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New Orleans Pelicans | #21 | Center

Yves

Missi

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HEIGHT

6'11" (2.11m)

WEIGHT

235lb (107kg)

COUNTRY

Cameroon

LAST ATTENDED

Baylor

AGE

20 years

BIRTHDATE

May 14, 2004

DRAFT

2024 R1 Pick 21

EXPERIENCE

Rookie

6'11" | 235lb | 20 years

DRAFT

2024 R1 Pick 21

BIRTHDATE

May 14, 2004

COUNTRY

Cameroon

LAST ATTENDED

Baylor

EXPERIENCE

Rookie

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Summer League (New Orleans: 2024): Appeared in four games for the Pelicans, averaging 8.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.8 blocks per game while converting .462 from the floor and .667 from the foul stripe.

BEFORE NBA

College (Baylor: 2023-24): Appeared in 34 games during his freshman season for the Bears, averaging 10.7 points, 5.6 rebounds, 0.4 assists and 1.5 blocks in 22.9 minutes per game…Converted .614 from the floor and .616 from the free throw stripe…Was named 2023-24 All-Big 12 Defensive Team selection, the first Baylor freshman to earn this honor…Named 2023-24 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention …Led Baylor with five double-doubles during the 2023-24 season…Ranked fourth in the Big 12 in both blocks (1.50 bpg) and offensive rebounds per game (2.6)…Named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 12) after posting 17 points and seven rebounds vs. Texas Tech (Feb. 6) and 21 points and eight boards against Kansas (Feb. 10)…Posted 14 points and 14 rebounds against Oregon State (Nov. 22)…Scored a collegiate career-high 25 points and grabbed nine rebounds against TCU (Jan. 27)…Posted 11 points and 10 rebounds vs. Duke (Dec. 20)…Finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds against Iowa State in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals (Mar. 15). High School: Born in Belgium and grew up in Cameroon, Missi played high school basketball at Prolific Prep in California…Averaged 9.3 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game at Prolific Prep...Participated in the 2023 Nike Hoop Summit, where he played with fellow signee Miro Little on the World Select Team and played against Ja'Kobe Walter and Team USA...With Prolific Prep, the five-star prospect helped his team win The Grind Session World Championship, earning a spot in the GEICO High School Nationals tournament...In the quarterfinals against IMG Academy, Missi had six points, four rebounds and a block...In December, he also helped Prolific Prep win the 2022 John Wall Holiday Invitational...His brother, Steve Moundou-Missi, was a three-time All-Ivy League selection at Harvard, in addition to being the 2015 Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year.

PERSONAL LIFE

Yves Thierry Missi…Born in Belgium and grew up in Cameroon…Participated in his first high school game in 2021 after moving to the United States at age 16…Both parents competed for the Cameroon National Team…Brother, Steve Moundou-Missi, was a three-time All-Ivy.