Tidjan Keita (born November 30, 1996) is a French-Guinean basketball player who plays forward for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He also plays for the Guinea men's national basketball team.
| No. 13 – Hapoel Be'er Sheva | |
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| Position | Forward |
| League | Israeli Basketball Premier League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 30, 1996 Paris, France |
| Nationality | French-Guinean |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Cégep de Thetford (Thetford Mines, Quebec, Canada) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Early life
editKeita was born in Paris, France.[1] He started playing basketball in Paris when he was 17 years old.[2] He is 6' 10" (208 cm) tall, and weighs 205 pounds (93 kg).[3][1] He has a 7' 3" wingspan.[4]
He attended college and played basketball at Cégep de Thetford in Thetford Mines, Quebec, Canada.[5][4][1][3]
Professional career
edit2017-19
editKeita played two games for the Toronto Raptors at 2017 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, Nevada.[4][3][6]
In October 2017, the NBA's Phoenix Suns signed Keita; later the same month they waived him.[4][5][7]
In 2018-19 Keita played for GET Vosges in the NM1 in France. [3][8] He averaged 2.6 points per game.[3][6]
In 2019-20 he played for BBC Coburg in Coburg, Germany, in the German ProB. [3] Keita averaged 15.1 points and 7.6 rebounds per game.[3]
2020-present
editIn 2020-21 Keita played for VfL Kirchheim Knights in Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany, in the German ProA.[3][9] He averaged 3.5 points per game.[3]
In 2021-22 he played for the Noma Iserlohn Kangaroos in Iserlohn, Germany, in the German Pro B.[3][10][11] Keita averaged 14.3 points, 8.7 rebounds (5th in the league), and 1.6 blocks (5th) per game.[3][12]
The same season Keita then played for the Niagara River Lions in the CEBL in Canada.[3][2][13] He averaged 5.7 points per game.[3]
On August 15, 2022, Keita signed a two-year contract with Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and he has played forward with the team since then.[14][3][15][16][17]
International play
editHe played for the Guinea men's national basketball team in 2021 in the African FIBA World Cup Qualifier and the FIBA AfroBasket.[3][18][6]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Tidjan Keita Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more". Basketball-Reference.com.
- ^ a b Puchalski, Bernie (July 30, 2022). "Keita solid for River Lions". BP Sports Niagara.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Tidjan Keita Player Profile, Northern Arizona Suns". RealGM.
- ^ a b c d Tony Gautier (October 13, 2017). "Suns Sign Tidjan Keita". nba.com.
- ^ a b Peter Tardif (October 29, 2017). "How the Quebec town of Thetford Mines became a basketball hotbed," CBC News.
- ^ a b c "Le Franco-Guinéen Tidjan Keita poursuit sa carrière en Israël". BeBasket. August 15, 2022.
- ^ Matt Petersen (October 14, 2017). "Suns Waive Tidjan Keita". nba.com.
- ^ "Epinal. Basket: le GET Vosges se sépare de Tidjan Keita". Vosges Matin. January 31, 2019.
- ^ "Tidjan Keita verstärkt Knights-Kader". BARMER 2. Basketball Bundesliga. July 11, 2020.
- ^ "Tidjan Keita: "Die wahnsinnige Teamchemie hat mich beeindruckt!"". Iserlohn Kangaroos. June 7, 2022.
- ^ "Tidjan Keita komplettiert den Kangaroos-Kader". Iserlohn Kangaroos. July 27, 2021.
- ^ "2021-2022 German Pro B Stats". RealGM.
- ^ "River Lions Sign First International Player Tidjan Keita". riverlions.ca. February 8, 2022.
- ^ "Hapoel Beer Sheva signed Tidjan Keita for two years". Time News. August 15, 2022.
- ^ Abreu, Dylan de (August 16, 2022). "Tidjan Keita s'exile en Israël". BasketActu.
- ^ "מנהלת ליגת העל בכדורסל | כדורסל ישראלי | עונת 2022-23 | הפועל אלטשולר שחם ב"ש/דימונה | טידג'אן קייטה". basket.co.il.
- ^ אור שקדי (August 15, 2022). "הפועל באר שבע החתימה את טידג'אן קייטה לשנתיים". וואלה!.
- ^ "Tidjan KEITA at the FIBA AfroBasket 2021". FIBA.basketball.