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Stéphane Lasme

Stéphane Lasme
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Lasme with Partizan in February 2009.
No. 13 – Texas Legends
Position Center
League NBA Development League
Personal information
Born (1982-12-17) December 17, 1982 (age 34)
Port-Gentil, Gabon
Nationality Gabonese
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Léon M'ba (Libreville, Gabon)
College Emmanuel College (2003)
UMass (2003–2007)
NBA draft 2007 / Round: 2 / Pick: 46th overall
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career 2002–present
Career history
2002 Capo Libreville
2007 Golden State Warriors
2007–2008 Los Angeles D-Fenders
2008 Miami Heat
2008–2009 Partizan
2009–2010 Maccabi Tel Aviv
2010 Spartak Saint Petersburg
2010–2011 Maine Red Claws
2011–2012 Obradoiro
2012–2014 Panathinaikos
2014–2015 Anadolu Efes
2015–2016 Galatasaray
2017–present Texas Legends
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Yann Ulrich Stéphane Lasme (born December 17, 1982) is a Gabonese professional basketball player for the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League. He played NCAA college basketball at the University of Massachusetts (UMass), with the UMass Minutemen, and he was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the second round, 46th overall, in the 2007 NBA draft. He earned an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2014 and won the EuroLeague Best Defender award in 2013.

On December 17, 1982, Lasme was born in Port-Gentil, Gabon, to Retouano Romain and Onanga Liliane. He was brought up in Libreville, Gabon, his father being an oil company engineer. His mother, Liliane, was an economist. Lasme knew how to speak French and his native language of Myene in his childhood, but learned some English through high school classes.

Lasme grew up loving soccer, but began playing basketball at 14, when he was introduced to his school's coach. When asked on why he started playing the game, Lasme said, "I was growing faster than the other kids my age." One media report stated that he nailed a basketball hoop to a tree at age 15 and estimated the official NBA requirement of 10 feet, but instead put it 12 feet above the ground. He said, "I had a rim put in at my house. It was higher than 10 feet, though." His favorite players as a child were Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan, whom he used to watch on television by sneaking out of bed at night. He also grew up as a fan of Marcus Camby.


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