Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye lands in France with Poitiers

By Bradley Gains on August 17, 2020

Image credit: FIBA

Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye will play in France next season after signing with Pro-B side Poitiers, it was announced.

The GB international guard spent his rookie year as a pro in Italy with Bergamo – averaging 14.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 16 league games in the second division.

DLO will play alongside Laurence Ekperigin – the New York native who made his GB debut in 2011 – with the centre back for another year at the club.

🔴 Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye vient compléter l'effectif du PB86 !

Le PB86 est heureux de vous annoncer le recrutement de Dwayne Lautier Ogunleye, franco-britannique et international britannique, au poste d’arrière.

+ d'infos >https://t.co/k9gaA1VuiF pic.twitter.com/Yt0j6v0pI0

— Poitiers Basket 86 (@pb86officiel) August 17, 2020

The 24-year-old made his own GB debut last year during the pre-qualifiers for EuroBasket 2021 (now to be played in 2022) with a best of seven points coming against Luxembourg, in a fourth straight win.

Prior to a four-year stint at D1 school Bradley, Lautier-Ogunleye also played a season in the BBL with Bristol Flyers during their debut campaign.

Poitiers recorded just two wins in 23 league games in Pro-B last season and they maintained their second tier status after the campaign was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Akwasi Yeboah will also be playing in Pro-B next season after joining Saint Quentin – Pro Brits tracker, HERE.

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