Florent Piétrus

Florent Marius Piétrus (born 19 January 1981) is a French professional basketball player, who lastly played for Orléans Loiret Basket of the LNB Pro A. His younger brother, Mickaël Piétrus, played in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Florent Piétrus

Piétrus with Valencia, in 2009.
Personal information
Born	(1981-01-19) 19 January 1981 (age 44) Les Abymes, Guadeloupe
Nationality	French
Listed height	6 ft 7+1⁄2 in (2.02 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2003: undrafted
Playing career	1999–present
Position	Power forward
Career history
1999–2004	Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
2004–2007	Unicaja Málaga
2007–2008	Estudiantes
2008–2010	Valencia
2010	Caja Laboral
2010–2013	Valencia
2013–2016	SLUC Nancy
2016–2017	BCM Gravelines
2017	Levallois Metropolitans
2018–2020	SIG Strasbourg
2020	Orléans Loiret Basket
Career highlights
Leaders Cup winner (2019) EuroCup champion (2010) 3× Pro A champion (2001, 2003, 2004) Spanish League champion (2006) 3× French Cup winner (2002, 2003, 2018) Spanish Cup winner (2005) 2x Pro A Best Defender (2002, 2015)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  France FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 Spain EuroBasket 2013 Slovenia 2011 Lithuania 2005 Serbia and Montenegro 2015 France

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 22 July 2013 Piétrus signed with the French club SLUC Nancy Basket.^[1] He joined the French club BCM Gravelines in 2016. On 1 September 2017 Piétrus signed a short-term deal with Levallois Metropolitans.^[2] On 3 February 2018 he signed with Strasbourg IG for the rest of the season.^[3] On 9 July 2018 Piétrus signed a one-year contract extension with Strasbourg IG.^[4]

On 12 January 2020 he signed with Orléans Loiret Basket of the LNB Pro A.^[5]

National team career

In September 2005, Piétrus won the bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2005 with the senior French National Team. He also won the silver medal at the EuroBasket 2011, the gold medal at the EuroBasket 2013, and the bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2015. He also played at EuroBasket 2003, EuroBasket 2007, and EuroBasket 2009.

Piétrus also played with France at the 2006 FIBA World Championship, at the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, at the 2014 FIBA World Cup, where he won a bronze medal, and at the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[6]

French national team stats

Tournament	Games played	Points per game	Rebounds per game	Assists per game
EuroBasket 2003	6	6.8	5.3	0.7
EuroBasket 2005	7	7.6	7.1	0.7
2006 World Championship	9	9.7	6.7	0.6
EuroBasket 2007	7	8.9	3.7	0.6
EuroBasket 2009	8	6.5	2.9	1.1
2010 World Championship	4	4.5	4.8	1.5
EuroBasket 2011	11	2.6	3.4	0.8
2012 Summer Olympics	6	4.5	2.8	0.5
EuroBasket 2013	11	1.9	3.5	0.2
2014 World Cup	9	3.1	3.7	0.9
EuroBasket 2015	9	1.2	2.9	0.2
2016 Summer Olympics	11	0.8	0.7	0.7

Personal life

Piétrus is the older brother of Mickaël Piétrus, who played in the NBA. His son Illan is also a basketball player.^[7]