Yannick Clemens Thomas Wetzell was born on 8 July 1996 and is a New Zealand professional basketball player for Alba Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga and the EuroLeague.
21 Facts About Yanni Wetzell
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Yanni Wetzell played college basketball for the St Mary's Rattlers, the Vanderbilt Commodores, and the San Diego State Aztecs.
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Yanni Wetzell helped lead his team to the 2014 final of the Secondary Schools National Championships, losing to Otago Boys High School.
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Yanni Wetzell did not receive any collegiate offers, so he used an international recruiting agency to connect him to Division II St Mary's.
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Yanni Wetzell was named Heartland Conference Freshman of the Year.
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Yanni Wetzell averaged 15.5 points and 6.8 rebounds per game as a sophomore.
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Yanni Wetzell was named to the Second Team All-Heartland Conference.
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Yanni Wetzell was a SEC Academic Honor Roll honoree and earned a degree in economics.
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Yanni Wetzell contacted Saint Mary's assistant coach Bubba Meyer to request advice about a graduate transfer.
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San Diego State coach Brian Dutcher was informed, and after taking an official visit Yanni Wetzell chose the Aztecs over an offer from Texas Tech.
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Yanni Wetzell helped replace Jalen McDaniels, who left early to play professionally.
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Yanni Wetzell was named to the Second Team All-Mountain West.
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On 28 July 2020, Yanni Wetzell signed his first professional contract with South East Melbourne Phoenix of the National Basketball League.
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On 16 August 2020, Yanni Wetzell exercised the European out clause in his contract and was released by the Phoenix.
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On 2 July 2021, Yanni Wetzell signed a three-year deal with the New Zealand Breakers.
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Yanni Wetzell was released from the remainder of his contract on 15 April 2022 under mutual consent.
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Across 22 games, Yanni Wetzell averaged 17.7 points and 8.2 rebounds per game for the Breakers.
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In 2017, Yanni Wetzell was named to the New Zealand Select Team that played in a tournament in China.
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Yanni Wetzell has competed for the New Zealand U19 Team, known as the Tall Blacks.
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Yanni Wetzell is the son of Jenny and Clem Wetzell, who travelled to see him play 12 games at San Diego State.
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Yanni Wetzell is the younger brother of television journalist and presenter Pippa Wetzell.