Billy Yakuba Ouattara (born January 24, 1992, in Tepa, Ghana) is a Ghanaian-French professional basketball player for Paris Basketball of the LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague.
_by_Sandro_Halank–035.jpg) Ouattara with Paris Basketball in 2024 | |
| No. 24 – Paris Basketball | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| League | LNB Pro A EuroLeague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 24, 1992 Tepa, Ghana |
| Nationality | Ghanaian / French |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2014: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2014 | Élan Chalon |
| 2014–2015 | Denain-Voltaire |
| 2015–2017 | Monaco |
| 2017–2018 | Long Island Nets |
| 2018–2020 | Monaco |
| 2020–2021 | Real Betis |
| 2021–2024 | AS Monaco |
| 2024–present | Paris Basketball |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Professional career
Ouattara first began his professional career out in France with the Élan Chalon of the LNB Pro A in 2012 as a 20-year-old. He played with that team for two seasons before signing a one-year deal with the ASC Denain-Voltaire PH, who were a part of the LNB Pro B at that time. During that year, he helped the team make it to the LNB Pro B Finals before ultimately losing the series to Hyères-Toulon Var Basket. On July 24, 2015, Ouattara signed with the AS Monaco Basket out in Monaco, returning to the Pro A that year.[1] During his second season at Monaco, Ouattara was named a French Pro A All-Star and helped Monaco win the Leaders Cup Championship over the ASVEL Basket in 2017.
Ouattara signed a two-way contract with the Brooklyn Nets of the NBA on July 21, 2017, becoming the first foreign born player to sign a two-way deal with an NBA team. Under the terms of the deal, he would have planned to split time between the Brooklyn Nets and their G League affiliate, the Long Island Nets, with a majority of his time being spent with the Long Island affiliate team.[2] However, due to injury problems throughout the year, he would never get a chance to play with the Brooklyn Nets squad, having only played in one G League game with the Long Island Nets during that time. On December 17, 2017, Ouattara was waived by the Nets.[3] On January 17, 2018, Ouattara was reacquired by the Long Island Nets.[4]
On March 30, 2018, Ouattara signed for the remainder of the 2017–18 season with Monaco.[5]
On July 17, 2020, he signed with Coosur Real Betis of the Liga ACB.[6]
On July 20, 2021, he signed with AS Monaco of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague.[7]
On August 7, 2024, he signed with Paris Basketball of the LNB Pro A.[8]
National team career
Because of the unavailability of a Ghanaian national team, he has been a member of the French national team.[9]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague
EuroCup
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | Élan Chalon | 8 | 0 | 6.1 | .429 | .167 | — | .9 | .4 | .1 | — | 1.6 | 0.9 |
| 2018–19 | Monaco | 14 | 7 | 24.0 | .429 | .469 | .824 | 3.4 | 1.1 | .6 | .1 | 10.4 | 9.2 |
| 2019–20 | 16 | 4 | 22.9 | .451 | .441 | .640 | 3.1 | .8 | .7 | .2 | 9.0 | 8.6 | |
| Career | 38 | 11 | 19.8 | .439 | .392 | .714 | 2.7 | .8 | .6 | .1 | 8.0 | 7.2 | |
Basketball Champions League
Domestic leagues
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 |  Élan Chalon | Pro A | 3 | 3.7 | .400 | — | — | 1.0 | — | — | — | 1.3 |
| 2013–14 | Élan Chalon | Pro A | 15 | 5.9 | .385 | .308 | .714 | .5 | .1 | .1 | .1 | 2.6 |
| 2014–15 | Denain Voltaire | Pro B | 41 | 17.8 | .456 | .309 | .803 | 2.5 | 1.1 | .5 | .2 | 9.1 |
| 2015–16 | Monaco | Pro A | 38 | 26.3 | .510 | .382 | .688 | 2.9 | .9 | .9 | .2 | 12.4 |
| 2016–17 | Monaco | Pro A | 32 | 23.9 | .514 | .400 | .782 | 3.3 | .9 | .7 | .1 | 11.8 |
| 2017–18 | Monaco | Pro A | 1 | 21.0 | .583 | .667 | — | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| 2017–18 |  Long Island Nets | G League | 12 | 15.7 | .427 | .176 | .765 | 2.0 | .3 | .5 | .2 | 7.4 |
| 2018–19 | Monaco | LNB Élite | 39 | 25.3 | .463 | .421 | .746 | 3.7 | 1.3 | .7 | .3 | 11.5 |
| 2019–20 | Monaco | LNB Élite | 25 | 25.4 | .458 | .418 | .625 | 4.4 | .6 | .6 | .3 | 11.0 |
| 2020–21 |  Real Betis | ACB | 30 | 22.2 | .438 | .308 | .811 | 4.1 | .6 | .9 | .0 | 9.1 |
| 2021–22 | Monaco | LNB Élite | 43 | 20.9 | .470 | .402 | .800 | 2.9 | .6 | .5 | .1 | 7.0 |
| 2022–23 | Monaco | LNB Élite | 38 | 17.7 | .478 | .388 | .857 | 2.0 | .7 | .4 | .1 | 7.0 |
| 2023–24 | Monaco | LNB Élite | 40 | 17.5 | .430 | .333 | .719 | 2.2 | .5 | .4 | .0 | 6.0 |
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