Waly Coulibaly
Personal information
Born (1988-02-10) February 10, 1988
Bamako, Mali
NationalityMalian
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolThe Patterson School
(Lenoir, North Carolina)
CollegeChaminade (2009–2013)
Playing career2007–present
PositionShooting guard
Career history
2007Stade Malien

Waly Coulibaly (born February 10, 1988) is a Malian basketball player who last played for The Patterson School after previously playing for Stade Malien of the Malian Basketball League while in High School.[1] He is also a member of the Mali national basketball team.

Coulibaly has starred for Mali since breaking onto the international scene as a 16-year-old. Coulibaly was the leading scorer at the along with Serge Ibaka at the 2006 FIBA Africa U-18 Championships, averaging 18.6 PPG.[2] He scored a team-leading 26 points in a semifinal victory against Angola that earned Mali a berth at the FIBA Under-19 World Championship 2007.[3] Although Mali struggled to a 15th-place finish in this tournament after being placed in a group with the gold medal winning host country Serbia, eventual silver medalist United States, and China, Coulibaly was the tournament's fourth leading scorer with 19.6 PPG.[4]

Coulibaly played in the 2007 FIBA Africa Championship as a 19-year-old, but saw little action for the team.[5] Two years later, however, Coulibaly had a breakout performance at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship for quarterfinalist Mali, averaging 14.6 PPG on a Mali team that came within one point of advancing to the semifinals after losing 74-73 to Tunisia.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Waly Coulibaly at ESPN.com
  2. ↑ "archive.fiba.com: 2006 FIBA Africa U18 Championship for Men". archive.fiba.com.
  3. ↑ "archive.fiba.com: 2006 FIBA Africa U18 Championship for Men". archive.fiba.com.
  4. ↑ "archive.fiba.com: 2007 FIBA U19 World Championship for Men: Mali". archive.fiba.com.
  5. ↑ Waly Coulibaly Profile at FIBA.com
  6. ↑ "Waly Coulibaly player profile". 2012-08-17. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 2021-03-26.


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