Seydougou Santis "Mike" Fofana (born 5 October 1997) is an Ivorian-American basketball player who plays for AS Douanes of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He is a 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall power forward and also plays for the Ivory Coast national team.
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| Position | Power forward | |||||||||||
| League | BAL | |||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
| Born | October 5, 1997 | |||||||||||
| Nationality | Ivorian / American | |||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||
| High school | Whitehaven High School (Memphis, Tennessee) | |||||||||||
| College | UT Martin (2016–2018) Henderson State (2018–2019) | |||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2019: undrafted | |||||||||||
| Playing career | 2020–present | |||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Esgueira Basket | |||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Sporting CP | |||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | ABC Fighters | |||||||||||
| 2024 | Esgueira Basket | |||||||||||
| 2024–present | AS Douanes | |||||||||||
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High school and college career
editFofana played for Whitehaven High School and won the Tennessee State championship twice. He played two years for the UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team in the NCAA Division II.[1] Afterwards, Fofana played one season for the Henderson State Reddies and was an Honorable Mention All-GAC in his first year.[2]
Professional career
editFofana played his rookie season with Aveira Esgueira of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB), with whom he averaged 14.2 points and 6.5 rebounds.
In July 2021, Fofana signed a one-season contract with Sporting CP of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB) and the FIBA Europe Cup.[3]
Fofana later moved to play for ABC Fighters of the Ivorian Basketball Championship. He was instrumental in ABC's Road to BAL campaign in 2023, as the team won the West Division and Fofana scored 12.8 points per game.[4] The Fighters successfully qualified for their first-ever Basketball Africa League (BAL) season. On 11 March 2023, Fofana scored 21 points in a opening day win over AS Douanes.[5]
In March 2024, Fofana joined AS Douanes.[6] On May 9, 2024, Fofana scored a buzzer-beating game winner against the Rivers Hoopers to win the game 56–54, the first in his career.[7]
National team career
editFofana represented the Ivory Coast national team at the 2023 FIBA AfroCan, and averaged 12.8 points and 5 rebounds per game. He scored 6 points in the , that was lost to Morocco.[8]
Personal
editFofana has three brothers, Mohamed, Moses and Javion.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Mike Fofana – Men's Basketball". UTM Athletics. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
- ^ a b "Mike Fofana – 2019–20 – Men's Basketball". Henderson State University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
- ^ "Mike Fofana é Leão". www.sporting.pt (in European Portuguese). 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
- ^ "Mike FOFANA at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L. 2023 2022". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
- ^ "Harouna ruins debut for host team AS Douanes". The BAL. 2023-03-11. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
- ^ "BAL 2024 : L'AS Douanes officialise l'arrivée de Mike Fofana" (in French). 2024-03-08. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Fofana calls game-winning shot the best of his career". The BAL. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ "Mike FOFANA at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L. 2023 2022". FIBA.basketball (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-17.
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