Isabelle Yacoubou Explained

Isabelle Yacoubou
Height M:1.90
Weight Kg:100
Position:Center
Birth Date:1986 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Godomey, Benin
League:LFB
Team:Tarbes Gespe Bigorre
Number:4
Nationality:French-Beninese
Draft League:WNBA
Draft Year:2012
Draft Round:3
Draft Pick:32
Draft Team:Atlanta Dream
Years1:2003–2010
Team1:Tarbes Gespe Bigorre
Years2:2010–2011
Team2:Famila Schio
Years3:2012–2013
Team3:WBC Sparta&K
Years4:2013–2014
Team4:Fenerbahçe S.K.
Years5:2014
Team5:Heilongjiang Dragons
Years6:2015–2018
Team6:Famila Schio
Years7:2018–2022
Team7:Tango Bourges Basket
Years8:2022–2024
Team8:Tarbes Gespe Bigorre
Highlights:

Isabelle Yacoubou (born 21 April 1986) is a Beninese-born French basketball player. She plays for France women's national basketball team. She has competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics where France won a silver medal.[1] Since May 2004 she also holds the Beninese record in the shot put at 15.15 meters.[2] Returning in 2022 to her training club Tarbes, she was injured in January 2024 during a match against Charleville-Mézières. On February 28, Tarbes GB announced that Yacoubou was stopping her playing career and joining the club's management.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ya/isabelle-yacoubou-1.html Isabelle Yacoubou
  2. Web site: Athlete profile for Isabelle Yacoubou. IAAF. 2 August 2015.
  3. Web site: Basket: la vice-championne olympique Isabelle Yacoubou met un terme à sa carrière. 28 February 2024 . RFI. 28 February 2024.