Agassi Yeshe Goantara (born October 17, 1999) is an Indonesian basketball player for the Pelita Jaya Bakrie of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He represented Indonesia national basketball team for the 2018 Asian Games 3X3.

Agassi Goantara
No. 9 – Pelita Jaya
PositionShooting guard / small forward
LeagueIBL
Personal information
Born (1999-10-17) October 17, 1999 (age 24)
Tangerang, Indonesia
Listed height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolWalnut (Walnut, California)
CollegeLa Verne (2018-2020)
UCAM (2020-2022)
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018-2020Stapac Jakarta
2021–presentPelita Jaya
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Indonesia
2021 FIBA Asia Cup SEABA Pre-Qualifier
Gold medal – first place 2018 Nonthaburi Team
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Vietnam Team

Early career edit

Agassi was born and raised in Tangerang, a city located in the west outskirt of Jakarta. He moved to the United States in 2015 during his sophomore year of high school. He attended Walnut High School in Walnut, California and was a member of their varsity basketball team during his three-year tenure. During his sophomore year, Agassi did not get much playing time as he finished the year averaging 2.9 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.3 assist. He improved vastly during his junior year and led his team in scoring with 16 points per game while shooting 45 percent. Agassi again improved during his senior year as he led Walnut High to the semi-final of the Glendora Basketball Tournament. He was eventually named the tournament MVP as his team finished third after beating the host team, Glendora High School where Agassi scored 22 points. For the year, he averaged 18.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists.

College career edit

Freshman Year (2018-19) edit

Professional career edit

Stapac Jakarta (2018-2020) edit

Rookie of the Year (2018-19) edit

IBL Champion (2019-20) edit

Pelita Jaya Bakrie (2021-present) edit

CB Alhama Baloncesto (2020-2021) edit

AD Infante (2022-present) edit

National team edit

Agassi was called to represent Indonesia during 2018 Asian Games 3x3 Basketball where he and his team finished third on their pool which consisted of teams from China, Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. They unfortunately were not qualified to proceed to the knockout stage. He was called to join the national team for the 2021 FIBA Eastern Region Pre-Qualifiers where he and his team successfully secured a spot at FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers which is scheduled to be held in November 2019.[1]

IBL Career statistics edit

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Denotes seasons in which Goantara won an IBL championship
* Led the league

Regular season edit

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018-19 Stapac Jakarta IBL 16 18.4 34.0 31.0 68.0 2.6 1.2 0.7 0.1 6.7
2020-21 Pelita Jaya Jakarta 16 25.1 44.1 31.2 79.3 5.2 2.6 1.0 0.1 13.5

Playoffs edit

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019 Stapac Jakarta IBL 4 19.3 25.7 21.4 57.1 2.0 1.5 0.2 0.0 6.2
2021 Pelita Jaya Jakarta 5 31.1 32.8 29.0 79.1 6.4 3.4 1.2 0.4 14.8

References edit

  1. ^ "FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2017-11-19.

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