Luc-Arthur Vebobe
{{short description|French professional basketball player (born 1980)}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Luc-Arthur Vebobe
| image =
| caption =
| league = LNB Pro B
| team = Provence Basket
| number = 14
| position = Power forward
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 7.52
| weight_lbs = 200
| nationality = French
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|4|3}}
| birth_place = Antibes
| highschool =
| college =
- Seward County CC (1999–2000)
- Foothill College (2000–2001)
- Hawaii (2001–2002)
| draft_year = 2003
| career_start = 1998
| career_end =
| years1 = 1998–1999,
2002
| team1 = Antibes
| years2 = 2002–2003
| team2 = Chalon-sur-Saône
| years3 = 2003–2005
| team3 = Paris Basket Racing
| years4 = 2005–2006
| team4 = CAI Zaragoza
| years5 = 2008–2009
| team5 = ALM Évreux
| years6 = 2009–2010
| team6 = Antibes
| years7 = 2010–2013
| team7 = Cholet
| years8 = 2013–2014
| team8 = Antibes
| years9 = 2014–2015
| team9 = Chorale Roanne
| years10 = 2015–present
| team10 = Provence Basket
| highlights =
- 2× LNB All-Star (2004, 2010)
}}
Luc-Arthur Vebobe (born April 3, 1980) is a French professional basketball player who currently plays for Provence Basket in France's LNB Pro B.
Amateur career
Born in Antibes, France, Luc-Arthur is the son of former basketball player Saint-Ange Vebobe. He starts his basketball debuts with the Youth team (Espoirs) of Antibes (1998–1999) before going to the United States in Junior Colleges (Seward County Community College & Foothill College) until 2001. He then joins the University of Hawaii where he plays in NCAA (2001-early 2002).
He played for the French Youth squad at the 1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship where France ranked 10th and at the 2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship where France ranked 8th.
Pro career
Vebobe starts his professional career with its youth club Antibes (Pro A) in 2002 before joining Chalon-sur-Saône (Pro A) for the 2002-2003 season. He then goes to Paris Basket Racing for 2 seasons before going to Spain where he plays for Zaragoza (LEB) during the 2005-2006 season. Due to injuries, Vebobe did not play for any professional club between end of 2006 and beginning of 2008.
For the 2008-2009 season, ALM Evreux (Pro B) is giving him a chance to play again before joining Antibes (Pro B) again for the 2009-2010 season. Playing for Antibes, he won the French basketball cup 16th finals game versus Cholet Basket (76-70) where he drew the attention of coach Erman Kunter. He then joins Cholet Basket (Pro A), the 2010 French champion and plays the Euroleague for the 2010-2011 season.
Notes
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External links
- [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=BJB&seasoncode=E2010 Euroleague.net Profile]
- [http://www.lnb.fr/fr/Pro-A/200006/Joueurs/A10474/Luc-Arthur-Vebobe Luc-Arthur Vebobe profile] on LNB.fr
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Category:Sportspeople from Antibes
Category:ALM Évreux Basket players
Category:Basket Zaragoza players
Category:Cholet Basket players
Category:Chorale Roanne Basket players
Category:Foothill College alumni
Category:Fos Provence Basket players
Category:French expatriate basketball people in Spain
Category:French expatriate basketball people in the United States
Category:French men's basketball players
Category:Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball players
Category:Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
Category:Olympique Antibes basketball players