Karim Ouattara Explained

Karim Ouattara
Position:Forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:7
Weight:224lb
Nationality:Malian / French
Birth Date:13 October 1979
Birth Place:Paris, France
College:Albany (1998–2002)
Draft Year:2002
Career Start:2002
Career End:2011
Years1:2002-2003
Team1:Rodez
Years2:2003-2005
Team2:Nantes
Years3:2005-2006
Years4:2006-2007
Team4:JL Bourg-en-Bresse
Years5:2007-2008
Years6:2008-2011
Team6:Stade Clermontois BA

Karim Ouattara (born October 13, 1979) is a Malian-French basketball player, formally for Stade Clermontois BA.[1]

Career

Ouattara played four years of NCAA Division I Basketball with the Albany Great Danes.[2] He was largely a role player in his four years there, averaging 3.1 PPG and 4 RPG in his senior season as the captain of the team.[3] He previously played for JL Bourg-en-Bresse of the French League joining Stade Clermontois BA starting with the 2007-08 season.[4] [5] He has provided help off the bench for the team, averaging 4.1 PPG and 3.2 RPG in 19 minutes per game in the 2008-09 season.[1]

Ouattara plays for the Mali national basketball team in international competitions. He competed with the team at the 2005 and 2009 FIBA Africa Championship, helping the team to quarterfinal appearances in both tournaments.[6]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=FRA&PlayerID=67267 Karim Ouattara
  2. http://www.albany.edu/sports/mens/basketball/01-02roster.htm Roster
  3. http://www.draftexpress.com/stats.php?sid=24536 Karim Ouattara
  4. http://www.basketpedya.com/Acc002InfJug.php?idjug=53488 Karim Ouattara
  5. http://www.jump-shot.net/fiche-joueur.php?id=1506&s=07-08 Karim Ouattara
  6. http://libya2009.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/09/fafcm/player/p/pid/51585/sid/6599/tid/324/profile.html Karim Ouattara