Yanni Wetzell is a Basket player originally from New Zealand. As we can observe in his matches, he is extremely adept as a power forward. The athlete is currently at a very young age and hasn’t reached his prime yet. Although his stats say otherwise, as he is clearly considered one of the better rookies from his team.

Yanni was drafted in the South East Melbourne Phoenix in the current year 2020. Since then he has been playing professionally for the team and has managed to impress his seniors and coaches alike.

10 Facts on Yanni Wetzell

1. Yanni Wetzell was born as a New Zealander on July 8, 1996. As of 2020, he is still young yet a tough athlete at the age of 24 years old.
2. He started playing competitively in his highschool. At the time he used to represent Westlake Boys.
3. Yanni started getting recognized as a major talent during his college days. As a senior, he averaged 11.6 points individually per matches along with 6.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists while he was in San Diego.
4. On July 28, 2020, Yanni signed his first-ever professional club contract with South East Melbourne Phoenix.
5. Yanni has a pretty sturdy body with a total weight of 109 kgs. Strength is one of his distinctive features as a power forward. 
6. He is also known to have a very good reach. He is at a towering height of 6 feet 8 inches which are as expected of a basketball athlete.
7. Though he played professionally based within the US, he is New Zealander in terms of nationality, by his birth.
8. Since he has a pretty recent contract, his salary has not been disclosed in the media conference. 
9. He doesn’t have a girlfriend. There is no news of him having a spouse on his Wikipedia bio as well.
10. Yanni is available on Twitter @YWetzell but does not have an Instagram account.