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Mohamed Bah's double-double lands him Player of the Week award among Malians playing currently abroad: - Feb 24, 2017
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We bring you last week's top performances from Malians who are playing abroad and who all have had prior experience of national team duties at youth or senior level.
#1. This week's number one is former international forward Mohamed Bah (206, currently plays college basketball in the States), who plays in the NCAA. He could not help the one of league's weakest teams Drexel (3-11) in their last game. Despite Bah's very good performance the Drexel lost 56-65 on the road to the Elon University.
He had a double-double by scoring 18 points and getting 12 rebounds in 29 minutes on the court.
Bah's team will play only one more game in the NCAA Regular Season. And that game will be critical.
It's Bah's fourth season with the team.
This year he averages: 3.9ppg, 3.3rpg, 2FGP: 65.3%(32-49) and FT: 56.7% in 21 games he played so far.
Bah played for the Mali senior national team two years ago.
#2. Second place goes to former international swingman Sourata Cisse (196-86, currently plays in France). He led Orchesien BC to a victory against the closely-ranked Souffelweyersheim (17-7) 74-69 in the French NM1 (third division) last Saturday.
Cisse scored 11 points and added 4 passes.
BC Orchies (15-9) is placed fifth in the NM1.
It was his team's fourth consecutive victory in a row.
It's Cisse's first season with the team.
He has relatively good stats this year: 13.1ppg, 3.8rpg, 1.7apg, 2FGP: 51.1%, 3FGP: 42.6% and FT: 73.5%.
Cisse has a dual citizenship: Mali and French.
Despite he played previously for the French U20 national team, Cisse played also for the Mali national team in 2015.
#3. The Mali player who performed third best last week abroad was former U18 international forward Sagaba Konate (203-97, currently studies in the States). He contributed to an easy victory against the The University of Texas (14-0) 77-62 in the NCAA on Monday night.
Konate recorded 8 points in 15 minutes.
The West Virginia University has a solid 8-5 conference record this season.
It was his team's eighth consecutive victory in a row.
There are only three games left until the end of the NCAA Regular Season. So now every game is very crucial.
This year Konate's overall stats are: 4.7ppg, 2.9rpg, 1.4bpg, 2FGP: 57.0%(53-93) and FT: 64.1% in 28 games.
He played for the Mali U18 national team three years ago.
#4. Power forward Cheick Soumaoro (204-90, currently plays in France) was not able to help SAP Vaucluse in their game against Lourdes-Tarbes (13-11) in the French NM1 (third division).
He scored 8 points.
SAP Vaucluse was crushed 93-72 on the opponent's court by the much higher-ranked Lourdes-Tarbes (#7).
Soumaoro's total stats this season are: 9.7ppg and 6.4rpg.
He used to play for the Mali national team
back in 2011.
#5. Former international point guard Ibrahim Saounera (179-87, currently plays in France) led Vendee Challans to a surprising victory over the second-ranked Quimper UJAP (17-7) 75-72 in the French NM1 (third division) in Saturday night's game.
Saounera was MVP of the game. He scored 16 points (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) in 28 minutes.
Vendee Challans Basket (11-13) is placed 11th in the NM1.
This year Saounera has relatively solid stats: 11.8ppg, 3.0rpg, 3.5apg and 1.4spg in 24 games.
He is another player who holds two passports: Mali and French.
Saounera used to play for the Mali national team
two years ago.
#6. An experienced point guard Ludovic Chelle (183-83, currently plays in France) contributed to an easy victory against the 14th-ranked Union Rennes (10-14) crushing them 71-50 in the French NM1 (third division) in Friday night's game.
Chelle scored 7 points.
Caen Basket Calvados (18-6) is placed first in the NM1.
It was his team's ninth consecutive victory in a row.
Chelle's total stats this season are: 9.1ppg, 2.5rpg and 2.2apg.
Despite he played previously for the French U20 national team, Chelle is also a former international player as he played for the Mali senior team six years ago.
The list of other players, who all have Mali passport but never been selected to any of Mali national teams:
#1.Cheickna Dembele (211-F-96, currently plays college basketball in the States), who plays in the NCAA could not help the UNLV (3-10) to beat the San Diego State University (3-9).
Dembele scored 6 points.
The UNLV were defeated 77-64 at home by the State University.
There are only three games left until the end of the NCAA Regular Season. So now every game will be critical.
Dembele's total stats this season are: 4.1ppg, 4.3rpg and 1.2bpg.
#2.Bakary Konate (211-C-93, currently studies in the States) managed to help University of Minnesota in a victory against the University of Maryland (9-3) 89-75 in the NCAA last Wednesday.
He scored only 2 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in 11 minutes.
The University of Minnesota has 6-6 conference record this season.
There are only four games left until the end of the NCAA Regular Season. So now every game is very crucial.
This year Konate's total stats are: 1.9ppg and 3.0rpg in 27 games he played so far.
#3.Ousmane Ba (211-F-92, currently plays in NCAA2) was not able to help the Saint Mary's (TX) University in their game against the Texas A&M International University (17-7) in the NCAA2. He cannot count Saturday's game as one of the best ones.
Ba recorded only 2 points and grabbed 7 rebounds.
The Saint Mary's (TX) University was defeated 66-53 on the road by the Texas A&M International University.
There are only two games left until the end of the NCAA2 Regular Season.
Ba's total stats this season are: 1.5ppg and 1.8rpg.
#4.Ibrahima Sidibe (180-PG-95, currently plays in France) was not able to secure a victory for GET Vosges (14-10) in their game against Rueil (16-8) in the French NM1 (third division).
He scored 8 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in 17 minutes.
GET Vosges lost 84-90 on the opponent's court to the higher-ranked (#4) Rueil.
It was GET Vosges' third consecutive loss in a row.
This year Sidibe's total stats are: 9.3ppg, 1.7rpg, 1.8apg and 1.2spg in 20 games.
He has a dual citizenship: Mali and French.
Despite Sidibe's Mali passport, he previously played for the French U20 national team and is probably not eligible to play for the Mali team.
#5.Kassoum Yakwe (201-F, is currently at the American university) couldn't help the St.John's (6-7) in their game against the Marquette University (10-5) in the NCAA.
He scored 7 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and made 3 blocks in 33 minutes.
The St.John's was crushed 93-71 on their home court in Jamaica by the Marquette University.
There are only three games left until the end of the NCAA Regular Season.
This year Yakwe's total stats are: 4.3ppg, 3.4rpg and 2.1bpg in 28 games.
#6.Lassana Konate (196-F, currently plays in NAIA) couldn't help the Point Park University in their game against the West Virginia University Inst. of Techn. in the KIAC.
He recorded 9 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks.
His team was defeated 103-92 in the KIAC.
Konate's total stats this season are: 4.3ppg, 3.4rpg and 2.1bpg.
Amara Sy selected the top Malian playing abroad in last week's games - 7 days ago
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Traditionally, every week we bring you a list of the top performances of Malians who are currently playing abroad. This week's number one is an experienced former international forward Amara Sy (202-81, agency: BeoBasket). He led Monaco to a victory over the 32nd-ranked Juventus in the Basketball Champions League in Tuesday night's game.
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Traditionally, every week we bring you a list of the top performances of Malians who are currently playing abroad.
#1. This week's number one is an experienced former international forward Amara Sy (202-81, agency: BeoBasket, currently plays in Basketball Champions League). He led his French team Monaco to a victory over the 32nd-ranked Juventus (0-1) crushing them 90-53 in the Basketball Champions League in Tuesday night's game.
Sy was MVP of the game. He recorded 17 points and had 3 steals (made all of his five free throws) in 21 minutes on the court. It was his first game for Monaco this season.
His team is placed 26th in the Basketball Champions League.
But this is still an early stage of the season and everything may happen.
Sy has a dual citizenship: Mali and French.
He played for the Mali senior national team six years ago.
#2. Second place goes to former international forward Namory Boundy (202-89, currently plays in France). He could not help SO Maritime Boulogne (1-2) in their last game. Despite Boundy's good performance SO Maritime Boulogne lost 99-104 on the road to the lower-ranked (#11) La Charite.
He scored 10 points in 16 minutes.
But the season is still in it's first stage and everything can happen.
This year Boundy averages: 5.0ppg, 2.3rpg, 1.3spg, 2FGP: 44.4%, 3FGP: 33.3% and FT: 57.1% in three games he played so far.
He is another player who holds two passports: Mali and French.
Boundy played for the Mali national team in 2015.
#3. The Mali player who performed third best last week abroad was an international center Boubacar Sidibe (205-94, currently plays in Spain). Sidibe contributed to an easy victory against the league outsider Real Canoe (0-2) 78-62 in the Spanish LEB Silver (third division) last Saturday.
He scored 10 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in 22 minutes. It was his first game for HLA Alicante this season.
His team is placed third in the LEB Silver.
It's Sidibe's first year with the team.
Sidibe is also a member of the Mali senior national team.
#4. Point guard Ibrahim Saounera (179-87, currently plays in France) was not able to help Vendee Challans (2-1) in their last game. Despite Saounera's very good performance Vendee Challans lost 92-103 in Sorgues to the much lower-ranked (#15) SAP Vaucluse.
He was the second best scorer with 18 points. Saounera also added 4 rebounds and dished 4 assists in 35 minutes.
Saounera has individually a very good year with high stats. He averages: 15.3ppg, 3.0rpg and 5.0apg in three games.
Saounera has both Mali and French nationalities.
He used to play for the Mali national team
back in 2015.
#5. Former international swingman Sourata Cisse (196-86, currently plays in France) was not able to secure a victory for one of league's weakest teams Brissac-Aubance (2-1) in their last game on Saturday. Despite Cisse's very good performance Brissac-Aubance was crushed 84-58 on the opponent's court by the higher-ranked Souffelweyersheim (#4).
He was the top scorer with 15 points. Cisse also added 6 rebounds.
Cisse has relatively good stats this season: 13.7ppg, 2.7rpg and 3.3apg.
He also holds two passports: Mali and French.
Despite Cisse played previously for the French U20 national team, he is currently in the Mali national team roster.
#6. Forward Mamadou Sy (196-85, college: Cloud County CC, currently plays in France) is a teammate of previously mentioned Sourata Cisse and both played together in the last French NM1 game.
Sy couldn't help one of league's weakest teams one of league's weakest teams Brissac-Aubance (2-1) in their last game. Despite his good performance Brissac-Aubance was crushed 84-58 on the opponent's court by the higher-ranked (#4) Souffelweyersheim.
Sy was the second best scorer with 11 points. He also added 7 rebounds in 22 minutes.
This year Sy's overall stats are: 7.0ppg, 6.7rpg and 1.7apg in three games.
He is a former international player as he played for the Mali senior team six years ago.
The list of other players, who all have Mali passport but never been selected to any of Mali national teams:
#1.Bandja Sy (204-F-90, agency: BeoBasket, college: N.Mexico St., currently plays in Greece) contributed to an easy victory against the league outsider Aiolos Trikallon (0-1) 91-72 in the Greek A1 last Saturday.
Sy recorded 9 points. It was his first game for AEK this season.
His team is placed first in the A1.
But the season just started, so everything may happen.
Sy has a dual citizenship: Mali and French.
#2.Nouhoum Bocoum (208-F/C-94, college: Arkansas St., currently plays in Spain) was the major contributor in a CB Guadalajara's victory against the 12th-ranked Liceo Frances (1-2) 70-66 in the Spanish EBA (fourth division) in Saturday night's game.
He scored 14 points and grabbed 9 rebounds; quite an impressive performance considering it's only Bocoum's second season in pro basketball. Lujisa Guadalajara Basket (1-2) is placed ninth in Group B.
But there are still lots of games to play and it's a long way to go.
Bocoum has relatively good stats this season: 15.0ppg and 8.7rpg.
He is another player who holds two passports: Mali and American.
#3.Nianta Diarra (205-F/C-93, agency: Two Points, currently plays in France). He could not help one of league's weakest teams Olympique Antibes (2-2) to beat JL Bourg (3-1).
Diarra recorded 5 points.
Olympique Antibes was defeated 94-81 on the road by the higher-ranked JL Bourg (#7).
Diarra's overall stats this season are: 1.5ppg and 1.3rpg.
He has both Mali and French nationalities.
Stade Nabeulien (Division I) added to their roster 25-year old Mali international forward Ibrahim Djambo (208-98kg-92, college: Hofstra). He is a dual citizen owning also American passport. Djambo played last season at Seguros Soliss Alcazar Basket in Spanish EBA league, but left the team in Feb.'17. In 16 LEB Silver games he recorded 5.0ppg and 2.9rpg. He was voted Afrobasket.com All-Afrobasket Championships Honorable Mention in 2017. Djambo also represented Mali at the Afrobasket Champi... [read more]
Stade Nabeulien (Division I) added to their roster 25-year old Mali international forward Ibrahim Djambo (208-98kg-92, college: Hofstra). He is a dual citizen owning also American passport. Djambo played last season at Seguros Soliss Alcazar Basket in Spanish EBA league, but left the team in Feb.'17. In 16 LEB Silver games he recorded 5.0ppg and 2.9rpg. He was voted Afrobasket.com All-Afrobasket Championships Honorable Mention in 2017. Djambo also represented Mali at the Afrobasket Championships twenty years ago. His stats at that event were 3 games: Score-3 (17.0ppg), 6.0rpg, 1.3spg, FGP: 40.0%, 3PT: 22.7%, FT-3 (88.9%). Djambo graduated from Hofstra University in 2016 and it will be his second season as a professional player.
D'Tigers Blow Out Mali In Second Men's AfroBasket Game - 1 month ago
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Nigeria's D'Tigers Saturday night put up a better performance in their second game of the 2017 FIBA Men's AfroBasket Championship in Tunisia as they defeated Mali 90-67points to remain the Group A leaders with four points, Completesportsnigeria.com reports.
The defending champions who had a tough game against Cote d'Ivoire on Friday were impressive on Saturday as they ended the first quarter with a 20-16 points lead [read more]
Nigeria's D'Tigers Saturday night put up a better performance in their second game of the 2017 FIBA Men's AfroBasket Championship in Tunisia as they defeated Mali 90-67points to remain the Group A leaders with four points, Completesportsnigeria.com reports. The defending champions who had a tough game against Cote d'Ivoire on Friday were impressive on Saturday as they ended the first quarter with a 20-16 points lead. The performance also boosted their confidence in the second quarter which helped them to score 19-17 points against the Malians and finished the first half with 39-33 points. The Malians came out stronger in the third quarter but could not stop the Nigerians who again dominated the quarter and went into the last quarter with another impressive performance to end the game with 90-67 victory. Nigeria will face Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday in their third game of the FIBA Africa tournament. Courtesy of: completesportsnigeria.com
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