Yannis Morin

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Yannis Morin

| image = Yannis Morin, 2023.jpg

| image_size = 280px

| caption = Morin in January 2023

| position = Power forward / center

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 10

| weight_lbs = 210

| league = B.League

| team = Akita Northern Happinets

| number = 12

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|8|31}}

| birth_place = Fort-de-France, France

| draft_year = 2015

| career_start = 2012

| years1 = 2012–2015

| team1 = Cholet

| years2 = 2015–2016

| team2 = Denain-Voltaire

| years3 = 2016–2017

| team3 = Le Havre

| years4 = 2017–2018

| team4 = Oklahoma City Blue

| years5 = 2018

| team5 = Le Mans Sarthe

| years6 = 2018

| team6 = Nanterre 92

| years7 = 2018–2020

| team7 = Champagne Châlons-Reims

| years8 = 2020–2022

| team8 = SIG Strasbourg

| years9 = 2022–2024

| team9 = Chorale Roanne Basket

| years10 = 2024

| team10 = UCAM Murcia

| years11 = 2024–present

| team11 = Akita Northern Happinets

| highlights = *Pro A champion (2018)

}}

Yannis Mario Morin (born August 31, 1993) is a French professional basketball player for the Akita Northern Happinets of the Japanese B.League.

Professional career

Born in Fort-de-France, capital of the French overseas department of Martinique, Morin went through the youth ranks of Golden Lion Basketball in Saint-Joseph, Martinique, before joining the Pôle Espoirs de Martinique.{{Cite news|url=http://basket-ballworld.fr/interview-yannis-morin-rien-fera-douter/|title=Interview Yannis Morin : " Rien ne me fera douter " - Basket-BallWorld|date=2014-05-19|work=Basket-BallWorld|access-date=2017-07-21|language=fr-FR}} He enrolled at INSEP, National Institute of Sport, expertise, and performance, in 2008.{{Cite news|url=http://www.cholet-basket.com/joueur/yannis-morin|title=Yannis MORIN|work=Cholet Basket|access-date=2017-07-21}} In 2012, he joined LNB Pro A side Cholet Basket. His best season statistically at Cholet was 2014–15, when he averaged 3.6 points and 1.9 rebounds in 31 games played.

In 2015–16, Morin scored 7.5 points a game for French second-division team Denain,{{Cite web|url=http://www.bebasket.fr/championnat-pro-b/yannis-morin-signe-au-stb-le-havre.html|title=Yannis Morin signe au STB Le Havre|website=BeBasket|language=fr|access-date=2017-07-21}} before heading to fellow ProB side STB Le Havre for the 2016–17 season. Making 34 appearances for Le Havre that year, he averaged 6.8 points as well as 7.4 rebounds per outing. In 2017, he participated in the NBA Summer League with the Oklahoma City Thunder.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/nba-summer-league/boxscore?gameId=400966358&league=nba-summer-orlando|title=Oklahoma City vs. Indiana - Box Score - July 6, 2017 - ESPN|website=ESPN.com|access-date=2017-07-21}}

On October 11, 2017, Morin signed a training camp contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder.{{cite web|title=Thunder Signs Morin and Wright|url=http://www.nba.com/thunder/news/morin-wright-171011|website=NBA.com|access-date=October 11, 2017}} He was waived on October 14 as one of the team's final preseason roster cuts{{cite web|title=Thunder Waives Four|url=http://www.nba.com/thunder/news/waives-four-171014|website=NBA.com|access-date=October 14, 2017|date=October 14, 2017}} and then joined the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League{{Cite news|url=http://oklahomacity.gleague.nba.com/news/oklahoma-city-blue-announces-training-camp-roster-2/|title=Oklahoma City Blue Announces Training Camp Roster - Oklahoma City Blue|work=Oklahoma City Blue|access-date=2017-10-27|language=en-US|archive-date=2017-10-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024080735/http://oklahomacity.gleague.nba.com/news/oklahoma-city-blue-announces-training-camp-roster-2/|url-status=dead}} averaging 5.6 points and 4.2 rebounds in 34 games.{{Cite news|url=http://www.eurobasket.com/France/news/529687/Yannis-Morin-signs-at-Le-Mans|title=Yannis Morin signs at Le Mans|work=Eurobasket.com|date=2017-04-14|access-date=2017-04-15|language=en-US}} On April 14, 2018, after the conclusion of the G League season, he signed with Le Mans Sarthe of the French LNB Pro A. He saw action in 12 games of the ProA playoffs, averaging 2.7 points and 1.8 boards a contest, en route to winning the French championship.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lnb.fr/fr/proa/joueurs/yannis-morin-A45335.html|title=Morin Yannis {{!}} LNB.fr|website=www.lnb.fr|language=fr |access-date=2018-10-23}}

After a short stint with Nanterre 92, he signed a short-term deal with fellow Pro A team Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket in October 2018,{{Cite web|url=https://www.bebasket.fr/championnat-jeep-elite/35-jours-de-contrat-au-ccrb-pour-yannis-morin.html|title=35 jours de contrat au CCRB pour Yannis Morin|website=BeBasket|language=fr|access-date=2018-10-23}} In May 2020, he signed with SIG Strasbourg,{{cite news |title=SIG Strasbourg signs Yannis Morin |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/sig-strasbourg-signs-yannis-morin/ |website=Sportando |access-date=May 4, 2020 |date=May 4, 2020|last1=Carchia |first1=Emiliano }} alongside Léopold Cavalière.[https://www.dna.fr/sport/2020/05/08/leopold-cavaliere-rejoint-la-sig-pour-trois-ans Léopold Cavalière rejoint la SIG pour trois ans] Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace, 8 May 2020. Accessed 22 October 2021.{{in lang|fr}}

In May 2022, Morin signed a deal with Chorale Roanne Basket.{{Cite web |title=Yannis Morin et Kadri Moendadze s'engagent à la Chorale |url=https://www.chorale-roanne.com/yannis-morin-et-kadri-moendadze-sengagent-a-la-chorale/ |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=Chorale Basket Roanne |language=fr-FR}} He moved to UCAM Murcia CB of the Spanish Liga ACB in May 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-12 |title=El UCAM Murcia CB incorpora a Yannis Morin |url=https://www.ucamdeportes.com/ucamcb/noticias/el-ucam-murcia-cb-incorpora-yannis-morin |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=UCAM Murcia CB}} In ten league games for Murcia, Morin averaged 7.4 points and 5.7 rebounds per outing.{{Cite web |title=Yannis Morin |url=https://www.acb.com/jugador/temporada-a-temporada/id/30003347 |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=Liga ACB |language=es}} In July 2024, he signed with the Akita Northern Happinets of the Japanese B.League.{{cite web |title=【新入団】ヤニス・モラン選手契約合意のお知らせ |url=https://northern-happinets.com/news/detail/id=18503 |publisher=秋田ノーザンハピネッツ |access-date=24 November 2024 |date=8 July 2024}}{{Cite web |date=2024-07-09 |title=Après sa parenthèse enchantée en Espagne, Yannis Morin choisit le Japon |url=https://www.basketeurope.com/apres-sa-parenthese-enchantee-en-espagne-yannis-morin-choisit-le-japon/ |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=BasketEurope.com |language=fr}}

International career

Morin represented the French national team at the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship and the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_YUjW-7-FJ,kK9s431Lyr41.season_2009.roundID_6650.teamID_282.playerID_78735.html|title=Yannis Morin {{!}} U16 European Championship Men (2009) {{!}} FIBA Europe|website=www.fibaeurope.com|access-date=2017-07-21}}