Boubacar Coly

Boubacar Coly
Personal information
Born (1983-07-11) July 11, 1983 (age 41)
Ziguinchor, Senegal
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight229 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft2008: undrafted
Playing career2008–2013
PositionCenter
Career history
2009Al Ansar
2009Hamamatsu Phoenix
2010–2011GIE Morrow Disciples
2011–2013Moncton Miracles
2013Al Ansar
Career highlights and awards

Boubacar Coly (born July 11, 1983) is a Senegalese former professional basketball player.

Collegiate career

Coly played his first two seasons of college basketball with Xavier, drawing comparisons with former Musketeer Romain Sato,[1] and transferred to Morgan State Bears for his junior and senior years. In 2008, he was named first-team All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and league defensive player of the year.[2][3][4]

Professional career

In June 2008, Coly participated in an ACMT EuroExposure camp in Ohio in the United States. In April 2009, he signed with Al Ansar of the Saudi Premier League. He helped the team win the Nukhba Cup. In November of the same year, Coly signed a contract with the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix of the bj League in Japan. After playing a total of five games and averaging 1.6 points and 2.8 rebounds, he was released. In December 2010, Coly signed with GIE Morrow Disciples of the Universal Basketball Association (UBA) in the United States and left in January 2011.[2] He then joined the Moncton Miracles for the inaugural 2011–12 National Basketball League of Canada season. Coly was named to the NBL Canada All-Defensive Second Team by the end of the season.[4]

International career

Coly has played for the Senegal national basketball team at the AfroBasket on multiple occasions. He averaged 1.2 points and 3.0 rebounds in 2009 and 5.5 points and 4.0 rebounds in 2011.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Forward Coly signs with XU". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Boubacar Coly". DiamondSportsAgency.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  3. ^ "2008 Men's Basketball All-MEAC Teams". MEACSports.com. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  4. ^ a b c "Boubacar Coly Player Profile". RealGM. Retrieved 14 August 2015.