Elan Bearnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez (ProA) re-signed experienced 34-year old French international center Alain Koffi (207-83, agency: BeoBasket). He has a double citizenship as he also holds Ivorian passport. Koffi has played there for the last two seasons. In 34 ProA games he averaged 10.4ppg, 5.1rpg and 1.1apg last season. It was a very successful year in his career as he was selected to French ProA All-Star Game. Among other achievements Koffi's team won French Leaders Cup in 2014. He received also Eurobasket.com French ProA All-Domestic Players Team award back in 2015. Koffi represented France at the World Championships in Turkey eight years ago. His stats at that event were 6 games: 8.5ppg, 4.3rpg, FGP: 57.1%, FT: 76.0%. Koffi has played previously professionally also in Spain (Joventut) and France (Le Mans and SPO Rouen). It may be one of last seasons in his extensive career, which he may end at Pau-Lacq-Orthez. Koffi's game is described as:
Has great athleticism and potential, runs the court well and rebounds very well; at only 6-8 he plays bigger than his size, but his future is at one of the forward spots, and he needs to add shooting and playing experience;.
Elan Bearnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez roster for 2018-2019:
Mouloukou Souleyman Diabate selected the top Ivorian playing abroad in last week's games - 4 days ago
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We bring you last week's top performances from Ivorians who are playing abroad and who all have had prior experience of national team duties at youth or senior level. Experienced Alain Koffi (207-C-83, agency: BeoBasket) contributed to Gravelines-Dunkerque's victory against the 15th-ranked Le Portel in the French Jeep ELITE in Friday night's game.
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MOULOUKOU SOULEYMAN DIABATE
We bring you last week's top performances from Ivorians 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 an international point guard Mouloukou Souleyman Diabate (181-87, currently plays in France). He contributed to a Sluc Nancy's victory against the 16th-ranked Aix-Maurienne (6-12) 86-77 in the French ProB (second division) on Friday night.
Diabate scored 8 points and added 7 passes in 24 minutes on the court.
Sluc Nancy Basket Pro (13-5) is placed second in the ProB.
It was his team's sixth consecutive victory in a row.
It's Diabate's first season with the team.
This year he averages: 8.8ppg, 1.7rpg, 4.2apg, 1.5spg, 2FGP: 44.4%, 3FGP: 28.6% and FT: 75.0% in six games he played so far.
Diabate is currently a member of the Ivorian senior national team.
#2. Second place goes to an international swingman Vafessa Fofana (198-92, currently plays in France). Fofana was the major contributor in Nantes' victory against the 15th-ranked Quimper UJAP (6-11) 87-79 in the French ProB (second division) last Friday.
He scored 15 points in 24 minutes.
Hermine Nantes Atlantique (9-8) is placed ninth in the ProB.
This year Fofana's overall stats are: 9.4ppg, 5.2rpg, 2.9apg, 1.2spg, 2FGP: 48.6% and FT: 78.0% in 17 games.
He is in the roster of the Ivorian senior national team.
#3. The Ivorian player who performed third best last week abroad was former international center Cedric Bah (198-94, currently plays in France). Bah managed to help BC Souffelweyersheim to win against the sixth-ranked Sorgues BC (11-12) 80-68 in the French NM1 (third division) on Saturday night.
He scored only 2 points, grabbed 6 boards, passed 3 assists and added 4 steals.
BC Souffelweyersheim (21-2) is placed second in Group A.
There are only three games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be critical.
Bah's total stats this season are: 9.9ppg, 5.8rpg, 1.4apg, 1.2bpg, 1.1spg, 2FGP: 51.9%, 3FGP: 21.9% and FT: 75.5%.
He played for the Ivorian national team two years ago.
#4. Point guard Jean-Francois Kebe (185-94, currently plays in France) helped Saint-Quentin win their game against the fifth-ranked Orchesien BC (14-9) crushing them 77-55 in the French NM1 (third division) in Saturday night's game.
Kebe scored 6 points and added 3 assists in 22 minutes.
Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball (22-1) is placed first in Group A.
It was his team's 11th consecutive victory in a row.
There are only three games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game is very crucial.
This year Kebe's total stats are: 6.5ppg, 1.7rpg and 2.7apg in 23 games.
He is also Ivorian national team player.
#5. International swingman Guy Landry Edi (202-88, agency: Promotex, college: Gonzaga, currently plays in France) helped Poitiers win their game against the league leader C'Chartres (10-3) 94-79 in the French ProB (second division) in Friday night's game.
Edi scored 9 points.
Union Poitiers Basket 86 (7-11) is placed 12th in the ProB.
They ended the series of four consecutive loses.
Edi has averaged so far 9.5ppg, 2.5rpg, 2.5apg and 2.0spg.
He has a dual citizenship: Ivorian and French.
Edi plays currently for the Ivorian national team.
#6. Point guard Bryan Pamba-Juille (184-92, currently plays in France) helped Chorale de Roanne win their game against the 13th-ranked Denain Voltaire (7-11) crushing them 99-68 in the French ProB (second division) last Friday.
He scored only 2 points and added 3 passes in 4 minutes on the court.
Chorale de Roanne Basket (14-4) is placed first in the ProB.
Pamba-Juille has averaged so far 1.6ppg and 1.1apg in eight games.
He is an international player who is currently on the senior Ivorian National Team roster.
#7. An experienced international center Mohamed Kone (211-81, college: Valparaiso, currently plays in France) helped JA Vichy win their game against the tenth-ranked Lille Metropole (8-10) 87-79 in the French ProB (second division) on Friday night.
Kone scored only 3 points, had 10 rebounds and made 3 blocks.
Jean D'Arc Vichy Clermont Metropole (13-5) is placed fourth in the ProB.
Kone has averaged so far 7.6ppg, 9.1rpg, 1.1apg and 1.1spg.
He is also Ivorian national team player.
#8. Center Bali Coulibaly (199-95, currently plays in France) helped La Rochelle edge the 11th-ranked Toulouse (9-13) 75-73 in the French NM1 (third division) last Saturday.
He scored only 3 points.
Stade Rochelais Basket (11-11) is placed tenth in Group B.
There are only three games left until the end of the Regular Season.
Coulibaly has relatively good stats this season: 10.1ppg and 3.7rpg.
He plays currently for the Ivorian national team.
The list of other players, who all have Ivorian passport but never been selected to any of Ivorian national teams:
#1. Experienced Alain Koffi (207-C-83, agency: BeoBasket, currently plays in France) contributed to Gravelines-Dunkerque's victory against the 15th-ranked Le Portel (6-14) 87-82 in the French Jeep ELITE in Friday night's game.
He scored 10 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in 24 minutes.
BCM Gravelines Dunkerque Grand Littoral (12-8) is placed fourth in the Jeep ELITE.
It's Koffi's first season with the team.
Koffi has relatively good stats this year: 10.2ppg, 5.8rpg and 1.1apg in 20 games he played so far.
He has a dual citizenship: Ivorian and French.
#2.Jonas Bergstedt (208-C-91, currently plays in Hungary) led TF Budapest to a surprising victory over the eighth-ranked PVSK-Veolia (9-10) 77-76 in the Hungarian A Division last Saturday.
Bergstedt was MVP of the game. He recorded a double-double by scoring 21 points and getting 11 rebounds. Bergstedt also added 2 blocks.
Tehetseges Fiatalok Budapest (2-17) closes the standings in the A Division.
But the situation may improve as they ended a series of sixteen consecutive loses.
Bergstedt has individually a very good season with high stats. He averages: 15.9ppg, 10.8rpg, 1.5apg and 1.1spg.
Bergstedt is another player who holds two passports: Danish and Ivorian.
#3.Bazoumana Kone (193-G-93, college: Bremerhaven, currently plays in Germany). He could not help Braunschweig (5-4) to beat ALBA Berlin (14-4).
Kone scored 5 points and added 3 assists.
Braunschweig was defeated 82-74 on the road by the lower-ranked ALBA Berlin (#4).
Kone's overall stats this season are: 5.8ppg, 1.7rpg and 1.5apg.
He has both Ivorian and German nationalities.
#4.Samuel Amed Diomande (193-G-88, currently plays in Norway) led Ammerud Bskt to a victory against the closely-ranked Fyllingen BBK (11-12) 101-89 in the Norwegian BLNO last Saturday.
Diomande recorded a double-double by scoring 19 points and getting 11 rebounds. He also added 4 assists.
Ammerud Basket Oslo (7-16) is placed eighth in the BLNO.
It was his team's third consecutive victory in a row.
There are only four games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be critical.
Diomande is one of the most experienced players in a team as it's his fifth year in Ammerud Bskt's roster.
This season Diomande has very high stats. He averages: 16.4ppg, 4.5rpg, 3.0apg and 2.0spg.
Diomande also holds two passports: Norwegian and Ivorian.
#5.Yoann Louis Folquet (185-G, currently plays in Canada) was not able to help the University of Laval (12-0) in their last game. Despite his good performance the University of Laval was edged 73-71 in Sherbrooke by the Gaiters.
Folquet scored 13 points, grabbed 4 rebounds and dished 5 assists in 38 minutes.
There are only three games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game is very crucial.
Folquet is one of the most experienced players in a team as it's his fifth year in University of Laval's roster.
He has averaged so far 7.8ppg, 2.9rpg and 3.7apg in 12 games.
#6.Aboubacar Diallo (206-C, currently plays college basketball in the States) was not able to secure a victory for the E.Illinois in their game against the Austin Peay State University in the NCAA. Diallo cannot count Saturday's game as one of the best ones.
He scored only 2 points in 9 minutes on the court.
His team lost 86-94.
Diallo has averaged so far 1.6ppg, 2.3rpg and 1.2bpg in 20 games.
#7.Ange-Michel Kuo (203-F, currently plays in NAIA) contributed to a Presentation College's victory against the Bellevue University 64-57 in the NStar on Saturday night.
Kuo recorded 8 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in 16 minutes.
This year Kuo has relatively solid stats: 10.1ppg and 3.7rpg in 19 games.
Vafessa Fofana selected the top Ivorian playing abroad in last week's games - 11 days ago
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We bring you last week's top performances from Ivorians who are playing abroad and who all have had prior experience of national team duties at youth or senior level. Bazoumana Kone (193-G-93) could not help Braunschweig (5-4) in their last game. Despite his good performance Braunschweig lost 89-103 on the road to the second-ranked EWE Baskets.
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VAFESSA FOFANA
We bring you last week's top performances from Ivorians 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 an international swingman Vafessa Fofana (198-92, currently plays in France). Fofana led Nantes to a surprising victory over the league leader C'Chartres (10-2) 81-71 in the French ProB (second division) last Friday.
He was MVP of the game. Fofana scored 21 points and grabbed 7 rebounds.
Hermine Nantes Atlantique (8-8) is placed ninth in the ProB.
This season Fofana averages: 9.0ppg, 5.4rpg, 3.0apg, 1.3spg, 2FGP: 47.5%, 3FGP: 26.3% and FT: 77.8%.
He is currently a member of the Ivorian senior national team.
#2. Second place goes to former international center Aboubacar Aboubacar Hima (207-94, currently plays in Spain). Aboubacar Hima contributed to Carramimbre's victory against the closely-ranked Palma (11-10) 80-76 in the Spanish LEB Gold (second division) last Friday.
He scored 8 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in 18 minutes.
Carramimbre CBC Valladolid (12-9) is placed ninth in the LEB Gold.
This year Aboubacar Hima's overall stats are: 4.4ppg, 4.6rpg, 2FGP: 51.6% and FT: 59.1% in 21 games he played so far.
He played for the Ivorian national team in 2017.
#3. The Ivorian player who performed third best last week abroad was former international center Cedric Bah (198-94, currently plays in France). Bah could not help Souffelweyersheim (20-2) to beat Saint-Quentin (21-1).
He recorded 6 points and grabbed 5 rebounds.
The second-placed Souffelweyersheim (20-2) was defeated 70-65 on the road by the leading Saint-Quentin in the Group A.
They ended the series of eighteen consecutive victories.
There are only four games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be critical.
It's Bah's first season with the team.
Bah has relatively good stats this year: 10.2ppg, 5.8rpg, 1.4apg, 1.2bpg, 2FGP: 52.6%, 3FGP: 23.3% and FT: 75.5%.
He played for the Ivorian national team two years ago.
#4. Forward Tiegbe Bamba (204-91, college: Portland St., currently plays in Iceland) was not able to help Grindavik (7-2) in their last game. Despite Bamba's very good performance Grindavik lost 96-100 in Reykjavik to the lower-ranked (#3) Valur.
He recorded 15 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in 28 minutes.
Bamba has individually a very good year with high stats. He averages: 15.1ppg, 9.2rpg, 2.5apg and 1.5spg in 11 games.
Bamba has a dual citizenship: Ivorian and French.
He is also Ivorian national team player.
#5. International point guard Mouloukou Souleyman Diabate (181-87, currently plays in France) managed to help Sluc Nancy Basket Pro to win against the league leader Chorale de Roanne (13-4) 86-70 in the French ProB (second division) last Saturday.
Diabate scored only 4 points and added 5 assists.
It was the game of the round between two top 4 ranked teams. Sluc Nancy Basket Pro (12-5) is placed second in the ProB.
It was his team's fifth consecutive victory in a row.
Diabate's total stats this season are: 9.0ppg, 1.6rpg, 3.6apg and 1.4spg.
He plays currently for the Ivorian national team.
#6. Center Louri Frejus Zerbo (208-89, currently plays in France) contributed to an easy victory against the 12th-ranked Boulazac Basket (8-11) 93-75 in the French Jeep ELITE on Friday night.
Zerbo recorded only 2 points in 7 minutes on the court.
JL Bourg Basket (16-3) is placed third in the Jeep ELITE.
It was his team's fourth consecutive victory in a row.
This year Zerbo's total stats are: 0.8ppg and 2.0rpg in nine games.
He is an international player who is currently on the senior Ivorian National Team roster.
#7. International swingman Guy Landry Edi (202-88, agency: Promotex, college: Gonzaga, currently plays in France) was not able to secure a victory for Poitiers (6-11) in their last game. Despite his good performance Poitiers lost 88-95 in Bischwiller to the much higher-ranked (#5) Gries/Oberhoffen.
Edi scored 10 points and added 3 assists in 26 minutes. It was his first game for Poitiers this season.
It was Poitiers' fourth consecutive loss in a row.
Edi is also Ivorian national team player.
#8. Point guard Jean-Francois Kebe (185-94, currently plays in France) faced previously mentioned Cedric Bah in the French NM1 last game.
Kebe contributed to Saint-Quentin's victory against the second-ranked Souffelweyersheim (20-2) 70-65.
He recorded only 3 points and added 3 passes.
There are only four games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game is very crucial.
Kebe has averaged so far 6.5ppg, 1.8rpg and 2.7apg.
He plays currently for the Ivorian national team.
#9. Former international forward Moussa Kone (203-93, college: Hofstra, currently plays in Spain) contributed to a Palencia Baloncesto's victory against the 14th-ranked Castello (8-13) 72-66 in the Spanish LEB Gold (second division) in Friday night's game.
Kone scored 6 points in 16 minutes.
Chocalates Trapa Palencia (12-9) is placed eighth in the LEB Gold.
It was his team's first victory after six consecutive loses.
Kone has averaged so far 5.7ppg and 4.4rpg in 21 games.
He is another player who holds two passports: Ivorian and American.
Kone used to play for the Ivorian national team
four years ago.
#10. An experienced center Mohamed Kone (211-81, college: Valparaiso, currently plays in France) helped JA Vichy win their game against the eighth-ranked ADA Blois (8-8) 89-74 in the French ProB (second division) last Saturday.
He scored 9 points and grabbed 8 rebounds.
Jean D'Arc Vichy Clermont Metropole (12-5) is placed fourth in the ProB.
Kone has averaged so far 7.9ppg, 9.0rpg and 1.1spg.
He is an international player who is currently on the senior Ivorian National Team roster.
The list of other players, who all have Ivorian passport but never been selected to any of Ivorian national teams:
#1.Bazoumana Kone (193-G-93, college: Bremerhaven, currently plays in Germany) could not help Braunschweig (5-4) in their last game. Despite his good performance Braunschweig lost 89-103 on the road to the second-ranked EWE Baskets.
Kone recorded 13 points in only a mere 14 minutes.
This year Kone averages: 5.8ppg, 1.8rpg and 1.5apg in 13 games he played so far.
He has a dual citizenship: Ivorian and German.
Despite Kone's Ivorian passport, he previously played for the German university national team and is probably not eligible to play for the Ivorian team.
#2.Mohamed Bamba (211-F-98, college: Texas, currently plays in NBA) managed to help Orlando Magic in a victory against the Indiana Pacers (35-19) 107-100 in the NBA on Thursday night.
Bamba recorded only 3 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks in 13 minutes.
The Orlando Magic has 22-32 record this season.
It's Bamba's first year with the team.
This year his overall stats are: 6.2ppg, 4.9rpg and 1.4bpg in 47 games.
Bamba is another player who holds two passports: Ivorian and American.
#3. Experienced Alain Koffi (207-C-83, agency: BeoBasket, currently plays in France) was not able to help Gravelines-Dunkerque in their game against Chalon/Saor (10-9) in the French Jeep ELITE.
He recorded only 4 points.
Gravelines-Dunkerque was crushed 91-66 on the opponent's court by the lower-ranked Chalon/Saor (#8).
Koffi has relatively good stats this season: 10.2ppg and 5.7rpg.
He has both Ivorian and French nationalities.
#4.Jonas Bergstedt (208-C-91, currently plays in Hungary) was not able to secure a victory for TF Budapest (1-17) in their game against Alba (7-11) in the Hungarian A Division.
Bergstedt scored 8 points and grabbed 9 rebounds.
The bottom-ranked TF Budapest was crushed 102-78 in Szekesfehervar by the higher-ranked Alba (#11).
It was TF Budapest's 16th consecutive loss in a row.
Bergstedt has individually a very good season with high stats. He averages: 15.5ppg, 10.8rpg, 1.6apg and 1.1spg.
Bergstedt also holds two passports: Danish and Ivorian.
#5.Yoann Louis Folquet (185-G, currently plays in Canada) contributed to an University of Laval's victory against the Redmen (5-5) 73-65 in the U Sports on Saturday night.
Folquet recorded 8 points and added 5 passes in 22 minutes.
The University of Laval has a very solid 10-0 record this season.
So far his team won all ten games in the Regular Season.
Folquet has been at the team for five years.
He has averaged so far 6.7ppg, 2.7rpg and 3.7apg in 10 games.
#6.Samuel Amed Diomande (193-G-88, currently plays in Norway) led Ammerud Bskt to a victory against one of league's weakest teams Nidaros Jets 77-70 in the Norwegian BLNO in Sunday night's game.
Diomande recorded 13 points and added 3 assists.
This season he has very high stats. Diomande averages: 17.3ppg, 4.3rpg, 3.2apg and 2.2spg.
He has dual citizenship: Norwegian and Ivorian.
#7.Ange-Michel Kuo (203-F, currently plays in NAIA) contributed to a Presentation College's victory against the Viterbo University 65-59 in the NStar last Saturday.
Kuo recorded 6 points and had 3 steals in 16 minutes.
He has very impressive stats this year: 17.3ppg, 4.3rpg, 3.2apg and 2.2spg in 17 games.
GUY LANDRY EDI Union Poitiers Basket 86 (ProB) added to their roster 30-year old Ivorian international swingman Guy Landry Edi (202-99kg-88, college: Gonzaga, agency: Promotex). He started the season at Kataja in Finnish Korisliiga. In 7 games he recorded 6.7ppg, 3.1rpg and 1.6apg this season. Edi also played 4 games in FIBA Europe Cup where he averaged 7.8ppg, 5.8rpg and 1.0apg. The most of last season he spent at Hermine Nantes Atlantique. In 33 ProB games he had 10.7ppg, 4.4rpg, 2.0a... [read more]
GUY LANDRY EDI
Union Poitiers Basket 86 (ProB) added to their roster 30-year old Ivorian international swingman Guy Landry Edi (202-99kg-88, college: Gonzaga, agency: Promotex). He started the season at Kataja in Finnish Korisliiga. In 7 games he recorded 6.7ppg, 3.1rpg and 1.6apg this season. Edi also played 4 games in FIBA Europe Cup where he averaged 7.8ppg, 5.8rpg and 1.0apg. The most of last season he spent at Hermine Nantes Atlantique. In 33 ProB games he had 10.7ppg, 4.4rpg, 2.0apg and 1.0spg. Edi also spent pre-season at Saint Chamond earlier that year. The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others his team made it to the ProB Play-Offs Semifinals in 2014. Edi was also voted Africabasket.com All-African Championships 2nd Team back in 2011 at his college time. Edi represented Ivory Coast at the Afrobasket Championships in Abidjan (Ivory Coast) six years ago. His team got to the Semifinals and his stats at that event were 7 games: 4.7ppg, 2.6rpg, 1.3apg. Edi has played previously for two other French teams: Chalons Reims and STB Le Havre. He attended Gonzaga University until 2013 and it is his sixth season as a professional player.
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