Benké Diarouma Explained

Benké Diarouma
Number:	13
Team:	Cherbourg
Position:	Center
League:	Nationale 3
Birth Date:	12 August 1996
Birth Place:	Bamako, Mali
Nationality:	Malian
Height M:	2.01
Weight Kg:	98
Years1:	2017–2022
Team1:	AS Police
Highlights:	Malian League MVP (2018) 3× Malian League champion (2019–2021)
Years2:	2022–present
Team2:	Cherbourg

Benké Diarouma (born 12 August 1996) is a Malian basketball player, who plays for Cherbourg Basket-ball of the Nationale 3 and for the Mali national basketball team. Standing at, he plays as center.

Early life

Diarouma started playing football, but was switched to basketball at age 15.^[1]

Professional career

Diarouma was born in Bamako.^[2] Since 2018, Diarouma plays for AS Police in the Malian Ligue 1. In the 2017–18 season, he was named the MVP of the season.^[3]

In 2022, Diarouma signed with Cherbourg Basket-ball of the French fifth division NM3, his first club in Europe.

National team career

Diarouma played with Mali at FIBA AfroCan 2019 and FIBA AfroBasket 2021.^[4]

External links

• Benke Diarouma at Eurobasket.com
• https://mr-stats.frenchbasketballscouting.fr/joueur/diarouma-benke-mami-12683 at https://mrstats.frenchbasketballscouting.fr/

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022-12-10 . PORTRAIT. « C'est un super mec » : du Mali à Cherbourg, Benké Diarouma fait l'unanimité ! . 2024-04-01 . actu.fr . fr.
2. Web site: Benke Diarouma . play.fiba3x3.com . 17 December 2021.
3. Web site: BballMali . Twitter . 17 December 2021 . ca.
4. Web site: Benke DIAROUMA at the FIBA AfroCan 2019 . FIBA.basketball . 17 December 2021 . en.