Mohamed Koné (basketball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Mohamed Koné (basketball)

French basketball player

Date of Birth: 24-Mar-1981

Place of Birth: Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Profession: basketball player

Nationality: France, Ivory Coast

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Mohamed Koné (basketball)

  • Mohamed Koné (born March 24, 1981) is an Ivorian–French professional basketball player currently playing for Charleville-Mézières of the LNB Pro B.
  • He is also a member of the Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team. Kone spent one year playing NCAA Division I basketball at Valparaiso University after transferring from the College of Southern Idaho, whom he led to a third-place finish in the nation at the junior college level in 2004-05.
  • He averaged 10.9 PPG and 8 RPG in 27 games for the Crusaders.
  • At Valparaiso, Kone came under some scrutiny during an NCAA investigation regarding his travel to Valparaiso's campus before enrolling as a student, resulting in him missing a handful of midseason games.After his college career, Kone moved to play professional basketball in France, spending one year playing for ÉS Chalon-sur-Saône and another playing for Chorale Roanne Basket.
  • At Roanne, Kone helped lead the team to the semifinals of the 2008 French La Semaine des As Cup by averaging 4.9 points and 4.6 rebounds per game during the season.
  • Kone announced he would play the 2009 season in Turkey on July 20, 2009.In July 2010 he signed a one-year contract with Lagun Aro GBC in Spain.In November 2, 2014 he signed with Lebanese club Champville.Kone helped lead his native Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team to a silver medal at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship, its first podium finish since 1985.
  • Kone averaged 10.2 PPG and 8.3 RPG in nine games of action throughout the tournament.

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