Viny Okouo

Viny Pierrot Marcel Okouo
No. 2 – Unicaja Málaga
Position Center
League Liga ACB
FIBA Eurocup
Personal information
Born (1997-04-10) April 10, 1997
Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Nationality Congolese
Listed height 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in)
Listed weight 100 kg (220 lb)
Career history
–2015 Unicaja
→2014–2016 Instituto de Fertilidad Clínicas Rincón
2016–present Unicaja Malaga

Viny Pierrot Marcel Okouo (born April 10, 1997 in Brazzaville) is a Congolese professional basketball player. He is currently playing for Unicaja Malaga in the ACB, Spain’s top division.

Career

A native of the Republic of the Congo,[1] Okouo started playing basketball when he was 15 years old[2] and left home only shortly after to join the youth set-up of Unicaja Malaga in Spain. Okouo had been recommended by his fellow countryman Romaric Belemene, a cousin of Serge Ibaka. The Unicaja coaches had only seen some footage of Okouo practicing and were intrigued by his physical gifts, while his skills were underdeveloped.[3] At Unicaja, he learned to play the game and improved vastly.

Between 2014 and 2016, he spent time on loan at Instituto de Fertilidad Clínicas Rincón of the LEB Plata,[4] the third tier of Spanish basketball, while also seeing action for Unicaja’s development team in the EBA. Okouo made his ACB debut for Malaga during the 2015-16 campaign[5] and saw his first minutes in the FIBA Eurocup the following season.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Málaga, La Opinión de. "El pandillero de Brazzaville". Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  2. ↑ "Eurohopes Basketball Prospects - News - Unicaja's New Hope – Discovered in Congo". www.eurohopes.com. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  3. ↑ S.A., Sarenet. "Un niño de 2,11 metros - Club Unicaja de Baloncesto". unicaja.diariosur.es. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  4. ↑ "Federación Española de Baloncesto - Competiciones FEB". competiciones.feb.es. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  5. ↑ "ACB.COM". www.acb.com. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  6. ↑ "OKOUO, VINY - Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL". www.euroleague.net. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
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