Stéphane Konaté

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Stéphane Konaté
No. 8 – ABC Fighters
PositionPoint guard
LeagueIvorian Basketball Championship
Personal information
Born (1990-08-23) 23 August 1990 (age 31)
Bouaké, Ivory Coast
NationalityIvory Coast
Listed height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight79 kg (174 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2002 / Undrafted
Playing career2002–present
Career history
2002–2005
2005–2008ABC
2008–2010ASE Essaouira
2010–2011ABC
2011–2012Palencia
2013–2014Gezira
2014–presentABC / ABC Fighters
Career highlights and awards
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Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Ivory Coast
FIBA AfroBasket
Silver medal – second place 2009 Lybia
Silver medal – second place 2021 Kigali

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]
Gezira
Ivory Coast

References[]

  1. ^ Profile at basketpedya.com
  2. ^ Kinidinnin Konate Profile at africabasket.com
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Stephane Konate completa la plantilla de Palencia Baloncesto". Solobasket (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Stephane Konate, Basketball Player". Proballers. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  6. ^ Kinidinnin Konate at basketpedya.com
  7. ^ Profile at FIBA.com
  8. ^ Profile at FIBA.com
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