Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball at Mount Royal on August 4, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.
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1:30 p.m.
at Mount Royal
Grand Canyon University Athletics
2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 24
Yvan Ouedraogo
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-9 / 250
- Position:
- Forward
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Bordeaux, France
- High School:
- National Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance
- Prev School:
- Nebraska
- Major:
- B.S. in Applied Human Resources Management
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Grand Canyon |
2021-22 | (Second-Year) Sophomore
- Appeared in all 31 GCU games and started 28 of them.
- Finished as Lopes leading rebounder at 6.7 per game which ranked ninth in the WAC. With 2.84 of those average rebounds coming on the offensive end, ranked 56th nationally in that category. Total rebounding average ticked up to 7.2 during conference play which ranked fifth in the WAC.
- Recorded two double-doubles on the season: 11 points and 10 rebounds on Nov. 12 vs. North Florida and 10 points with 10 rebounds on Feb. 12 at Dixie State. The former came despite coming off the bench and also represented his highest-scoring output of the season.
- Pulled down 16 rebounds in GCU's best win of the season over previously undefeated San Francisco on Dec. 18, most in a single game by a GCU player for the season.
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Nebraska |
Lincoln, Neb. |
2020-21 | Sophomore
- Played in 22 games, including four starts, and averaged 3.4 points and 3.7 rebounds per game
- Started the first four Big Ten games before coming off the bench.
- Best performance of season came against Doane, when he scored a career-high 13 points and added 13 boards in 18 minutes of work in posting his first double-double of the season
- During nonconference play, had three games of at least seven rebounds, as he had seven against both McNeese State and North Dakota State.
- In a win over McNeese State, added nine points and a pair of steals.
- Best performance in conference play came against Purdue, when he had seven points and eight rebounds in 20 minutes off the bench.
- Had six rebounds at No. 9 Wisconsin and No. 19 Michigan in starts in Big Ten play.
- Set Nebraska's freshman rebounding record for a season (203) and a game (19 vs. Northwestern on March 1).
- Emerged as the Huskers’ starting center, playing in all 32 games, including 30 starts, and averaging 5.7 points and a team-high 6.3 rebounds in 21.4 minutes per game.
- Became just the third freshman to lead the Huskers in rebounding.
- Was the youngest player in the Big Ten in 2019-20.
- Finished third among Big Ten freshmen in rebounding and played some of his best basketball down the stretch, averaging 6.8 points on 49% shooting and 7.6 rebounds per game over Nebraska’s last nine games.
- Biggest impact came on the boards, as he grabbed eight or more rebounds in nine games, including six games with at least 10 rebounds.
- Top performance came against Northwestern on March 1, when he posted his third double-double of the season with season highs in points (11), rebounds (19) and minutes (38). The 19 rebounds were the second-most by a freshman in 2019-20 and the most by any Nebraska player since 2007.
- Reached double figures in scoring six times, including a season-best 11 points against Southern, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Illinois.
International Competition |
- Helped lift France to a silver medal at the 2021 FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup in Latvia. Averaged 8.7 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 23.2 minutes per game over seven World Cup contests.
- In 2018-19, played in 26 games for Centre Fédéral de Basketball, which is a program in the top amateur league in France. Averaged 5.4 points and 4.4 rebounds per game, while playing most of the season as a 16-year-old. Other prominent players to come from the INSEP program have included Clint Capela, Boris Diaw and Tony Parker.
- Was selected for the French U-18 National Team and helped the squad to a fifth-place finish at the 2019 European Championships. Averaged 4.0 points, 3.6 rebounds and 0.8 steals per game while posting a pair of double-figure efforts.
- Represented France in other international competition, including the 2018 FIBA U-16 European Championships, when he averaged 12.7 points and 9.7 rebounds per game. Finished second on the team in both scoring and rebounding to help France to a fourth-place finish and earned team MVP honors.
- Selected for the Adidas Next Generation Tournament in the U-18 Division.
Personal |
- Born in Bordeaux, France and lived there until age 7. Family moved to Burkina Faso, a West African nation.
- Parents are Jeannine Zangreyanogho and Désiré Ouedraogo.
- Casually began playing basketball at 9, but moved back to France by himself at age 12 to attend Kameet Basketball Academy.
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