By Cesare Milanti / info@eurohoops.net
AS Monaco’s puzzle is now fully completed ahead of the 2023-24, as Yakuba Ouattara officially extended his contract with the red-and-white Monegasque team, entering his 8th year with the organization that made it to the 2023 EuroLeague Final Four.
Averaging 3.7 points and 1.0 rebounds per game in last year’s International competition, the 31-year-old guard helped his side advance so far in the EuroLeague. In the domestic competition, instead, he had 8.1 points and 2.0 rebounds per game as AS Monaco won its first-ever LNB.
Dropping 4.3 points per game with France at the 2023 FIBA World Cup, he will now come back in Sasha Obradovic‘s roster for the upcoming Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and LNB seasons.
ʏᴀᴋᴜʙᴀ ᴏᴜᴀᴛᴛᴀʀᴀ ʀᴇsᴛᴇ sᴜʀ ʟᴇ ʀᴏᴄʜᴇʀ 🔴⚪️
⏩️ C’est le début d’une 8️⃣e année au club pour le Yak’, un longévité et une fidélité exceptionnelles 🫡
🪖 Leader par l’exemple sur le terrain et dans les vestiaires, son apport est essentiel à la #RocaTeam 😤🇲🇨 pic.twitter.com/c7nsAZVsTT
— AS Monaco Basket 🇲🇨 (@ASMonaco_Basket) September 13, 2023
PHOTO CREDIT: Turkish Airlines EuroLeague