Yohan Toti Traoré (born February 15, 2003) is a French college basketball player in the NCAA transfer portal. He previously played for the SMU Mustangs, UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, Auburn Tigers and Butler Bulldogs.
Early life and high school career Yohan Toti Traoré was born on February 15, 2003, in Tours, France, to an Ivorian mother, Mah-bana. He is the oldest of five children.
Traore relocated to America at 17 to pursue basketball. He originally starred for Prolific Prep of Napa Christian School in Napa, California. He would then attend Dream City Christian School as a senior. He received an invitation to participate in the Nike Hoop Summit, scoring four points for the World Select Team.
Recruiting Traore was considered the top ranked player in Arizona and one of the top players in the class of 2022 by major recruiting sources. On January 30, 2022, Traore committed to play college basketball for LSU. Following the controversy and subsequent firing of head coach Will Wade, Traore reopened his commitment on March 22, 2022. On March 31, 2022, Traore announced his commitment to play college basketball for Auburn over offers from Gonzaga, Kansas, and Houston. He is one of the highest ranked recruits in program history.
College career
College statistics
| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23 | style="text-align:left;"| Auburn | 25 || 0 || 9.9 || .400 || .192 || .348 || 1.4 || .2 || – || .1 || 2.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24 | style="text-align:left;"| UC Santa Barbara | 30 || 30 || 28.8 || .583 || .000 || .686 || 5.1 || .4 || .2 || .4 || 14.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2024–25 | style="text-align:left;"| SMU | 32 || 16 || 15.6 || .504 || .324 || .679 || 3.2 || .4 || .2 || .2 || 6.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2025–26 | style="text-align:left;"| Butler | 32 || 0 || 19.5 || .547 || .200 || .709 || 3.0 || .8 || .3 || .3 || 8.3 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 119 || 46 || 18.8 || .542 || .232 || .670 || 3.3 || .5 || .2 || .2 || 8.0
References
External links Auburn Tigers bio UC Santa Barbara Gauchos bio SMU Mustangs bio Butler Bulldogs bio