2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 24
Yvan Ouedraogo
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 250
- Hometown:
- Bordeaux, France
- Prev School:
- Grand Canyon
Bio
CBU 2023-24
- Started all 32 games he played in after transferring from Grand Canyon
- Led the team and the WAC in rebounding average and was second in total rebounding
- Set the single-season program record for offensive rebounds with 97
- Was 43rd in the nation in offensive rebounds and top 75 in rebounding
- Averaged 10 points, 8.6 rebounds, and 1 block in his graduate season
- Scored a career-high 17 points vs. Cal Poly and was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Joust
- Posted 17 double-digit scoring efforts on the year
- Recorded a season-best 18 rebounds vs. Grand Canyon
PERSONAL
- Born in Bordeaux, France and lived there until age 7. Family moved to Burkina Faso in Western Africa.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Played in 59 games over two season with the Lopes, starting all but four games
- Tied a career-high in scoring over Pepperdine in 2022
- Helped the Lopes reach the NCAA Tournament in 2023 and pulled in eight rebounds in the team's opening round matchup against #3 Gonzaga
2025 WAC Tournament Semifinals | CBU Men's Basketball vs. Grand Canyon | Game Highlights
Monday, March 17
2025 WAC Tournament Quarterfinals | CBU Men's Basketball vs. Tarleton St. | Game Highlights
Friday, March 14
CBU Men's Basketball vs. UT Arlington | Game Highlights
Tuesday, March 11
CBU Men's Basketball vs. Tarleton St. | Game Highlights
Saturday, March 08
