Yves_Missi
Yves Missi
Belgian-Cameroonian basketball player (born 2004)
Yves Missi (born May 14, 2004) is a Belgian-Cameroonian college basketball player for the Baylor Bears of the Big 12 Conference.
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Born | (2004-05-14) May 14, 2004 (age 20) Belgium |
Nationality | Belgian / Cameroonian |
Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
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College | Baylor (2023–2024) |
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Missi was born on May 14, 2004.[1] He was born in Belgium but grew up in Cameroon.[2][3] He moved to the United States in 2021 and began attending West Nottingham Academy in Maryland.[4] He later transferred to Prolific Prep in Napa, California, and averaged 9.3 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game.[5] A five-star prospect, he was highly recruited and was ranked by ESPN as the second-best player in California, the 13th-best player nationally and third-best center.[6][7]
Missi played at the Nike Hoop Summit in 2023 and won The Grind Session World Championship with Prolific Prep, earning a place at the GEICO High School Nationals.[8] He also played in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) and averaged 12.7 points, 9.9 rebounds and 2.8 blockers per game with the PSA Cardinals.[9] He committed to play college basketball for the Baylor Bears and reclassified to be able to join them for the 2023–24 season.[10]
Missi impressed early in the 2023–24 Baylor season and has been projected as a potential pick in the 2024 NBA draft.[11]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
- "Yves Missi". NBADraft.net.
- "NBA Draft Scouting Report: Baylor's Yves Missi". Sports Illustrated. September 11, 2023.
- Moseley, Davis (July 14, 2022). "Well-traveled five-star Yves Missi is here". Rivals.com.
- McCallister, Mike (May 5, 2022). "Yves Missi Has Developed Into a High Major Prospect". Sports Illustrated.
- Nicholas, Foster (November 6, 2023). "Bears add depth: Get to know fresh faces of Baylor men's basketball". The Baylor Lariat.
- Biancardi, Paul; Borzello, Jeff (January 4, 2023). "Top 25 junior Missi chooses Baylor, 'the right place for me'". ESPN.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Borzello, Jeff (May 3, 2023). "Yves Missi reclassifies to 2023 class for Baylor basketball". ESPN.
- "Missi commits to Baylor men's basketball". Waco Tribune-Herald. January 4, 2023.
- Salerno, Cameron (May 3, 2023). "College basketball recruiting: Baylor commit Yves Missi reclassifies, will join Bears for 2023-24 season". CBS Sports.
- Condra, Isaac (December 20, 2023). "2024 NBA Draft: Breaking Down Baylor's Yves Missi". Sports Illustrated.