 5.1 , , 5.1
, - class="sortbottom"
, style="text-align:left;", Career
, style="text-align:left;",
, 122 , , 68 , , 21.8 , , .518 , , .143 , , .735 , , 5.1 , , .7 , , .7 , , 1.3 , , 8.5 , , 10.4
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: (
2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
)
*
EuroCup Finals MVP: (
2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
)
*
EuroLeague Best Defender
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: (
2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
)
* 2×
Greek League Champion: (
2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
,
2014
The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
)
* 2×
Greek Cup
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The Greek Cup is the second-most important domestic men's footba ...
Winner: (2013, 2014)
* 2×
Greek League Best Defender: (
2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
,
2014
The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
)
* 2×
Greek League Best Five: (
2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
,
2014
The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
)
*
Greek League MVP: (
2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
)
*
Greek League Finals MVP: (
2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
)
*
All-EuroLeague Second Team: (
2014
The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
)
*
All-EuroCup Second Team
The EuroCup Basketball All-EuroCup Team is an annual award of the secondary level European-wide professional club basketball league, the EuroCup. The EuroCup is the European-wide professional basketball league that is one tier level below the ...
: (
2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
)
*
Turkish Cup
The Turkish Cup () is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupası''. Now Ziraat Bankası is ...
Winner: (
2015
2015 was designated by the United Nations as:
* International Year of Light
* International Year of Soil __TOC__
Events
January
* January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
)
*
NBA D-League Defensive Player of the Year co-winner: (2008)
See also
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List of foreign basketball players in Serbia
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List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career blocks leaders
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In basketball, a block (basketball), block (short for blocked shot) occurs when a defender deflects or stops a field goal (basketball), field goal attempt without committing a personal foul (basketball), foul. The top 25 highest bloc ...
References
External links
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Stéphane Lasmeat
acb.com
Stéphane Lasmeat DraftExpress.com
Stéphane Lasmeat
esake.gr
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Stéphane Lasmeat
euroleague.net
Stéphane Lasmeat
nba.com
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1982 births
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21st-century Gabonese sportsmen
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