Agassi Goantara Explained

Agassi Goantara
Number:9
Position:Shooting guard / small forward
Height M:1.87
Weight Lb:185
League:IBL
Team:Pelita Jaya
Birth Date:October 17, 1999
Birth Place:Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia
Highschool:Walnut (Walnut, California)
College:
Career Start:2018
Years1:2018-2020
Team1:Stapac Jakarta
Years2:2021–present
Team2:Pelita Jaya
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Agassi Yeshe Goantara (born October 17, 1999) is an Indonesian professional basketball player for the Pelita Jaya Bakrie of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He represented Indonesia national basketball team for the 2018 Asian Games 3X3.

Early career

Agassi was born and raised in Tangerang, a city located in the west outskirt of Jakarta. He moved to the United States in 2015 during his sophomore year of high school. He attended Walnut High School in Walnut, California and was a member of their varsity basketball team during his three-year tenure. During his sophomore year, Agassi did not get much playing time as he finished the year averaging 2.9 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.3 assist. He improved vastly during his junior year and led his team in scoring with 16 points per game while shooting 45 percent. Agassi again improved during his senior year as he led Walnut High to the semi-final of the Glendora Basketball Tournament. He was eventually named the tournament MVP as his team finished third after beating the host team, Glendora High School where Agassi scored 22 points. For the year, he averaged 18.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists.

Professional career

Stapac Jakarta (2018-2020)

IBL Champion (2019-20)

AD Infante (2022-present)

National team

Agassi was called to represent Indonesia during 2018 Asian Games 3x3 Basketball where he and his team finished third on their pool which consisted of teams from China, Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. They unfortunately were not qualified to proceed to the knockout stage. He was called to join the national team for the 2021 FIBA Eastern Region Pre-Qualifiers where he and his team successfully secured a spot at FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers which is scheduled to be held in November 2019.[1]

IBL career statistics

Denotes seasons in which Goantara won an IBL championship
Led the league

Regular season

YearTeamLeagueGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018-19Stapac JakartaIBL1618.434.031.068.02.61.20.70.16.7
2020-21Pelita Jaya Jakarta1625.144.131.279.35.22.61.00.113.5

Playoffs

YearTeamLeagueGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019Stapac JakartaIBL419.325.721.457.12.01.50.20.06.2
2021Pelita Jaya Jakarta531.132.829.079.16.43.41.20.414.8

References

https://www.antaranews.com/berita/755407/stapac-proyeksikan-agassi-goantara-gantikan-prastawa

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIBA.basketball. FIBA.basketball. en. 2017-11-19.