Louis Cyrille Jean Benoît She (31 August 1999 – 6 April 2022), better known as Abraham Sie, was an Ivorian basketball player. During his career he played for the Ivory Coast national basketball team.[1][2]
 Sie playing with ABC in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 August 1999 |
| Died | 6 April 2022 (aged 22) Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| Nationality | Ivorian |
| Listed height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Listed weight | 88 kg (194 lb) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2019–2022 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 14 |
| Career history | |
| 2019–2021 | ABC / ABC Fighters |
| 2021–2022 | DUC |
Club career edit
Sie was a former football player and taekwondo fighter, he was the Ivorian taekwondo champion twice before he started playing basketball.[3] He played for the Ivorian side Abidjan Basket Club,[4] he participated in the Basketball Africa League qualifiers where he averaged 14.33 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.7 assists.[5][6]
In October 2021, Sie signed with DUC Dakar, the champions of Senegal.[7]
Ivorian national team edit
Sie represented the Ivory Coast national basketball team. He was included in the Ivorian team roster for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, but he did not play a match based on the decision of the coach.[8][9][10]
Death edit
Sie died on 6 April 2022 in Abidjan at age 22, as was announced by his club DUC Dakar.[11]
Honours edit
- ABC Fighters
- Ivorian Basketball Championship winner: 2019, 2020; runner-up: 2021
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "International Basketball Federation (FIBA) - FIBA.basketball". www.fiba.basketball. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Abraham Sie Basketball Player Profile, Abidjan Basket Club, News, National 1H stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards". eurobasket. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ Rue2ponpon (2019-12-13). "Interview du meneur ivoirien Abraham Sie : La BAL est un excellent moyen de promouvoir le basketball africain б". Rue2ponpon.com. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Abidjan BC Rosters - RealGM". Basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ Smith, Keith P (1999-08-31). "Abraham Sie Player Profile, Abidjan BC, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Awards - RealGM". Basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
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- ^ "Basketball Africa League: DUC strengthens with an Ivorian leader". Archysport. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "Abraham SIE (CIV)'s profile - FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 - FIBA.basketball". www.fiba.basketball. Archived from the original on 10 September 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Abraham Sie - Basketball player profile & career statistics". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ "Côte d'Ivoire announces 12-man roster for FIBA World Cup". 29 August 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-01-16.
- ^ "Ivory Coast's Dakar University Club Abraham Sie dies at 22". boxscorenews.com. Boxscorenews.com. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
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