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The West Virginia University men’s basketball coaching staff has reached out to SMU transfer Yohan Traore. The six-foot-11 forward made 16 starts in 32 appearances last season as a junior after transferring from UC Santa Barbara. He was 50.
4% from the field on the year and averaged 6.1 points and 3.2 rebounds, including season-highs 20 points and 11 rebounds against Longwood.
As a sophomore at UC Santa Barbara, Traore averaged 14.5 points and 5.1 rebounds while shooting 58.
3% from the field to earn All-Big West Honorable Mention. He put in a career-high 25 points against UC Davis and snare a career-best 13 rebounds Cal State Fullerton. The Tours, France, native, began his career at Auburn where he made 25 appearances and averaged 2.
1 points and 1.4 rebounds per game. Traore was one of the nation’s top prospects out of Dream City Christian School in Glendale, Ariz and was the top-ranked player in the state of Arizona.
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