Like his compatriots Ousmane Dieng and Hugo Besson, Iliana’s brother will commit to the New Zealand Breakers, an Australian NBL club.
From Insep to New Zealand, there is only one step. The one that Rayan Rupert is about to cross. Aged 18 and resident of the federal center, the son of the late Thierry and brother of the international tricolor of Bourges Iliana will commit to the New Zealand Breakers, club of the Australian championship, as we learn ESPN this Thursday. Information that the main interested party has confirmed on social networks. “Very excited about this new challenge“, he launches. Great hope of French basketball, Rayan Rupert is expected in the first round of the NBA Draft in 2023. ESPN also sees him being called to the 21st position in a promotion which should be dominated by another Bleuet, Victor Wembanyama.
In the meantime, it is therefore within the Australian National Basketball League that he will discover the professional world. Rayan Rupert follows in the footsteps of two of his young compatriots, already members of this club, Ousmane Dieng and Hugo Besson. Never two without three.