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- Will Yeguete
F
- Height
- 6' 7"
- CLASS
- Jr.
- Hometown
- Bordeaux, France
- Weight
- 240 lbs.
- Experience
- 2L
- School
- Florida Air Academy
Athletic blue-collar forward with a nose for the ball defensively that can play inside as well as on the perimeter…A member of the 2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll…Rated a three-star recruit by both Rivals.com and Scout.com…Earned a bronze medal with France at the 2011 FIBA U20 European Championships, averaging 6.2 points and a team-best 5.6 rebounds per game as a starter as the French posted an 8-1 record.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2011-12: Saw action in 26 games, making 10 starts, before breaking his left foot in the win vs. Auburn and missing the remainder of the season… Averaged 4.4 points and 6.3 rebounds prior to the season-ending injury…Scored two points and grabbed five rebounds vs. Auburn, but suffered season-ending broken left foot in the game... Grabbed a team-best 11 rebounds at Arkansas...Blocked a shot and recorded a steal before leaving the game with an injury vs. Tennessee…Secured a team-best seven rebounds and added four points at Kentucky...Came off the bench to score five points and add eight boards vs. Vanderbilt...Grabbed eight rebounds and added four points vs. South Carolina...Led the team with seven boards vs. Mississippi State...Snatched four rebounds at Ole Miss...Grabbed five boards and added three points vs. LSU...Posted a career-best 14 points on six-of-six shooting at South Carolina...Also added eight rebounds, two assists and a block against the Gamecocks...Scored six points and added three boards and a block vs. Georgia...Grabbed five rebounds at Tennessee...Tallied a team-best 11 rebounds and added four points vs. UAB...Grabbed a team-best eight rebounds vs. Yale...Came off the bench tallying two steals, a rebound and an assist at Rutgers...Stuffed the stat sheet vs. FSU with four points, eight rebounds, three steals and two assists...Grabbed four boards against MVSU...Scored four points and grabbed six boards against No. 22 Texas A&M...Dished out a career-high five assists and added five rebounds and four points vs. Rider...Stuffed the stat sheet vs. Arizona with seven points, eight rebounds, four steals, two assists and a block...Eclipsed the 10 point mark for the second consecutive game and added a career-best four assists at No. 4 Syracuse...Registered his first-career double-double on a career-best 10 points and season-best 11 rebounds vs. Stetson...Also played a career-high 26 minutes and recorded a career-best four steals against the Hatters...Made his first-career start vs. JU, scoring a career-high eight points and snatching nine rebounds...Grabbed three boards and added two points vs. Wright State...Missed game vs. North Florida due to concussion symptoms...Tallied four points and four rebounds at Ohio State...Went for seven points and seven rebounds against Jackson State in the season opener.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2010-11: Averaged 1.3 points and 2.6 rebounds in 31 games (zero starts)…Totaled three points and two rebounds in his UF debut in the season-opening win against UNC-Wilmington...Became the first freshman since Al Horford in the 2004-05 season to amass 15 rebounds, collecting seven points, 15 rebounds, his first four career assists and three steals in just 23 minutes in the home victory vs. North Carolina A&T...Played a minute of action against Morehead State...Tallied a freshmen-high five points and six rebounds in the win over FAU at home...Grabbed five rebounds and scored two points in the rivalry win at FSU... Brought down a rebound on the road vs. UCF...Registered four rebounds and two points in 10 minutes in the win at American... Grabbed three rebounds in the home victory over Kent State...Collected three points, three rebounds and one steal in the Kansas State win... Grabbed five rebounds in nine minutes against Jacksonville... Totaled five points, five rebounds and a steal in the home victory over Radford...Blocked his first career shot in the win at Xavier...Pulled down two rebounds in the win at home against Rhode Island...Grabbed one rebound in the SEC-opening win vs. Ole Miss...Snatched one rebound in the overtime win at Tennessee...Contributed two rebounds and an assist against South Carolina...Brought down two rebounds in the road win at Auburn...Totaled two points and one rebound in the victory against Arkansas...Totaled six rebounds, two points and two steals in 13 minutes at Mississippi State...Grabbed six rebounds for the second consecutive game in the overtime win vs. Vanderbilt...Played one minute in the rivalry win over Kentucky at home... Brought down an offensive rebound in the victory at South Carolina...Played three minutes in the road win at LSU...Played one minute in the SEC East-clinching win over Georgia at home... Saw two minutes of action at Kentucky...Played one minute in the Senior Night victory over Alabama at home...Grabbed two rebounds and took a charge in five minutes at Vanderbilt to help UF win its third outright SEC title...Was two-for-two from the field in Florida’s win over Vanderbilt in the SEC Tournament semifinals...Had one point, one steal and three rebounds versus UCSB in the second round of the NCAA Tournament...Contributed a rebound in Florida’s win over UCLA in the third round of the NCAA Tournament...Had two points, one rebound and one assist in eight minutes versus BYU in the NCAA regional semifinal.
PREP: Named to the FHGSAA Class 2A All-State first team after averaging 19 points, 12 rebounds, three assists and a block in his senior season at Florida Air Academy…Attended the same high school as former Gator Walter Hodge, the winningest player in school history…Led Florida Air to the district championship, but was eliminated in the regional finals of the state playoffs by current freshman teammate Patric Young and Providence…Member of the Nike Team Florida AAU team along with current Florida teammate Scottie Wilbekin…Pulled down 50 rebounds in three games in the 2009 Nike Team Florida Showcase…Enrolled at Florida Air before his junior season after moving to Melbourne from Ivory Coast…Averaged 12 points and 10 rebounds his junior season while leading Florida Air to a 24-1 record.
Will Yeguete’s Career Statistics
|
Season |
GP-GS |
MP |
FGM-FGA |
PCT. |
3PT-ATT |
PCT. |
FT-FTA |
PCT. |
REB |
AVG. |
A |
TO |
BS |
ST |
PF-DQ |
TP |
AV. |
|
2010-11 |
31-0 |
221 |
14-35 |
.400 |
0-0 |
.000 |
12-27 |
.444 |
81 |
2.6 |
7 |
19 |
2 |
13 |
27-0 |
40 |
1.3 |
|
2011-12 |
26-10 |
569 |
50-86 |
.581 |
0-0 |
.000 |
14-39 |
.359 |
163 |
6.3 |
27 |
19 |
10 |
31 |
62-0 |
114 |
4.4 |
|
Totals |
57-10 |
790 |
64-121 |
.529 |
0-0 |
.000 |
26-66 |
.394 |
244 |
4.3 |
34 |
38 |
12 |
44 |
89-0 |
154 |
2.7 |
Will Yeguete’s SEC Statistics
|
Season |
GP-GS |
MP |
FGM-FGA |
PCT. |
3PT-ATT |
PCT. |
FT-FTA |
PCT. |
REB |
AVG. |
A |
TO |
BS |
ST |
PF-DQ |
TP |
AV. |
|
2010-11 |
14-0 |
70 |
2-6 |
.333 |
0-0 |
.000 |
1-6 |
.167 |
22 |
1.6 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
12-0 |
5 |
0.4 |
|
2011-12 |
12-5 |
266 |
19-32 |
.594 |
0-0 |
.000 |
8-18 |
.444 |
71 |
5.9 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
10 |
28-0 |
46 |
3.8 |
|
Totals |
26-5 |
336 |
21-38 |
.553 |
0-0 |
.000 |
9-24 |
.375 |
93 |
3.6 |
9 |
13 |
7 |
13 |
40-0 |
51 |
2.0 |
Yeguete Game Highs
|
Points |
|
|
Season |
14 at South Carolina (1/14/12) |
|
Career |
Same |
|
Rebounds |
|
|
Season |
11, 3x, last at Arkansas (2/18/12) |
|
Career |
15, vs. NC A&T (11/18/10) |
|
Field Goals |
|
|
Season |
6, at South Carolina (1/14/12) |
|
Career |
Same |
|
Field Goal Attempts |
|
|
Season |
9, vs. Stetson (11/28/11) |
|
Career |
Same |
|
3-Points |
|
|
Season |
None |
|
Career |
None |
|
3-Point FG Attempts |
|
|
Season |
None |
|
Career |
None |
|
Free Throws |
|
|
Season |
3, vs. Vanderbilt (2/4/12) |
|
Career |
3, 3x, last vs. Vanderbilt (2/4/12) |
|
Free Throw Attempts |
|
|
Season |
5, vs. Arizona (12/7/11) |
|
Career |
6, vs. Vanderbilt (2/1/11) |
|
Assists |
|
|
Season |
5, vs. Rider (12/9/11) |
|
Career |
Same |
|
Steals |
|
|
Season |
4, 2x, last vs. Arizona (12/7/11) |
|
Career |
Same |
|
Blocked Shots |
|
|
Season |
1, 10x, last vs. Tennessee (2/11/12) |
|
Career |
1, 12x, last vs. Tennessee (2/11/12) |
|
Minutes Played |
|
|
Season |
31, 2x, last vs. Arizona (12/7/11) |
|
Career |
Same |
Misc. Stats
|
|
10-11 |
11-12 |
Career |
|
Times led UF in scoring |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Times led UF in Rebs. |
1 |
12 |
13 |
|
Times led UF in Assists |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Double figure scoring |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
Double figure reb. games |
1 |
3 |
4 |
|
Double-Doubles |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Dunks |
3 |
10 |
13 |
|
Charges Drawn |
5 |
9 |
14 |
|
First off the Bench |
0 |
14 |
14 |
|
Scored UF's First Pts. |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
Three Point Plays |
0-1 |
2-4 |
2-5 |
|
Final Three Minutes from Line |
1-6 |
2-5 |
3-11 |
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