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Joël AYAYI

Joël Ayayi

Position:
Guard
Height:
193 cm
Age:
25 years (00h00)
Nationality:
France
France

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Joël Ayayi (1.93 m, born on 03/05/2000) is a male basketball player from France, playing for Paris Basketball in Betclic ELITE and in SuperCoupe LNB during the 2025-2026 season. In Betclic ELITE, Joël Ayayi has stats of 5.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists in 3 games played. In SuperCoupe LNB, his statistics are: 8.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists in 2 games played.

Ranking 2025-2026

PointsPTS
5
#124
ReboundsREB
4,7
#35
AssistsAST
3
#40

Statistics 2025-2026

LeagueTeamGPminPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG2pts3ptsftOREBDREBTOBAPFFD+/-
SuperCoupe LNB
SC
Paris Basketball
PAR
212:438,52,52,50,51,5
3,5/7
50,0%
2,5/3
83,3%
1/4
25,0%
0,5/0,5
100,0%
1,5110,51,50,5-12
Betclic ELITE
BE
Paris Basketball
PAR
320:4354,731,30,3
2/4,7
42,6%
1,3/3,3
39,4%
0,7/1,3
53,8%
0,3/0,7
42,9%
1,732,30,71,72,3-3,3
EuroLeague
EL
Paris Basketball
PAR
214:0244,51--
1,5/2,5
60,0%
0,5/0,5
100,0%
1/2
50,0%
-/-
-
22,51-2,513,5

Last Games

Joël AYAYI
Joël Ayayi
DateminPTSREBASTSTLBLKGameLeague
00h0015:41-2--1
D
94-99
vs
Monaco
ASM
Betclic ELITE
Betclic ELITE
00h0011:5334---
V
90-79
vs
Virtus Bologna
BOL
EuroLeague
EuroLeague
00h0025:297462-
D
95-89
@
Le Mans
MSB
Betclic ELITE
Betclic ELITE
00h0016:10552--
V
94-101
@
Maccabi Tel Aviv
MAC
EuroLeague
EuroLeague
00h0021:008832-
V
66-109
@
Gravelines
BCM
Betclic ELITE
Betclic ELITE
00h0012:565321-
D
96-80
@
Boulazac
BOU
SuperCoupe LNB
SuperCoupe LNB
00h0012:291223-3
D
90-87
@
Le Mans
MSB
SuperCoupe LNB
SuperCoupe LNB
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Player Profile

Joel Ayayi is a versatile guard who can play shooting guard and small forward positions as well as point guard.

Trained in Bordeaux at US Le Bouscat, the younger brother of Valeriane Ayayi and older brother of Gerald Ayayi joined Elan Bearnais at U15 level. After his years at the Aquitaine Youth Academy, he continued his development at the French National Institute. Academically advanced, he skipped his U18 season at INSEP to start his NCAA career at just 17 years old at Gonzaga. After redshirting his first season, he spent three seasons with the Bulldogs. Following the 2021 March Madness final, Joel Ayayi declared for the NBA Draft but went undrafted.

Signed by the Los Angeles Lakers on a two-way contract, the French-Beninese player wasn't kept by the 2020 champions and signed the same type of contract with Washington D.C. Playing mainly in the G-League, he was released by the Wizards in March 2022. In 2022-23, Joel Ayayi played exclusively in G-League for Magic Lakeland. Eventually, he decided to return to France in summer 2023, joining Nanterre 92 where he reunited with French national team assistant coach Pascal Donnadieu.

Joel Ayayi became a practice player for the French national team during World Cup preparation. After a successful youth national team career (bronze medal at the 2018 U18 EuroBasket and 2019 U19 World Cup), the Bordeaux native hopes to earn his place on the senior national team in the future.

Photos

Joel Ayayi (Nanterre) against ASVEL
Joel Ayayi (Nanterre) with the ball against ASVEL

Honors & Championships

  • 2021 March Madness Runner-up with Gonzaga
  • Regular season champion and WCC winner in 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 with Gonzaga
  • WCC regular season champion in 2018-2019 with Gonzaga
  • Bronze medal at 2019 U19 World Cup with French national team
  • Bronze medal at 2018 U18 EuroBasket with French national team

Awards & Individual Honors

  • All-WCC First Team in 2020-2021 with Gonzaga
  • 2019 U19 World Cup All-Tournament Team with French national team
  • 2018 U18 EuroBasket All-Tournament Team with French national team