Mamadou Keita (born 1 February 1993) is a Malian basketball player who plays for Stade Malien of the Ligue 1 and plays for the Mali national basketball team. Standing at 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in), he plays as shooting guard or point guard.
 Keita in 2023 | |
| No. 10 – Stade Malien | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / point guard |
| League | Road to BAL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 1 February 1993 Bamako, Mali |
| Nationality | Malian |
| Listed height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Listed weight | 94 kg (207 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2015: undrafted |
| Career history | |
| USFAS Bamako | |
| 2018–2019 | OS Bordj Bou Arréridj |
| 2019–2021 | AS Police |
| 2021 | SLAC |
| 2022–present | Stade Malien |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career
editKeita started his career with USFAS Bamako and was the MVP of the Malian Ligue 1 in the 2017–18 season.[1]
In the 2018–19 season, Keita played in Algeria with OS Bordj Bou Arréridj.[1]
In 2019, Keita joined the AS Police and helped them qualify for the inaugural season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He was also on the Police roster for the 2021 BAL season and average 14.3 points in three group stage games.[2]
In October 2021, Keita was on the roster of Guinean champions SLAC to play in the 2022 BAL Qualifying Tournaments.[3]
In 2022, he joined Stade Malien.[4]
National team career
editKeita has been a member of the Mali national basketball team. He played at 2017 AfroBasket, 2019 FIBA AfroCan and 2021 AfroBasket.[5]
BAL career statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | AS Police | 3 | 3 | 27.7 | .410 | .400 | 1.000 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | .0 | 14.3 |
| 2023 | Stade Malien | 8 | 0 | 18.6 | .276 | .244 | .667 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .0 | 5.5 |
Honours
edit- AS Police
- Ligue 1: 2019, 2020
- Malian Cup: 2020
Stade Malien
- Ligue 1: 2022
- Individual
- Ligue 1 Most Valuable Player: 2017
References
edit- ^ a b "Itw : Mamadou Keita nous parle de l'Afrocan et de sa saison en Algérie". BasketMali. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Mamadou Keita Player Profile". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "S.L.A.C at the ROAD TO BAL 2022 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Stade Malien at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L. 2023 2022". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Mamadou KEITA at the FIBA AfroCan 2019". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
External links
edit- Mamadou Keita at RealGM
- Mamadou Keita at FIBA 3x3