Waly Coulibaly
Waly Coulibaly (born February 10, 1988) is a Malian basketball player who last played for The Patterson School after previously playing for Stade Malien of the Malian Basketball League while in High School.[1][2] He is also a member of the Mali national basketball team.
Personal information | |
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Born | Bamako, Mali | February 10, 1988
Nationality | Malian |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | The Patterson School (Lenoir, North Carolina) |
College | Chaminade (2009–2013) |
Playing career | 2007–present |
Position | Shooting guard |
Career history | |
2007 | Stade Malien |
Coulibaly has starred for Mali since breaking onto the international scene as a 16-year-old. Coulibaly was the leading scorer at the along with Serge Ibaka at the 2006 FIBA Africa U-18 Championships, averaging 18.6 PPG.[3] He scored a team-leading 26 points in a semifinal victory against Angola that earned Mali a berth at the FIBA Under-19 World Championship 2007.[4] Although Mali struggled to a 15th-place finish in this tournament after being placed in a group with the gold medal winning host country Serbia, eventual silver medalist United States, and China, Coulibaly was the tournament's fourth leading scorer with 19.6 PPG.[5]
Coulibaly played in the 2007 FIBA Africa Championship as a 19-year-old, but saw little action for the team.[6] Two years later, however, Coulibaly had a breakout performance at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship for quarterfinalist Mali, averaging 14.6 PPG on a Mali team that came within one point of advancing to the semifinals after losing 74-73 to Tunisia.[7]
References
- Waly Coulibaly at ESPN.com
- "archive.fiba.com: 2006 FIBA Africa U18 Championship for Men:". archive.fiba.com.
- "archive.fiba.com: 2006 FIBA Africa U18 Championship for Men". archive.fiba.com.
- "archive.fiba.com: 2007 FIBA U19 World Championship for Men: Mali". archive.fiba.com.
- Waly Coulibaly Profile at FIBA.com