Romain Duport

Romain Duport

Romain Duport, 2013
No. 15 – Strasbourg IG
Position Center
League French League
Eurocup
Personal information
Born December 10, 1986
Angers
Nationality French
Listed height 7 ft 1.43 in (2.17 m)
Listed weight 254 lb (115 kg)
Career information
College Angers BC 49
NBA draft 2008 / Undrafted
Pro career 2004–present
Career history
2004–2010 Le Havre
2010–2011 Cholet Basket
2011–present Strasbourg IG

Romain Duport (born December 10, 1986) is a French professional basketball player who currently plays for Strasbourg IG of the French League.

Amateur career

Born in Angers, France, Duport developed his basketball abilities through the Youth academies of Cholet Basket, Angers BC 49 and mainly STB Le Havre. With the Youth team of STB Le Havre, he won the French Pro A Youth team championship in 2007 and was named in the All French Pro A Youth First Team.

Professional career

Romain Duport started its professional debuts with Le Havre in the 2004-05 season making one appearance on the court. His minutes with the professional team slowly increased through the seasons up to 17 minutes in the 2009-2010 season. However, he suffered injuries and played only 9 games with Le Havre for his last season with the club. For the 2010-2011 season, he joined the 2010 French champion Cholet Basket. He was mainly selected due to its rare height (7'1) in French Pro A championship and to allow Cholet Basket to have a real Big Man in its roster to play against other centers of the Euroleague.

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