League LNB Pro A NBA draft 2003 / Undrafted Weight 104 kg Nationality French Name Florent Pietrus Position Small forward | Role Basketball player Pro career 1999 Listed weight 235 lb (107 kg) Height 2.01 m Siblings Mickael Pietrus | |
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Born January 19, 1981 (age 43)
Les Abymes, Guadeloupe ( 1981-01-19 ) 1999–2004 Elan Bearnais Pau-Orthez Profiles | ||
Listed height 6 ft 7 ⁄2 in (2.02 m) | ||
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Florent Marius Piétrus (born January 19, 1981) is a French professional basketball player for BCM Gravelines of the LNB Pro A. His younger brother, Mickaël Piétrus, played in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Florent Pietrus dunks over Reyes vs. Spain
Professional career
Piétrus began his career with the French League club Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez (1999-04). He went undrafted in the 2003 NBA Draft. Since then he has played in the Spanish League with Unicaja Málaga (2004–07), MMT Estudiantes (2007–08), Valencia (2008–10), Caja Laboral (2010) and again with Valencia (2010–13).
On July 22, 2013, Piétrus signed with SLUC Nancy Basket.
French national team
In September 2005, Piétrus won the bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2005 with the French National Team. Silver in 2011. Gold in 2013.
Piétrus also played for France in the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey and at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
