Bazoumana Koné
No. 23 – Mitteldeutscher BC | |
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Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
League | Basketball Bundesliga |
Personal information | |
Born | Hamburg‑Langenhorn, Germany | 13 December 1993
Nationality | Ivory Coast / Germany |
Listed height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Listed weight | 85 kg (187 lb) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 2012–present |
Career history | |
2012–2014 | Eisbären Bremerhaven |
2014–2016 | Hamburg Towers |
2017–2019 | Basketball Löwen Braunschweig |
2019–2020 | Oklahoma City Blue |
2021–2022 | Liège Basket |
2022 | Reale Mutua Torino |
2022–2023 | PS Karlsruhe Lions |
2025–present | Mitteldeutscher BC |
Career highlights | |
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Bazoumana Koné (born 13 December 1993) is an Ivorian-German professional basketball player who currently plays as a combo guard for Mitteldeutscher BC in the Basketball Bundesliga. He also represents the Ivory Coast men's national team.
Professional career
[edit]Koné debuted in the BBL with Eisbären Bremerhaven (2012–2014), before joining Hamburg Towers (2014–2016), and later the Basketball Löwen Braunschweig (2017–2019).[1] In autumn 2019, he was drafted by the Oklahoma City Blue and played three games before an injury ended his stint.[1]
He returned to Europe in 2021 with Liège Basket (Belgium) and moved in March 2022 to Italy’s Reale Mutua Torino, averaging 5.8 points per game.[1]
In September 2022, Koné signed with PS Karlsruhe Lions. He earned ProA “Impact Player of the Game” twice: on 22 November 2022 (25 pts, 6 ast, 4 reb, 3 stl)[2] and on 19 February 2023 (30 pts, 8 ast, 3 reb, 2 stl), helping the Lions to the ProA semifinals while averaging 15.2 ppg.[3]
On 24 June 2025, Koné signed a one-year deal with Mitteldeutscher BC, becoming the club’s fifth summer addition under head coach Marco Ramondino.[4]
International career
[edit]Koné participated in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup with the Ivory Coast, averaging 8.3 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Spielerprofil: Bazoumana Koné". 2. Basketball-Bundesliga. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Bazoumana Koné wird Impact Player of the Game". PSK Lions. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Koné erneut als Impact Player ausgezeichnet". PSK Lions. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Erfahrener Koné wechselt zum Syntainics MBC" (in German). Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Bazoumana Koné". FIBA. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
External links
[edit]- 1993 births
- Living people
- German men's basketball players
- Ivorian men's basketball players
- Point guards
- Shooting guards
- Basketball players from Hamburg
- Eisbären Bremerhaven players
- Hamburg Towers players
- Basket Torino players
- Basketball Löwen Braunschweig players
- Oklahoma City Blue players
- Liège Basket players
- PS Karlsruhe Lions players
- German people of Ivorian descent
- Ivorian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- German expatriate basketball people in Belgium
- German expatriate basketball people in Italy
- German expatriate basketball people in the United States