Stéphane Konaté
No. 8 – ABC Fighters | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | Ivorian Basketball Championship |
Personal information | |
Born | Bouaké, Ivory Coast | 23 August 1990
Nationality | Ivory Coast |
Listed height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Listed weight | 79 kg (174 lb) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2002 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2002–present |
Career history | |
2002–2005 | |
2005–2008 | ABC |
2008–2010 | ASE Essaouira |
2010–2011 | ABC |
2011–2012 | Palencia |
2013–2014 | Gezira |
2014–present | ABC / ABC Fighters |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Kinidinnin Stéphane Konaté Sornan (born 23 August 1980) is an Ivorian basketball player for the ABC Fighters and Ivory Coast.[1][2] He is nicknamed "El Jefe".[3]
Professional career[]
Konaté started his career with in 2002, where he played three seasons. In 2005, he signed with Abidjan Basket Club, abbreviated as ABC.
In 2005, Konaté won the 2015 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup with ABC. He was also named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament.
In 2008, Konaté signed in Morocco with ASE Essaouira of the Division Excellence.
In the 2011–12 season, Konaté signed with Spanish side Palencia in the LEB Gold.[4] He averaged 2.6 points in five games, playing 10.4 minutes per game.[5]
In the 2013–14 season, Konaté played with Egyptian side Gezira of the Egyptian Basketball Super League.
In 2014, he returned to ABC, later re-named ABC Fighters.
National team career[]
Konaté competed as a member of the Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team for the first time at the FIBA Africa Championship 2003.[6] He has since gone on to compete for the team at the FIBA Africa Championship 2005, FIBA Africa Championship 2007, and FIBA Africa Championship 2009.[7] In his most recent tournament, he averaged 8.7 points per game for the Côte d'Ivoire team that won the silver medal at the 2009 African Championship to qualify for the 2010 FIBA World Championship.[8]
Honours[]
- ABC Fighters[3]
- FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup: 2015
- 16x Ivorian Basketball Championship
- Gezira
- Ivory Coast
- Runners-up AfroBasket 2009
- Runners-up AfroBasket 2021
References[]
- ^ Profile at basketpedya.com
- ^ Kinidinnin Konate Profile at africabasket.com
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Côte d'Ivoire : Konaté Sornan Stéphane, l'un des meilleurs basketteurs ivoiriens - Media Sports" (in French). Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Stephane Konate completa la plantilla de Palencia Baloncesto". Solobasket (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Stephane Konate, Basketball Player". Proballers. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ Kinidinnin Konate at basketpedya.com
- ^ Profile at FIBA.com
- ^ Profile at FIBA.com
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Ivorian men's basketball players
- People from Bouaké
- Gezira basketball players
- Point guards
- 2010 FIBA World Championship players
- Abidjan Basket Club players
- Palencia Baloncesto players