Evan Fournier
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| No. 94 – Denver Nuggets | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | National Basketball Association |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
October 29, 1992 Saint-Maurice, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20th overall |
| Selected by the Denver Nuggets | |
| Pro playing career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| 2009–2010 | Nanterre |
| 2010–2012 | Poitiers |
| 2012–present | Denver Nuggets |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Evan Mehdi Fournier (born October 29, 1992) is a French professional basketball player who currently plays for the Denver Nuggets of the NBA. He played junior basketball at INSEP academy from 2007 to 2009.[1]
Professional
In 2009, Fournier joined JSF Nanterre of the LNB Pro B for the 2009–10 season. In 2010, he joined Poitiers Basket 86 of the LNB Pro A for the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons.
Fournier was selected with the 20th overall pick by the Denver Nuggets in the 2012 NBA draft. He then joined the Nuggets for the 2012 NBA Summer League and in 5 games averaged 14.8 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.2 steals in 31.2 minutes per game.[2] On July 11, 2012, he signed a multi-year contract with the Nuggets.[3]
He re-joined the Nuggets for the 2013 NBA Summer League.[4]
Awards and honors
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Silver medal at the Europe U18 championship in 2009 in Metz (France) [5] -
Bronze medal at the Europe U20 championship in 2011 in Spain [6] - participated to the Nike Hoop Summit in April 2011 [7]
- 2x French League Rising Star Award (2011, 2012) [8]
- 2x French League Most Improved Player (2011, 2012) [8]
- selected in the All Tournament team at the Europe U18 championship (2009) [9]
- selected in the All Tournament team at the Europe U20 championship (2011) [10]
References
- ↑ Evan Fournier | EuroBasket 2013
- ↑ 2012 Summer League Statistics
- ↑ Denver Nuggets sign first-round draft pick Evan Fournier
- ↑ 2013 Summer League Statistics
- ↑ "Serbia hold off France to win title". FIBA Europe. August 2, 2009. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- ↑ "France suffocate Russia to win Bronze". FIBA Europe. July 24, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- ↑ Beeken, Walker (April 13, 2011). "Nike Hoop Summit Scouting Reports: International Guards/Wings". draftexpress.com. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 (French) "Pro A Trophées LNB: Kunter et Fournier récompensés". sports.fr. May 14, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- ↑ "Kanter named MVP". FIBA Europe. August 2, 2009. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- ↑ "MVP Mirotic leads All Tournament team". FIBA Europe. July 24, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com, or Basketball-Reference.com
- (French) Evan Fournier at lnb.fr
- (English) Evan Fournier at draftexpress.com