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Kariata Diaby

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Kariata Diaby
Diaby with the Connecticut Sun in 2025
No. 23 – Tango Bourges Basket
PositionCenter
LeagueLa Boulangère Wonderligue
Personal information
Born (1995-06-29) 29 June 1995 (age 30)
Daloa, Ivory Coast
NationalityIvorian / French
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Career information
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2017Voiron Basket [fr]
2017–2018Charnay Basket Bourgogne Sud
2018–2019Landerneau Bretagne Basket
2019–2024ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq
2024–presentTango Bourges Basket
2025Connecticut Sun
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Kariata Diaby (born 29 June 1995) is an Ivorian professional basketball player for Tango Bourges Basket of the La Boulangère Wonderligue. She also plays for the Ivory Coast women's national basketball team.

Early life

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Diaby was born on 29 June 1995 in Daloa, Ivory Coast.[1] She grew up in Ivory Coast and played for the club ABC Fighters.[2] She competed for the Ivory Coast women's national basketball team at the 2013 FIBA Africa Championship for Women.[3] She also competed for the Ivory Coast national team at the 2017 Women's Afrobasket.[4]

Professional career

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France

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In 2014, at the age of 19, Diaby moved to France and joined the club Voiron Basket [fr].[2] She played for Voiron from 2014 to 2017, helping them achieve a promotion in 2016 while also competeing for them at the Coupe de France Féminine.[5][6] She then played for Charnay Basket Bourgogne Sud in the 2017–18 season, before signing with Landerneau Bretagne Basket in 2018.[6]

After a season with Charnay, Diaby joined ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq and played for them in the Ligue Féminine de Basketball (LFB) from 2020 to 2024.[4] She averaged 11 points per game in the 2022–23 season and 11.2 points in the 2023–24 season, helping them win the LFB championship in the latter season.[1][7] She moved to Tango Bourges Basket in 2024–25 and averaged 14.3 points, leading the team and being named the LFB regular season MVP.[1][8]

WNBA

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Connecticut Sun (2025)

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On 13 February 2025, Diaby signed a training camp contract with the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[4] She made the opening day roster and, after her debut on 18 May, became the second Ivorian to play in the WNBA—following Christelle N'Garsanet.[9] On 2 July, she was waived by the Sun.[10]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

WNBA

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Stats current as of game on June 29, 2025

WNBA regular season statistics[11]
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2025 Connecticut 13 0 7.9 .500 — .786 1.0 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.9
Career 1 year, 1 team 13 0 7.9 .500 — .786 1.0 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.9

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Kariata Diaby". Proballers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Kariata Diaby, la recrue du PVBC" [Kariata Diaby, the PVBC recruit]. Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 12 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Kariata Diaby". FIBA.
  4. ^ a b c "Connecticut Sun Adds Kariata Diaby and Amy Okonkwo to Training Camp Roster". Connecticut Sun. 13 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Kariata Diaby". Eurobasket.com.
  6. ^ a b "Kariata Diaby a signé à Landerneau" [Kariata Diaby has signed with Landerneau]. Ouest-France. 18 May 2018 – via archive.today.
  7. ^ Adams, Emily (8 May 2025). "Fresh off season in France, WNBA newcomers aim to help Rachid Meziane reestablish Connecticut Sun". Hartford Courant – via archive.today.
  8. ^ Werquin, Nicolas (7 May 2025). "Rejoindre la WNBA : le rêve américain de la basketteuse berruyère Kariata Diaby qui participe au camp d'entraînement du Sun du Connecticut aux États-Unis" [Joining the WNBA: The American dream of Berry basketball player Kariata Diaby, who is participating in the Connecticut Sun training camp in the United States]. Le Berry républicain (in French).
  9. ^ "Basket: Kariata Diaby est devenue la deuxième ivoirienne en WNBA américaine" [Basketball: Kariata Diaby has become the second Ivorian in the American WNBA]. RFI (in French). 21 May 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Connecticut Sun Activate Leïla Lacan, Waive Kariata Diaby". sun.wnba.com. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Kadidja Diaby WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
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