The world of French basketball is in concern after the heart attack of Ludovic Vaty, aged only 34, during training Tuesday evening with the Toac Toulouse team (National 2), indicates the Team. Suffering for many years from heart problems incompatible with the practice of high-level sport, the French interior had to end his pro career prematurely at the age of 24.
Before that, Vaty was promised a bright future in basketball and although he failed the NBA draft twice in 2009 and 2020, he had nine selections with the France A team. Passed by Pau-Orthez , Orléans and Gravelines-Dunkirk, the native of Abymes had finally returned to the path of the floors at lower levels.
A return to amateur level in 2014
In 2014, Vaty joined Élan Pau Nord-Est in NM2, before joining NM1 in Tarbes-Lourdes. After a season in Bordeaux, also in NM1, he continued his career in the amateur world alongside Coteaux de Luy, based in Monségur, in the Landes, in NM3. Since the 2021-2022 season, the boy has been playing in Toulouse, at TOAC Basket, where he was shooting at a nice average of 15.7 points per game.