Assémian Moularé (born 21 January 2003) is an Ivorian-French professional basketball player for Vichy-Clermont of the LNB Pro B. Born in France, he represents Ivory Coast internationally.
| No. 0 – Vichy-Clermont | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| League | LNB Pro B |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 21 January 2003 Paris, France |
| Nationality | French / Ivorian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2020–present |
| Career history | |
| 2020–2022 | Metropolitans 92 |
| 2022–present | Vichy-Clermont |
Professional career
editMetropolitans 92 (2020–2022)
editIn the 2020–21 season, Moularé gained his first professional experience with the Metropolitans 92 senior team in the LNB Pro A, receiving limited playing time in three games.[1] He made his professional debut on 19 December 2020, recording one assist and one rebound in two minutes of play during a win over Boulazac Basket Dordogne.[2] Moularé also played for the team's club in LNB Espoirs, the French under-21 league, and averaged 13.5 points, 3.1 assists, and 3.3 rebounds per game.[1]
In 12 league games in 2021–22, Moularé averaged 1.1 points per contest in his limited role.[3] He played in seven EuroCup games as well, averaging 1.9 points, while helping the team reach the quarterfinals.[3] Additionally, Moularé averaged 12.5 points, 4.6 assists, and 4.4 rebounds in his final year of LNB Espoirs competition.[1]
Vichy-Clermont (2022–present)
editOn 21 June 2022, Moularé signed with Vichy-Clermont of the second-tier LNB Pro B on a two-year deal – his first professional contract.[3][4]
Moularé entered his name into the 2023 NBA draft.[5]
National team career
editJunior national team
editMoularé represented the Ivory Coast for the first time by playing for the Ivory Coast men's national under-16 basketball team at the 2019 FIBA Under-16 African Championship held in Cape Verde.[6] He finished as the top scorer of the tournament, averaging 20.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 2.8 assists in five games.[6][7] Ivory Coast finished in ninth place.
Senior national team
editMoularé made his debut for the senior national team in February 2021 during AfroBasket 2021 qualification.[8] He appeared in three contests and averaged 3.3 points per game, including a 10-point performance against Equatorial Guinea.[6][8] Ivory Coast finished the qualifying phase with an undefeated record.[8] Moularé was named to Ivory Coast's preliminary squad for Afrobasket 2021, but was not selected to the final squad.[9]
Moularé was called up for the first window of 2023 FIBA World Cup African qualifiers in November 2021; he was the youngest member of the squad.[6] In their second game, Moularé recorded a game-high 20 points, seven rebounds, three assists, two steals, and one block in 19 minutes to lead his team to a 92–64 victory over the Central African Republic.[10] Moularé was called up again ahead of the next window of qualifiers in July 2022.[11] He was named the Man of the Match after recording 25 points, five rebounds, three assists, and one steal in a 75–73 victory over Angola.[9][12] Moularé was chosen as Man of the Match again two games later as Ivory Coast defeated Guinea, 65–56, to finish first in their group and qualify to the next round.[9]
In August 2023, Moularé was named to the 12-man roster for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[13]
Personal life
editMoularé was born in Paris to a Ghanaian-Ivorian father and a Tunisian-Guadeloupean mother.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Assemian Moulare Player Profile". RealGM. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Assemian Moulare Game Logs | 2020-2021 International Games". RealGM. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ a b c "Assemian Moulare is a newcomer at Vichy Clermont". Afrobasket.com. 22 June 2022. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ Quintard, Théo (21 June 2022). "Assemian Moulare à Vichy-Clermont jusqu'en juin 2024". BeBasket (in French). Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Ouallo, Arnaud-Didier (27 April 2023). "NBA-Draft 2023 : Assemian Moularé parmi les 242 joueurs inscrits". Sport-Ivoire.ci (in French). Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Is Assemian Moulare Cote d'Ivoire's next big thing?". FIBA. 18 January 2022. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Assemian Moulare - Player Profile". FIBA. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ a b c "Assemian Moularé et la Côte d'Ivoire qualifiés à l'AfroBasket 2021 !" (in French). Metropolitans 92. 15 February 2021. Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ a b c Payne, Alex K. (4 July 2022). "Basket / Eléphants : Irrésistible, Assemian Moularé marque son territoire, portrait de l'arrière de 19 ans". Linfodrome (in French). Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Ivory Coast: Assémian Moularé (18) as boss against CAR". Basket 221. 27 November 2021. Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Basket-ball/2e Elim- mondial: Le sélectionneur dévoile la liste des 12 joueurs avec Costello et Moularé, Stéphane Konaté et Zouzoua forfaits". abidjan.net (in French). 28 June 2022. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ Pantel-Jouve, Gabriel (3 July 2022). "25 points contre l'Angola pour le futur Vichyssois Assemian Moulare (19 ans)". BeBasket (in French). Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Kotto, Rolyvan (20 August 2023). "LA LISTE DES 12 ÉLÉPHANTS BASKETTEURS SÉLECTIONNÉS POUR LE MONDIAL 2023". lifemag-ci.com (in French). Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
External links
edit- Assemian Moulare at RealGM
- Assemian Moulare at FIBA
- Assemian Moulare at LNB (in French)