Florent Piétrus
{{short description|French basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Florent Piétrus
| image = FlorentPietrus.jpg
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| caption = Piétrus with Valencia, in 2009.
| position = Power forward
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 7+1/2
| weight_lb = 235
| league =
| team =
| number =
| nationality = French
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|1|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = Les Abymes, Guadeloupe
| draft_year = 2003
| career_start = 1999
| years1 = 1999–2004 | team1 = Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
| years2 = 2004–2007 | team2 = Unicaja Málaga
| years3 = 2007–2008 | team3 = Estudiantes
| years4 = 2008–2010 | team4 = Valencia
| years5 = 2010 | team5 = Caja Laboral
| years6 = 2010–2013 | team6 = Valencia
| years7 = 2013–2016 | team7 = SLUC Nancy
| years8 = 2016–2017 | team8 = BCM Gravelines
| years9 = 2017 | team9 = Levallois Metropolitans
| years10 = 2018–2020| team10 = SIG Strasbourg
| years11 = 2020 | team11 = Orléans Loiret Basket
| highlights =
- Leaders Cup winner (2019)
- EuroCup champion (2010)
- 3× Pro A champion (2001, 2003, 2004)
- Spanish League champion (2006)
- 3× French Cup winner (2002, 2003, 2018)
- Spanish Cup winner (2005)
- 2x Pro A Best Defender (2002, 2015)
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's basketball}}
{{MedalCountry|{{bk|FRA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIBA Basketball World Cup}}
{{MedalBronze|2014 Spain|}}
{{MedalCompetition|EuroBasket}}
{{MedalGold|2013 Slovenia|}}
{{MedalSilver|2011 Lithuania|}}
{{MedalBronze|2005 Serbia and Montenegro|}}
{{MedalBronze|2015 France|}}
}}
Florent Marius Piétrus (born 19 January 1981) is a French professional basketball player, who lastly played for Orléans Loiret Basket of the LNB Pro A. His younger brother, Mickaël Piétrus, played in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Professional career
Piétrus began his career with the French League club Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez (1999–04). He went undrafted in the 2003 NBA draft. Since then, he has played in the Spanish League with Unicaja Málaga (2004–07), MMT Estudiantes (2007–08), Valencia (2008–10), Caja Laboral (2010), and again with Valencia (2010–13).
On 22 July 2013 Piétrus signed with the French club SLUC Nancy Basket.{{cite web|title=Florent Pietrus moves to Nancy|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/france/59993/florent-pietrus-moves-to-nancy.html|publisher=Sportando.net|access-date=22 July 2013}} He joined the French club BCM Gravelines in 2016. On 1 September 2017 Piétrus signed a short-term deal with Levallois Metropolitans.{{cite news|title=Florent Pietrus signs with Levallois Metropolitans|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/france/pro-a/245709/florent-pietrus-signs-with-levallois-metropolitans.html|access-date=4 September 2017|work=Sportando.com|date=1 September 2017}} On 3 February 2018 he signed with Strasbourg IG for the rest of the season.{{cite news|title=Florent Pietrus rejoint la SIG Strasbourg|url=http://sigstrasbourg.fr/2018/02/florent-pietrus-rejoint-la-sig-strasbourg|access-date=3 February 2018|work=sigstrasbourg.fr|date=3 February 2018|language=fr}} On 9 July 2018 Piétrus signed a one-year contract extension with Strasbourg IG.{{cite news|title=Florent Pietrus reste à la SIG Strasbourg|url=http://sigstrasbourg.fr/2018/07/florent-pietrus-reste-a-la-sig-strasbourg|access-date=9 July 2018|work=sigstrasbourg.fr|date=9 July 2018|language=fr|archive-date=10 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710194505/http://sigstrasbourg.fr/2018/07/florent-pietrus-reste-a-la-sig-strasbourg|url-status=dead}}
On 12 January 2020 he signed with Orléans Loiret Basket of the LNB Pro A.{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/florent-pietrus-joins-orleans/|title=Florent Pietrus joins Orleans|date=January 12, 2020|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=January 12, 2020|last1=Skerletic |first1=Dario }}
National team career
In September 2005, Piétrus won the bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2005 with the senior French National Team. He also won the silver medal at the EuroBasket 2011, the gold medal at the EuroBasket 2013, and the bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2015. He also played at EuroBasket 2003, EuroBasket 2007, and EuroBasket 2009.
Piétrus also played with France at the 2006 FIBA World Championship, at the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, at the 2014 FIBA World Cup, where he won a bronze medal, and at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160924234542/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Florent%20Pietrus/pid//_//players.html Florent Marius PIETRUS (FRA).]
=French national team stats=
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| Tournament | Games played | Points per game | Rebounds per game | Assists per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EuroBasket 2003 | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 6.8 | align="center" | 5.3 | align="center" | 0.7 |
| EuroBasket 2005 | align="center" | 7 | align="center" | 7.6 | align="center" | 7.1 | align="center" | 0.7 |
| 2006 World Championship | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | 9.7 | align="center" | 6.7 | align="center" | 0.6 |
| EuroBasket 2007 | align="center" | 7 | align="center" | 8.9 | align="center" | 3.7 | align="center" | 0.6 |
| EuroBasket 2009 | align="center" | 8 | align="center" | 6.5 | align="center" | 2.9 | align="center" | 1.1 |
| 2010 World Championship | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 4.5 | align="center" | 4.8 | align="center" | 1.5 |
| EuroBasket 2011 | align="center" | 11 | align="center" | 2.6 | align="center" | 3.4 | align="center" | 0.8 |
| 2012 Summer Olympics | align="center" | 6 | align="center" | 4.5 | align="center" | 2.8 | align="center" | 0.5 |
| EuroBasket 2013 | align="center" | 11 | align="center" | 1.9 | align="center" | 3.5 | align="center" | 0.2 |
| 2014 World Cup | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | 3.1 | align="center" | 3.7 | align="center" | 0.9 |
| EuroBasket 2015 | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | 1.2 | align="center" | 2.9 | align="center" | 0.2 |
| 2016 Summer Olympics | align="center" | 11 | align="center" | 0.8 | align="center" | 0.7 | align="center" | 0.7 |
Personal life
Piétrus is the older brother of Mickaël Piétrus, who played in the NBA. His son Illan is also a basketball player.{{cite web |author1=David Hein |title=Strasbourg stressing education off the court just as much as on it |url=https://www.championsleague.basketball/21-22/news/strasbourg-stressing-education-off-the-court-just-as-much-as-on-it |website=FIBA.basketball |access-date=3 July 2022 |language=en |date=18 April 2022}}
References
{{Commons category|Florent Piétrus}}
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=AZK&seasoncode=E2010 Euroleague.net Profile]
- [http://www.nba.com/draft2003/profiles/PietrusFlorent.html NBA.com Draft Profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160924234542/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Florent%20Pietrus/pid//_//players.html FIBA Archive Profile]
- [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Florent_Pietrus/Sluc_Nancy_Basket_Pro/18736 Eurobasket.com Profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20151128070937/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=B75 Spanish League Profile] {{in lang|es}}
- [http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Florent-Pietrus-5394/ DraftExpress.com Profile]
- [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Florent-Pietrus-Official/177835329001179 Facebook Profile]
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