Alexis Yetna

Yetna grew up in Vauréal, France and played association football for eight years. In 2012, he started playing basketball for Vauréal Basket Club, one year before joining Cergy-Pontoise Basketball.{{cite web |title=NCAA : Alexis Yetna, l'une des étoiles montantes du South Florida |url=http://www.newsbasket-beafrika.com/2019/02/ncaa-alexis-yetna-l-une-des-etoiles-montantes-du-south-florida.html |publisher=News Basket BeAfrika |accessdate=17 August 2020 |language=French |date=10 February 2019}} Yetna moved to the United States with the help of coach Xavier Calvaire to compete for Mt. Zion Preparatory School in Baltimore, Maryland.{{cite web |last1=Canu |first1=Joseph |title=Basket. Le Vauréalien Alexis Yetna va découvrir la NCAA |url=https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/cergy_95127/basket-le-vaurealien-alexis-yetna-va-decouvrir-la-ncaa_12307327.html |website=La Gazette du Val-d'Oise |publisher=actu.fr |accessdate=17 August 2020 |language=French |date=4 May 2017}} After one year, he transferred to Putnam Science Academy in Putnam, Connecticut, where he played alongside future NBA player Hamidou Diallo.{{cite web |last1=Jacobs |first1=Jeff |title=USF's Yetna was a big oversight for UConn |url=https://www.ctpost.com/sports/jeffjacobs/article/Jeff-Jacobs-USF-s-Yetna-was-a-big-oversight-13497659.php |website=Connecticut Post |accessdate=17 August 2020 |date=30 December 2018}} On 19 April 2017, he committed to play college basketball for South Florida over offers from Old Dominion, Oregon State and St. John's, among others.{{cite web |last1=Evans |first1=Corey |title=Alex Yetna calls South Florida home |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/alex-yetna-calls-south-florida-204203666.html |publisher=Yahoo Sports |accessdate=17 August 2020 |date=19 April 2017}} He had been discovered by South Florida's assistant coach Tom Herrion.{{cite web |last1=Knight |first1=Joey |title=USF's Alexis Yetna faces team that bypassed him |url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/usf-bulls/2019/01/02/usfs-alexis-yetna-faces-team-that-bypassed-him/ |website=Tampa Bay Times |accessdate=17 August 2020 |date=2 January 2019}}

Yetna was ruled ineligible for his first season at South Florida by the National Collegiate Athletic Association because he had played prep basketball two years after graduating from high school in France.{{cite web |last1=Knight |first1=Joey |title=USF's Brian Gregory livid over NCAA's benching of Bulls freshman |url=https://www.tampabay.com/blogs/bulls/2017/12/18/usfs-brian-gregory-livid-over-ncaas-benching-of-bulls-freshman/ |website=Tampa Bay Times |accessdate=17 August 2020 |date=18 December 2017}} On 15 December 2018, Yetna recorded 13 points and a freshman season-high 18 rebounds in a 76–69 win over Appalachian State.{{cite web |title=Rideau and Yetna Lead USF to Win Over Appalachian State |url=https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/sports/2018/12/15/rideau-and-yetna-lead-usf-to-win-over-appalachian-state |website=Spectrum News |publisher=Associated Press |accessdate=17 August 2020 |date=15 December 2018}} On 26 January 2019, he posted a season-high 28 points and 13 rebounds in a 77–57 victory over East Carolina.{{cite web |last1=DeVriend |first1=James |title=Alexis Yetna's Big Game Leads USF Men's Basketball To 77-57 Win Over ECU |url=https://www.thedailystampede.com/2019/1/26/18198970/usf-basketball-vs-ecu-alexis-yetna-laquincy-rideau-brian-gregory |publisher=The Daily Stampede |accessdate=17 August 2020 |date=26 January 2019}} Yetna sustained a hamstring injury against Memphis in February 2019.{{cite news |last1=Turner |first1=Will |title=USF F Alexis Yetna out for 2019-20 season with knee injury |url=https://247sports.com/college/south-florida/Article/usf-bulls-forward-alexis-yetna-out-for-2019-20-season-with-knee-injury-138016889/ |accessdate=18 August 2020 |work=247 Sports |date=4 November 2019}} Yetna was a four-time American Athletic Conference (AAC) Freshman of the Week and was named AAC Freshman of the Year.{{cite web |last1=Knight |first1=Joey |title=USF's Alexis Yetna named AAC Freshman of the Year |url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/usf-bulls/2019/03/13/usfs-alexis-yetna-named-aac-freshman-of-the-year/ |website=Tampa Bay Times |accessdate=17 August 2020 |date=13 May 2019}} As a freshman, he averaged 12.3 points and 9.6 rebounds per game, leading the AAC in rebounding and double-doubles (15). He grabbed 346 rebounds, the most by a freshman in school and AAC history.{{cite web |last1=Knight |first1=Joey |title=USF men's hoops standout Alexis Yetna out for season |url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/bulls/2019/11/04/usf-mens-hoops-standout-alexis-yetna-out-for-season/ |website=Tampa Bay Times |accessdate=17 August 2020 |date=4 November 2019}} Yetna missed his entire next season after suffering a left knee injury in practice.{{cite web |title=South Florida's Alexis Yetna out for season with knee injury |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28007196/south-florida-alexis-yetna-season-knee-injury |website=ESPN |accessdate=17 August 2020 |date=4 November 2019}} He underwent surgery for the injury. As a junior, he averaged 9.5 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, missing six games with an ankle injury. After the season, Yetna transferred to Seton Hall, choosing the Pirates over UConn.{{cite web |last1=Carino |first1=Jerry |title=Seton Hall basketball adds Alexis Yetna, transfer forward from USF |url=https://www.app.com/story/sports/college/2021/04/07/seton-hall-basketball-alexis-yetna-transfer-usf/7117111002/ |website=Asbury Park Press |access-date=7 April 2021 |date=7 April 2021}}

After going undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft, in June 2024, Yetna signed with Álftanes of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.{{cite news |title=Á leið í Forsetahöllina |url=https://www.karfan.is/a-leid-i-forsetahollina/ |access-date=19 June 2024 |work=Karfan.is |date=18 June 2024 |language=Icelandic}} He left the club in end of September the same year, before the start of the regular season.{{cite news |author1=Sindri Sverrisson |title=Álftanes lét Frakkann fara og samdi við Okeke |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20242626982d/alftanes-let-frakkann-fara-og-samdi-vid-okeke |access-date=27 September 2024 |work=Vísir.is |date=27 September 2024 |language=Icelandic}}

Yetna played for France at the 2017 FIBA U20 European Championship in Greece. He averaged three points and 3.6 rebounds per game, helping his team win the bronze medal.{{cite web |title=Alexis Yetna |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/europe/u20/2017/player/Alexis-Yetna |publisher=FIBA |accessdate=17 August 2020}}

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|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18

| style="text-align:left;"| South Florida

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="11"| File:Redshirt.svg Redshirt

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19

| style="text-align:left;"| South Florida

| 36 || 34 || 30.2 || .539 || .368 || .625 || 9.6 || 1.0 || .8 || .6 || 12.3

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20

| style="text-align:left;"| South Florida

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="11"| File:Cruz Roja.svg Injured

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21

| style="text-align:left;"| South Florida

| 16 || 15 || 27.3 || .463 || .315 || .719 || 7.3 || .8 || .4 || .6 || 9.5

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22

| style="text-align:left;"| Seton Hall

| 31 || 17 || 23.9 || .404 || .228 || .750 || 7.6 || .8 || .6 || .3 || 8.1

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 83 || 66 || 27.3 || .479 || .301 || .676 || 8.4 || .9 || .7 || .5 || 10.2

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Yetna is the son of Gisele Abossolo and Jean Didier Yetna. He is of Cameroonian descent.

{{Reflist}}

• [https://shupirates.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/alexis-yetna/5312 Seton Hall Pirates bio]
• [https://gousfbulls.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/alexis-yetna/12364 South Florida Bulls bio]

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