Yves-Marie Vérove

Yves-Marie Vérove

Personal information
Born	22 October 1949 Grand-Fort-Philippe, France
Died	5 June 2022(2022-06-05) (aged 72) Brest, France
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
Playing career	1968–1995
Position	power forward
Coaching career	1984–2005
Career history
As player:
1968–1969	Grand Fort Philippe
1969–1975	AS Berck
1975–1979	Caen
1979–1982	Limoges CSP
1982–1991	AS Berck
1991–1995	Ajaccio
As coach:
1984–1990	AS Berck
1990–1995	Ajaccio
1995–2005	Étendard de Brest

Yves-Marie Vérove (22 October 1949 – 5 June 2022) was a French basketball player and coach.

Biography

Vérove was born and grew up in Grand-Fort-Philippe. In 1968, his local basketball team experienced great success, and he was signed by A.S. Berck Baskt, where he stayed from 1969 to 1975. With Berck, he won three French Basketball Championships before joining Caen Basket Calvados in 1976. In 1979, he moved to Limoges CSP, with whom he won the FIBA Korać Cup in 1982. In 1984, he began his career as a player-coach with AS Berck, before moving to Ajaccio Corse du Sud and Étendard de Brest. He retired from coaching in 2005 after leaving his job in Brest to Ron Stewart.

Vérove played in 32 games for the French national team from 1972 to 1976. He was the father of basketball players Jimmy Vérove and Franck Vérove. He died in Brest on 5 June 2022 at the age of 72.