Luc-Arthur Vebobe (born April 3, 1980) is a French professional basketball player who currently plays for Provence Basket in France's LNB Pro B.

Amateur career

Born in Antibes, France, Luc-Arthur is the son of former basketball player Saint-Ange Vebobe. He starts his basketball debuts with the Youth team (Espoirs) of Antibes (1998–1999) before going to the United States in Junior Colleges ( Seward County Community College & Foothill College) until 2001. He then joins the University of Hawaii where he plays in NCAA (2001-early 2002).

He played for the French Youth squad at the 1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship where France ranked 10th and at the 2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship where France ranked 8th.

Pro career

Vebobe starts his professional career with its youth club Antibes ( Pro A) in 2002 before joining Chalon-sur-Saône ( Pro A) for the 2002-2003 season. He then goes to Paris Basket Racing for 2 seasons before going to Spain where he plays for Zaragoza ( 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 Antibes ( 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 for the 2010-2011 season.

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External links

• Euroleague.net Profile
• Luc-Arthur Vebobe profile on LNB.fr