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]