Luc-Arthur Vebobe (born April 3, 1980) is a French professional

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...

player who currently plays for Provence Basket in France's

LNB Pro B The LNB Pro B, commonly known as Pro B, is the second-tier level men's professional basketball league in France. It is the second division of the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB), which has organized the league since the year 1987. The regular se ...

Amateur career

Born in

Antibes Antibes (, , ; ) is a seaside city in the Alpes-Maritimes Departments of France, department in Southeastern France. It is located on the French Riviera between Cannes and Nice; its cape, the Cap d'Antibes, along with Cap Ferrat in Saint-Jean-Ca ...

, France, Luc-Arthur is the son of former basketball player Saint-Ange Vebobe. He starts his basketball debuts with the Youth team (''Espoirs'') of

(1998–1999) before going to the United States in Junior Colleges ( Seward County Community College &

Foothill College Foothill College is a public community college in Los Altos Hills, California. It is part of the Foothill–De Anza Community College District. It was founded on January 15, 1957, and offers 84 Associate degree programs, 2 Bachelor's degree p ...

) until 2001. He then joins the

University of Hawaii A university () is an educational institution, institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly ...

where he plays in

NCAA The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates College athletics in the United States, student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and Simon Fraser University, 1 in Canada. ...

(2001-early 2002). He played for the French Youth squad at the 1998

FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship The FIBA U18 EuroBasket is the new name for the FIBA U18 European Championship, originally known as the FIBA European Championship for Juniors. It is a men's youth basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1964 edition. It was held bi ...

where France ranked 10th and at the 2000

FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The FIBA U20 EuroBasket is the new name for the FIBA U20 European Championship, originally known as the European Championship for Men '22 and Under'. It is a men's youth basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1992 edition. Through ...

where France ranked 8th.

Pro career

Vebobe starts his professional career with its youth club

( Pro A) in 2002 before joining

Chalon-sur-Saône Chalon-sur-Saône (, literally ''Chalon on Saône'') is a city in the Saône-et-Loire Departments of France, department in the Regions of France, region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. It is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefectu ...

( Pro A) for the 2002-2003 season. He then goes to

Paris Basket Racing Paris Basket Racing, or PBR, was a French professional basketball club from Paris. It was founded in 1922, as the basketball section of the sports club, multi-sports club Racing Club de Paris. The team took the name "Paris Basket Racing" in 2000. ...

for 2 seasons before going to Spain where he plays for

Zaragoza Zaragoza (), traditionally known in English as Saragossa ( ), is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the ...

( 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

( 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 The EuroLeague is a European men's professional basketball club competition. The league is widely recognised as the top-tier and the most prestigious men's basketball league in Europe. The league consists of 20 teams, of which 16 are given lon ...

for the 2010-2011 season.

Notes

External links

Euroleague.net ProfileLuc-Arthur Vebobe profile
on LNB.fr {{DEFAULTSORT:Vebobe, Luc-Arthur 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Antibes ALM Évreux Basket players Basket Zaragoza players Cholet Basket players Chorale Roanne Basket players Élan Chalon players Foothill College alumni Fos Provence Basket players French expatriate basketball people in Spain French expatriate basketball people in the United States French men's basketball players Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball players Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Olympique Antibes basketball players Paris Racing Basket players Power forwards 21st-century French sportsmen