Agassi Yeshe Goantara (born October 17, 1999) is an Indonesian professional

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player for the Pelita Jaya Bakrie of the

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(IBL). He represented

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for the 2018 Asian Games 3X3.

Early career

Agassi was born and raised in

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, a city located in the west outskirt of

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. He moved to the United States in 2015 during his sophomore year of high school. He attended

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and was a member of their varsity basketball team during his three-year tenure. During his sophomore year, Agassi did not get much playing time as he finished the year averaging 2.9 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.3 assist. He improved vastly during his junior year and led his team in scoring with 16 points per game while shooting 45 percent. Agassi again improved during his senior year as he led Walnut High to the semi-final of the Glendora Basketball Tournament. He was eventually named the tournament MVP as his team finished third after beating the host team,

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where Agassi scored 22 points. For the year, he averaged 18.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists.

Professional career

Stapac Jakarta (2018-2020)

Rookie of the Year (2018-19)

IBL Champion (2019-20)

Pelita Jaya Bakrie (2021-present)

CB Alhama Baloncesto (2020-2021)

AD Infante (2022-present)

National team

Agassi was called to represent Indonesia during 2018 Asian Games 3x3 Basketball where he and his team finished third on their pool which consisted of teams from China, Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. They unfortunately were not qualified to proceed to the knockout stage. He was called to join the national team for the 2021 FIBA Eastern Region Pre-Qualifiers where he and his team successfully secured a spot at FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers which is scheduled to be held in November 2019.

IBL career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

References

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