Benké Diarouma
Appearance
No. 13 – Cherbourg | |
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Position | Center |
League | Nationale 3 |
Personal information | |
Born | Bamako, Mali | August 12, 1996
Nationality | Malian |
Listed height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
Listed weight | 98 kg (216 lb) |
Career history | |
2017–2022 | AS Police |
2022–present | Cherbourg |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Benké Diarouma (born 12 August 1996) is a Malian basketball player, who plays for Cherbourg Basket-ball of the Nationale 3 and for the Mali national basketball team. Standing at 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in), he plays as center.
Early life
[edit]Diarouma started playing football, but was switched to basketball at age 15.[1]
Professional career
[edit]Diarouma was born in Bamako.[2] Since 2018, Diarouma plays for AS Police in the Malian Ligue 1. In the 2017–18 season, he was named the MVP of the season.[3]
In 2022, Diarouma signed with Cherbourg Basket-ball of the French fifth division NM3, his first club in Europe.[1]
National team career
[edit]Diarouma played with Mali at FIBA AfroCan 2019 and FIBA AfroBasket 2021.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "PORTRAIT. « C'est un super mec » : du Mali à Cherbourg, Benké Diarouma fait l'unanimité !". actu.fr (in French). 2022-12-10. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "Benke Diarouma". play.fiba3x3.com. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "BballMali". Twitter (in Catalan). Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Benke DIAROUMA at the FIBA AfroCan 2019". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
External links
[edit]- Benke Diarouma at Eurobasket.com
- [1] at [2]