Florent Piétrus

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Florent Piétrus
SLUC Nancy
Small forward / Power forward
Personal information
Born (1981-01-19) January 19, 1981
Les Abymes, Guadeloupe
Nationality French
Listed height 6 ft 7 1⁄2 in (202 cm)
Listed weight 235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2003 / Undrafted
Pro playing career 1999–present
Career history
1999–2004 Pau-Orthez
2004–2007 Unicaja Málaga
2007–2008 MMT Estudiantes
2008–2010 Valencia
2010 Caja Laboral
2010–2013 Valencia
2013–present SLUC Nancy
Medals
FIBA EuroBasket
Gold 2013 Slovenia National Team
Silver 2011 Lithuania National Team
Bronze 2005 Serbia and Montenegro National Team

Florent Marius Piétrus (born January 19, 1981 in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe) is a French professional basketball player. He is currently playing with SLUC Nancy Basket. His younger brother, Mickaël Piétrus, plays in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Professional career

Piétrus began his career with the French League club Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez (1999-04). He went undrafted in the 2003 NBA Draft. Since then he has played in the Spanish League with Unicaja Málaga (2004–07), MMT Estudiantes (2007–08), Valencia (2008–10), Caja Laboral (2010) and again with Valencia (2010–13).

On July 22, 2013, Piétrus signed with SLUC Nancy Basket.[1]

French national team

In September 2005, Piétrus won the bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2005 with the French National Team.

Piétrus also played for France in the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey and at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

International stats

Tournament Games played Points per game Rebounds per game Assists per game
2003 EuroBasket 6 6.8 5.3 0.7
2005 EuroBasket 7 7.6 7.1 0.6
2006 FIBA World Championship 9 9.7 6.7 0.6
2007 EuroBasket 7 8.9 3.7 0.6
2009 EuroBasket 8 6.5 2.9 1.1
2010 FIBA World Championship 4 4.5 4.8 1.5
2011 EuroBasket 11 2.6 3.4 0.8
2012 Olympics 6 4.5 2.8 0.5
2013 EuroBasket 11 1.9 3.5 0.2

References

  1. ↑ "Florent Pietrus moves to Nancy". Sportando.net. Retrieved 22 July 2013. 

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