Yvan Ouedraogo, a 6-foot-7 forward from France, announced on Sunday that he has committed to play basketball for Nebraska. The big man from Bordeaux was also considering TCU and Georgia Tech before settling on NU. He visited Lincoln back in April. As a member of the 2019 class, he’ll be immediately eligible to play in 2019.
Last year, Ouedraogo averaged 12.7 points and 9.7 rebounds per game in the FIBA U-16 European Championships. The 17-year-old plays club basketball at the Centre Fédéral de Basketball.
Ouedraogo is the latest addition to the Nebraska basketball roster, as NU head coach Fred Hoiberg continues his blistering pace in rebuilding the program. Since Hoiberg was officially hired in late March, he’s brought on five transfers and landed two commitments from a pair of walk-ons, Jace Piatkowski and Charlie Easley, out of Elkhorn South and Lincoln Pius X, respectively.
Now with Ouedraogo, the Huskers could field a starting five comprised entirely of international players. Shamiel Stevenson and Dalano Banton both are from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Thorir Thorbjarnarson is from Reykjavik, Iceland and Matej Kavas is from Ljubljana, Slovenia.
I am proud and excited to announce I will be joining the @HuskerHoops program and coach Hoiberg this coming Fall. Looking forward to step foot on campus in Lincoln and get to work. #GBR
— Yvan Ouedraogo (@Yvanouedball) May 12, 2019
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