No. 13 – Cherbourg | |
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Position | Center |
League | Nationale 3 |
Personal information | |
Born | Bamako, Mali | August 12, 1996
Nationality | Malian |
Listed height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
Listed weight | 98 kg (216 lb) |
Career history | |
2017–2022 | AS Police |
2022–present | Cherbourg |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Benké Diarouma (born 12 August 1996) is a Malian basketball player, who plays for Cherbourg Basket-ball of the Nationale 3 and for the Mali national basketball team. Standing at 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in), he plays as center.
Diarouma started playing football, but was switched to basketball at age 15. [1]
Diarouma was born in Bamako. [2] Since 2018, Diarouma plays for AS Police in the Malian Ligue 1. In the 2017–18 season, he was named the MVP of the season. [3]
In 2022, Diarouma signed with Cherbourg Basket-ball of the French fifth division NM3, his first club in Europe. [1]
Diarouma played with Mali at FIBA AfroCan 2019 and FIBA AfroBasket 2021. [4]
No. 13 – Cherbourg | |
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Position | Center |
League | Nationale 3 |
Personal information | |
Born | Bamako, Mali | August 12, 1996
Nationality | Malian |
Listed height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
Listed weight | 98 kg (216 lb) |
Career history | |
2017–2022 | AS Police |
2022–present | Cherbourg |
Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Benké Diarouma (born 12 August 1996) is a Malian basketball player, who plays for Cherbourg Basket-ball of the Nationale 3 and for the Mali national basketball team. Standing at 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in), he plays as center.
Diarouma started playing football, but was switched to basketball at age 15. [1]
Diarouma was born in Bamako. [2] Since 2018, Diarouma plays for AS Police in the Malian Ligue 1. In the 2017–18 season, he was named the MVP of the season. [3]
In 2022, Diarouma signed with Cherbourg Basket-ball of the French fifth division NM3, his first club in Europe. [1]
Diarouma played with Mali at FIBA AfroCan 2019 and FIBA AfroBasket 2021. [4]