Axel Bouteille

Axel Bouteille
Bouteille with Bahçeşehir Koleji in 2024
No. 83 – Bahçeşehir Koleji
PositionSmall forward
LeagueBasketbol Süper Ligi
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1995-04-14) 14 April 1995 (age 29)
Roanne, Loire, France
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2017Élan Chalon
2017–2019Limoges CSP
2019–2020Bilbao Basket
2020–2022Unicaja
2022–2023Türk Telekom
2023–presentBahçeşehir Koleji
Career highlights and awards
Bouteille with Limoges in 2017

Axel Bouteille (born 14 April 1995) is a French professional basketball player for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and EuroCup. He is a 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) tall small forward.[1]

Professional Career

Bouteille began his basketball career at the youth ranks of Hyères-Toulon before joining Élan Chalon when he was fifteen years old. He played his first matches in LNB Pro A during the 2013–14 season, where he averaged 1.5 points in four games. On 24 April 2016, Bouteille declared for the 2016 NBA draft, but was ultimately not selected.[2]

After successful seasons with Èlan Chalon in the Pro A, Bouteille signed a two-year contract with CSP Limoges on 26 April 2017.[3]

On 3 July 2019, his signing for Bilbao Basket was made official.[4]

In February 2020, he joined Unicaja until the end of the 2021–22 season.[5][6]

On 15 July 2022, Bouteille signed with Türk Telekom of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[7]

On 7 July 2023 he signed with Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[8]

National team career

As a member of the junior national teams of France, Bouteille played at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where the team finished fourth. He also played with the team at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

In April 2017, Bouteille was included in the preliminary squad for the EuroBasket 2017,[9] but was omitted from the final selection.

Personal life

He is the son of former professional basketball player Franck Bouteille.

References

  1. ^ "Axel Bouteille". Proballers. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Axel Bouteille et Luc Loubaki, deux nouveaux Français à la Draft". L'Équipe. 24 April 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Transfert: Limoges engage le champion de France de ProA Axel Bouteille" (in French). Le Point Sports. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Axel Bouteille se convierte en hombre de negro". Liga ACB. 3 July 2019. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Bouteille ya está en Málaga". diariosur. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Axel Bouteille". Liga Endesa. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Telekom'a Fransız forvet" (in Turkish). basketfaul. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  8. ^ @BKBasketbol (7 July 2023). "Axel Bouteille, Bahçeşehir Koleji'nde!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ Francia presenta la era post-Parker con ocho NBA y cinco ACB