Yannick Bokolo is a French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 professional basketball player.

Biography

Born in Zaïre in 1985, Bokolo left the country aged 3 to move to Belgrade

Belgrade

Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...

, Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....

. At the age of 5, he moved to Strasbourg

Strasbourg

Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...

, France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

. Later, he joined the National basketball academy (INSEP), alongside Johan Petro

Johan Petro

Johan Petro is a French professional basketball player of Guadeloupean descent who is playing for the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association. A 7'0", 247 lbs. center, Petro was selected by the Sonics in the first round of the 2005 NBA Draft...

 and Terence Parker. Due to his successful international career with France youth, he then joined Le Mans

Le Mans Sarthe Basket

Le Mans Sarthe Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Le Mans, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League.-History:Le Mans was founded in the year 1939. The club won the French Championship in 1978, 1979, 1982, and 2006...

, the team with whom he would win his first honors. He caught the eyes of the world with strong performances at the 2006 World Championships

2006 FIBA World Championship

The 2006 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Japan from August 19 to September 3, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation , Japan Basketball Association and the 2006 Organizing Committee...

. After five years in Sarthe

Sarthe

Sarthe is a French department, named after the Sarthe River.- History :The department was created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790, pursuant to the law of December 22, 1789, starting from a part of the province of Maine which was divided into two departments, Sarthe to the east and...

, Bokolo joined Basket Club Maritime Gravelines Dunkerque Grand Littoral

Basket Club Maritime Gravelines Dunkerque Grand Littoral

Basket Club Maritime Gravelines Dunkerque Grand Littoral is a basketball club based in Gravelines, France that plays in the Ligue Nationale de Basketball...

 in 2008.

Pro clubs

• 1998
  1998 in basketball
  -World Championships:*Men Yugoslavia 64, Russia 62*Women USA 71, Russia 65-Professional:*Men**1998 NBA Finals: Chicago Bulls over the Utah Jazz 4-2. MVP: Michael Jordan*** 1998 NBA Playoffs, 1998-99 NBA season, 1998 NBA Draft**Eurobasket: None....
  
  -2000
  2000 in basketball
  -2000 Olympics:*Men:*: *: *: *Women:*: *: *: -Professional:*Men**2000 NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers over the Indiana Pacers 4-2. MVP: Shaquille O'Neal***1999-2000 NBA season, 2000 NBA Finals, 2000 NBA Playoffs, 2000 NBA Draft*Women...
  
   : Pôle espoir d'Alsace / ASE Strasbourg (Youth)
• 2000
  2000 in basketball
  -2000 Olympics:*Men:*: *: *: *Women:*: *: *: -Professional:*Men**2000 NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers over the Indiana Pacers 4-2. MVP: Shaquille O'Neal***1999-2000 NBA season, 2000 NBA Finals, 2000 NBA Playoffs, 2000 NBA Draft*Women...
  
  -2003
  2003 in basketball
  -Professional:*Men**2003 NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs over the New Jersey Nets 4-2. MVP: Tim Duncan ***2002-03 NBA season***2003 NBA Playoffs**Eurobasket: Lithuania 93, Spain 84*Women...
  
   : Centre fédéral (N1)
• 2003
  2003 in basketball
  -Professional:*Men**2003 NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs over the New Jersey Nets 4-2. MVP: Tim Duncan ***2002-03 NBA season***2003 NBA Playoffs**Eurobasket: Lithuania 93, Spain 84*Women...
  
  -2008 : Le Mans
  Le Mans Sarthe Basket
  Le Mans Sarthe Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Le Mans, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League.-History:Le Mans was founded in the year 1939. The club won the French Championship in 1978, 1979, 1982, and 2006...
  
   (Pro A
  Ligue Nationale de Basketball
  The Ligue National de Basket is the top men's French professional basketball league. There are two divisions: French Pro A League and French Pro B League .-Pro A:...
  
  )
• 2008- : Basket Club Maritime Gravelines Dunkerque Grand Littoral
  Basket Club Maritime Gravelines Dunkerque Grand Littoral
  Basket Club Maritime Gravelines Dunkerque Grand Littoral is a basketball club based in Gravelines, France that plays in the Ligue Nationale de Basketball...
  
   (Pro A
  Ligue Nationale de Basketball
  The Ligue National de Basket is the top men's French professional basketball league. There are two divisions: French Pro A League and French Pro B League .-Pro A:...
  
  )

French National Team

• FIBA World Championship
  FIBA World Championship
  The FIBA World Championship is an international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of the International Basketball Federation , the sport's global governing body...
  
   :
  • 5th in the 2006 FIBA World Championship
    2006 FIBA World Championship
    The 2006 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Japan from August 19 to September 3, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation , Japan Basketball Association and the 2006 Organizing Committee...
    
     in Japan
    Japan
    Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
    
    
• European Championships :
  • Played in the 2005 under-20 European Championships in Russia
    Russia
    Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
    
    
  • Played in the 2002 under-18 European Championships in Germany
    Germany
    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
    
    
  • Played in the 2001 under-16 European Championships in Lithuania
    Lithuania
    Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
    
    
• Others :
  • French international
    France national basketball team
    The French national basketball team is the national basketball team representing France. It is administrated by the Fédération Française de Basket-Ball . The team has been competitive, but has yet to win a major international tournament...
    
     since 2001
    2001 in basketball
    -Professional:*Men**2001 NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers over the Philadelphia 76ers 4-1. MVP: Shaquille O'Neal***2000–01 NBA season**Eurobasket: Yugoslavia 78, Turkey 69*Women**WNBA Finals: Los Angeles Sparks over the Charlotte Sting 2-0. MVP: Lisa Leslie...
    
    
  • France A international
    France national basketball team
    The French national basketball team is the national basketball team representing France. It is administrated by the Fédération Française de Basket-Ball . The team has been competitive, but has yet to win a major international tournament...
    
     since 6 against Belgium

Honors and distinctions

• Coupe de France : 2004
  2004 in basketball
  -Olympics:*Men*: *: *: *Women*: *: *: -Professional:*Men**2004 NBA Finals: Detroit Pistons over the Los Angeles Lakers 4-1. MVP: Chauncey Billups***2003-04 NBA season***2004 NBA Playoffs**Eurobasket: None.**Euroleague:...
  
  
• Semaine des As : 2006
• French champion : 2006
  2006 in basketball
  Tournaments include international , professional and amateur and collegiate levels.-International:*2006 FIBA World Championship:**Gold medal: Spain**Silver medal: Greece**Bronze medal: USA**MVP: Pau Gasol, Spain**All-tournament team:...
  
  
• Participation in All Star Game Nationale 1 : 2003
  2003 in basketball
  -Professional:*Men**2003 NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs over the New Jersey Nets 4-2. MVP: Tim Duncan ***2002-03 NBA season***2003 NBA Playoffs**Eurobasket: Lithuania 93, Spain 84*Women...
  
  
• Participation in All Star Game : 2004
  2004 in basketball
  -Olympics:*Men*: *: *: *Women*: *: *: -Professional:*Men**2004 NBA Finals: Detroit Pistons over the Los Angeles Lakers 4-1. MVP: Chauncey Billups***2003-04 NBA season***2004 NBA Playoffs**Eurobasket: None.**Euroleague:...
  
   and 2006
  2006 in basketball
  Tournaments include international , professional and amateur and collegiate levels.-International:*2006 FIBA World Championship:**Gold medal: Spain**Silver medal: Greece**Bronze medal: USA**MVP: Pau Gasol, Spain**All-tournament team:...
  
  

External links

Profile at LNB.fr Profile at BasketFrance.com