Sadio Doucouré (born July 27, 1992) is a French and Malian professional basketball player who last played for Peja of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague.[1][2] He has also played for the Mali national team.

Sadio Doucouré
No. 24 – US Monastir
PositionCenter
LeagueBAL
Personal information
Born (1992-07-27) July 27, 1992 (age 31)
Corbeil-Essonne, France
NationalityFrench / Malian
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2013Cognac
2013–2014BC Orchies
2014–2016Chorale Roanne
2016–2017JA Vichy-Clermont
2017–2019Châlons-Reims
2019–2020Levallois Metropolitans
2020–2021Antibes Sharks
2021–2022Fos Provence Basket
2022–2023Nanterre 92
2023–2024Peja
2024–presentUS Monastir

Professional career edit

After playing his rookie season with Cognac, Doucouré played for several other teams in France. In the 2023–24 season, he played for KB Peja in Kosovo.

On April 25, 2024, Doucouré was announced as a new signing of Tunisian champions US Monastirof the Basketball Africa League (BAL).[3] He made his debut on May 4, 2024, with 12 points in an overtime loss against APR.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Sadio Doucouré, un nouvel ailier à Châlons-Reims". L'Equipe (in French). 13 August 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Julien Mahé, celui qui a déniché Sadio Doucouré". lunion.fr (in French). 15 April 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  3. ^ US Monastir [@usmonastir.org_official] (2024-04-25). "𝓝𝓮𝔀 𝓼𝓲𝓰𝓷𝓲𝓷𝓰" – via Instagram.
  4. ^ "Obadiah inspires resilient APR in overtime win over US Monastir". The BAL. Retrieved 2024-05-05.

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