Yannick Anzuluni (born August 21, 1987) is a Canadian-Congolese former professional basketball player. He has played professionally in Canada, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Spain.
Early life and college career Anzuluni was born in Kinshasa, Zaire. His family later moved to Belgium, where he lived for approximately ten years before moving to Canada and played basketball in high school.
From 2006 to 2010, Anzuluni played college basketball at Houghton College in New York. In 79 games, he averaged 15.4 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.4 blocks per game.
Professional career
Canada Anzuluni began his professional career in Canada with the Quebec Kebs of the NBL Canada. He was selected as an NBL Canada All-Star in 2012, although he did not appear in the All-Star Game.
Germany and Finland In the 2012–13 season, Anzuluni played for BBC Magdeburg in Germany's 1. Regionalliga North. He averaged 17.5 points and 11 rebounds per game in 21 league appearances. At the end of the season, he was named to the Eurobasket.com All-Regionalliga North Team and was selected as the league's Defensive Player of the Year.
Anzuluni moved to Finland for the 2013–14 season, playing for Tampereen Pyrintö's second team in the country's second division. He was named Finnish First Division Player of the Year and was also selected as an All-Star. He led the league in scoring and steals.
In 2014, Anzuluni returned to Germany and joined the Rostock Seawolves of the 2. Bundesliga ProB. During the 2014–15 regular season, he averaged 20.5 points and 8.3 rebounds per game and led the ProB North division in steals with 3.3 per game. He also recorded the only triple-double by a player in the ProB North during the regular season.
Rostock won the ProB North regular-season championship and reached the ProB semifinals. Anzuluni averaged 22.6 points and 7.5 rebounds per game during the playoffs. Following the season, Eurobasket.com named him the best forward in the 2. Bundesliga ProB.
Sweden Anzuluni joined Umeå BSKT for the 2015–16 season in the Swedish Basketligan.
In 2016, he briefly joined German Bundesliga club Phoenix Hagen. He appeared in two Bundesliga games before leaving the club.
Anzuluni subsequently joined BC Luleå, where he played from 2016 to 2018. During this period he won the Basketligan championship with Luleå in the 2016–17 season. Luleå defeated Södertälje Kings 4–1 in the Swedish Finals.
In August 2018, Anzuluni returned to the Rostock Seawolves, who had been promoted to Germany's ProA. During the 2018–19 season, he averaged approximately 14 points and 5.8 rebounds per game and helped Rostock reach the ProA playoffs.
Return to Sweden and Norway In 2020, he signed with Bærum Basket in Norway's BLNO. During the 2020–21 season, he was selected to the BLNO All-Star Team. The selection was made by the league's coaches.
Anzuluni produced several notable performances during the season. He scored 26 points against Fyllingen in the opening game of the season and later recorded 31 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists against Tromsø Storm.
Spain Following his retirement from professional basketball, Anzuluni briefly returned to play, joining C.A. Montemar in Alicante, Spain.
During the 2024–25 season, he played for Montemar in Tercera FEB season. Spanish basketball publication Zona de Básquet highlighted him among the notable veterans in the competition and reported that he was averaging 20.73 points per game and 24.27 in valuation.
International career
Anzuluni has represented the Democratic Republic of the Congo national basketball team. In 2019, he represented the Democratic Republic of the Congo in a notable international game against world champions Spain in Málaga, Spain, where he recorded 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Awards and honors YearAward / honor2012NBL Canada All-Star2013Eurobasket.com All-Regionalliga North Team2013Eurobasket.com Regionalliga North Defensive Player of the Year2014Finnish First Division Player of the Year2014Finnish First Division All-Star2014Finnish First Division scoring champion2014Finnish First Division steals leader2015Eurobasket.com 2. Bundesliga ProB Best Forward2017Swedish champion2017Eurobasket.com Swedish Basketligan Finals MVP2017Eurobasket.com All-Swedish Basketligan First Team2018Eurobasket.com All-Swedish Basketligan First Team2021BLNO All-Star
References
External links FIBA.com profile USBasket profile Yannick Anzuluni at RealGM