Younes Idrissi Explained

Younes Idrissi
Position:Forward
League:Nationale 1
Height Ft:6
Height In:8
Weight:225lb
Nationality:Morocco
Team:Tanger
Birth Date:13 April 1984
Birth Place:Casablanca, Morocco
Career Start:2004
Years1:2002-03
Team1:WAC Casablanca
Years2:2003-04
Team2:Massanutten Military Academy
Years3:2004-06
Team3:University of Georgia
Years4:2006
Team4:Iona College
Years5:2006-08
Team5:WAC Casablanca
Years6:2008-present
Team6:Ittihad de Tanger

Younes Idrissi (born April 13, 1984) is a Moroccan basketball player currently playing for Tanger in the Nationale 1.

Idrissi played NCAA Division I college basketball for the University of Georgia, averaging 5.1 PPG and 3.0 RPG in two seasons with the Bulldogs. Idrissi then transferred to Iona College but never played a game for the Gaels.[1] Idrissi has since moved to the Moroccan League, where he has become one of the league's most dominant players, including a 20 PPG and 9 RPG season with WAC Casablanca in 2007-08.[2]

Idrissi played for the Morocco national basketball team in the 2007 and 2009 FIBA Africa Championship.[3] In 2009, he led the tournament in blocks, averaging 1.8 blocks per game.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.pma-basketball.com/player.asp?playerid=62 Idrissi
  2. Web site: Pro Management Agency: Younes Idrissi . 2009-08-30 . 2009-09-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090901014152/http://www.pma-basketball.com/player.asp?playerid=62 . dead .
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20090811003302/http://www.libya2009.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/09/fafcm/player/p/pid/50254/sid/6599/tid/331/profile.html Younes Idrissi
  4. He has been linked with number of high-profile moves, including a move to Manchester City and Real Madrid. FIBA BPG Leaders