Abdoul Karim Coulibaly

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Abdoul Karim Coulibaly
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Coulibaly with Pittsburgh in 2020
No. 12 – St. Bonaventure Bonnies
PositionPower forward
LeagueAtlantic 10 Conference
Personal information
Born (2000-12-23) 23 December 2000 (age 21)
Bamako, Mali
NationalityMalian
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High schoolScotland Performance Institute
(Scotland, Pennsylvania)
College
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Mali
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2019 Greece Team
FIBA Africa U18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Mali Team

Abdoul Karim Coulibaly (born 23 December 2000) is a Malian college basketball player for the St. Bonaventure Bonnies of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). He previously played for the Pittsburgh Panthers. Coulibaly is also a member of the Mali national basketball team.

Early life and high school career[]

Coulibaly grew up in Bamako and played soccer before switching to basketball at age 13, immediately excelling in the new sport.[1] He moved to the United States at the age of 14 and attended the Scotland Performance Institute in Scotland, Pennsylvania. As a senior, he averaged 15.6 points and 11.4 rebounds per game on a team that finished 36–2. Coulibaly earned 2019 Mid-Atlantic Conference Player of the Year honors. He scored over 1,000 points and led the school all-time in scoring, rebounds, single-game points (42) and single-game rebounds (22).[2]

College career[]

Coulibaly played sparingly as a freshman and averaged 2.7 points and 1.7 rebounds per game. He increased his scoring to 4.9 points per game over the past eight games. Coulibaly thought that he did not improve much due to a poor work ethic, and struggled with errors in translation as his native language is Bambara.[3] On 23 January 2021, he scored a career-high 15 points in a 76–75 loss to Wake Forest.[4] As a sophomore, Coulibaly averaged 5.2 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. Following the season, he transferred to St. Bonaventure, choosing the Bonnies over Georgetown, Arizona State, Wichita State, Butler, VCU, George Washington, Marshall, and Bradley.[5]

National team career[]

U19 national team[]

Coulibaly has represented Mali in several international competitions. He averaged 13 points and 11 rebounds per game to lead Mali to the FIBA U-18 African Championship in 2018.[2] In July 2019, he competed for the Mali team that won a silver medal at the FIBA U19 World Cup. Coulibaly averaged 13.1 points, 6.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.1 steals per game. In the gold medal game against the United States, he scored 17 points and had three blocks.[1]

Senior national team[]

Coulibaly was selected for the Mali senior team to play at AfroBasket 2021. In 17 minutes per game, he averaged 5.7 points.[6]

Career statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Pittsburgh 26 0 9.9 .420 .000 .480 1.7 .2 .2 .2 2.7
2020–21 Pittsburgh 22 20 22.5 .511 .333 .690 3.9 .9 .7 .9 5.2
Career 48 20 15.6 .472 .286 .593 2.7 .5 .4 .5 3.8

References[]

  1. ^ a b Thompson, Steven (February 5, 2020). "Change a constant in Coulibaly's basketball journey". The Pitt News. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Abdoul Karim Coulibaly Officially Joins Bonnies Men's Basketball". St. Bonaventure Bonnies. August 11, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  3. ^ Meyer, Craig (August 11, 2021). "2020 Pitt basketball exit interview: Abdoul Karim Coulibaly". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  4. ^ "Massoud scores 31 with 8 3s, Wake Forest beats Pitt 76–75". ESPN. Associated Press. January 23, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  5. ^ Michalowski, George (August 11, 2021). "Former Pitt Forward Abdoul-Karim Coulibaly Transfers to St. Bonaventure". Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  6. ^ "Mali National Basketball Stats - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 3 September 2021.

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