Rudy Gobert-Bourgarel is a French professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association.
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He also represents the French national team in international competitions. Standing at 7 ft 1 in tall with a wingspan of 7 ft 9 in long, he plays the center position.
Gobert was born in Saint-Quentin, Aisne, in the north of France. His father, Rudy Bourgarel, is from Guadeloupe and played college basketball in the United States for the Marist Red Foxes from 1985 to 1988.
Where is Rudy Gobert’s parents from?
It was these humble roots that Gobert was born on June 26, 1992. His parents are his mother Corinne, who is white, and his father Rudy Bourgarel, a black former basketball player at Marist University in Poughkeepsie (N.Y.)
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Gobert was born in Saint-Quentin, Aisne, in the north of France. His father, Rudy Bourgarel, is from Guadeloupe and played college basketball in the United States for the Marist Red Foxes from 1985 to 1988.
Bourgarel played professional basketball in Paris and Saint-Quentin, where he met Gobert’s mother.
Is Rudy Gobert French?
Rudy Gobert was born in Saint-Quentin, France in 1992. Gobert’s father, Rudy Bourgarel, played basketball at Marist College and drew NBA interest after his university days.
He was forced to return to France due to a commitment to the French National Team, but his son has since fulfilled the family’s NBA quest.


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