Younes Idrissi

{{short description|Moroccan basketball player}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Younes Idrissi

| image =

| position = Forward

| league = Nationale 1

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 8

| weight = {{convert|225|lb|kg|abbr=on}}

| nationality = Morocco

| team = Tanger

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|4|13}}

| birth_place = Casablanca, Morocco

| career_start = 2004

| career_end =

| years1 = 2002-03

| team1 = WAC Casablanca

| years2 = 2003-04

| team2 = Massanutten Military Academy

| years3 = 2004-06

| team3 = University of Georgia

| years4 = 2006

| team4 = Iona College

| years5 = 2006-08

| team5 = WAC Casablanca

| years6 = 2008-present

| team6 = Ittihad de Tanger

}}

Younes Idrissi (born April 13, 1984) is a Moroccan basketball player currently playing for Tanger in the Nationale 1.

Idrissi played NCAA Division I college basketball for the University of Georgia, averaging 5.1 PPG and 3.0 RPG in two seasons with the Bulldogs. Idrissi then transferred to Iona College but never played a game for the Gaels.[http://www.pma-basketball.com/player.asp?playerid=62 Idrissi] at PMA.com Idrissi has since moved to the Moroccan League, where he has become one of the league's most dominant players, including a 20 PPG and 9 RPG season with WAC Casablanca in 2007-08.{{Cite web |url=http://www.pma-basketball.com/player.asp?playerid=62 |title=Pro Management Agency: Younes Idrissi |access-date=2009-08-30 |archive-date=2009-09-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901014152/http://www.pma-basketball.com/player.asp?playerid=62 |url-status=dead }}

Idrissi played for the Morocco national basketball team in the 2007 and 2009 FIBA Africa Championship.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090811003302/http://www.libya2009.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/09/fafcm/player/p/pid/50254/sid/6599/tid/331/profile.html Younes Idrissi] at FIBA.com In 2009, he led the tournament in blocks, averaging 1.8 blocks per game.He has been linked with number of high-profile moves, including a move to Manchester City and Real Madrid. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120311070815/http://libya2009.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/09/fafcm/statistics/p/rpp//sid/6599/sp/ALL/ss/BL/srid/ALL/top-players.html FIBA BPG Leaders]