Siriman Kanoute joins Orleans

Entente Orleans 45 (ProB) has agreed terms with 23-year-old Mali international point guard Siriman Kanoute (180cm-2001) for the new 2025-26 season. He is the second foreign player in the roster, as Croatian Tomislav Gabric signed earlier. Kanoute has played for the last two seasons at Aix-Maurienne. In 41 ProB games in France, he had 9.7ppg, 2.4rpg, 3.7apg, and 1.3spg last season.
He has been a member of the Mali international program for some years. He has regularly played for the Mali senior team since 2020 and previously for the Under 19 National Team in 2019.
Kanoute represented Mali at the FIBA World Cup 2023 African Qualifiers two years ago. Kanoute's team won Silver and he had an average of almost 8 points per game.
He has played previously for four other teams: Sluc Nancy, Besancon, Sluc Nancy Basket 2nd team, and Kaysersberg.
Among many awards, his team won the French NM1 Group C Regular Season in 2022. Kanoute was also voted the Eurobasket.com All-French NM1 Defensive Player of the Year in 2023.


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