Nisre Zouzoua

Nisre Mimi Zouzoua (born July 16, 1996) is an American-Ivorian basketball player who plays for FUS Rabat and the Ivory Coast national team. Standing at 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), he plays as a shooting guard.

Nisre Zouzoua

No. 45 – FUS Rabat
Position	Shooting guard
League	Division Excellence BAL
Personal information
Born	(1996-07-16) July 16, 1996 (age 29) Brockton, Massachusetts
Nationality	American / Ivorian
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Brockton (Brockton, Massachusetts) Boston Trinity Academy (Boston, Massachusetts)
College	Bryant (2015–2017) Nevada (2018–2020)
NBA draft	2020: undrafted
Playing career	2020–present
Career history
2020–2021	Dax Gamarde
2021–2022	Alliance Sport Alsace
2022–2023	Aix Maurienne Savoie
2023	SLAC
2024	ABC Fighters
2024–present	FUS Rabat
Career highlights
First-team All-Northeast Conference (2017)
Medals AfroBasket 2021 Rwanda

High school career

Zouzoua grew up in Brockton, Massachusetts and played three seasons at Brockton High School. He transferred to Boston Trinity Academy and played two seasons.^[1] Zouzoua was not highly recruited, rated a one-star prospect, and committed to Bryant.^[2]

College career

Zouzoua began his college career for Bryant, scoring 16 points in his debut versus Duke.^[2] He averaged 12.8 points per game as a freshman.^[1] As a sophomore, he averaged 20.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game. Following the season, Zouzoua transferred to Nevada.^[2] He played sparingly as a junior, averaging 1.4 points and 1.0 rebounds per game. Zouzoua entered the transfer portal following the season, but ultimately returned to Nevada.^[3] In his senior year with Nevada, he averaged 9.8 points coming off the bench and was named Mountain West Conference Sixth Man of the Year.^[1]

Professional career

In October 2020, Zouzoua started his professional career with Dax Gamarde in the French NM1, the third level.^[1] He averaged 19 points per game in his rookie season.^[4]

In October 2023, Zouzoua played for Guinean team SLAC in the Road to BAL. In three games, he averaged a team-leading 21.7 points.^[5]

In September 2024, he signed with the ABC Fighters for the Road to BAL 2025.^[6]

Zouzoua joined FUS Rabat in the 2024–25 season.^[7]

National team career

Zouzoua has represented the Ivory Coast national basketball team, as he is eligible due to his father being Ivorian.^[8] He played with the team at FIBA AfroBasket 2021 and contributed 11.2 points and 4.2 rebounds to win the silver medal.^[9][10]

Personal

Nisre's brother Niadré plays college football for Baylor.^[11]