| Souleymane Berthe | |
| Team: | Cherbourg |
| League: | Nationale 3 |
| Birth Date: | 5 October 2000 |
| Height M: | 2.00 |
| Career Start: | 2022 |
| Position: | Small forward |
| Years1: | 2022–2023 |
| Team1: | Stade Malien |
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| Years2: | 2023–present |
| Team2: | Cherbourg |
Souleymane Berthé (born 5 October 2000) is a Malian professional basketball player who last played for Cherbourg Basket-ball of the Nationale 3. He plays as small forward.[1]
Berthé grew up playing soccer but switched to basketball after he was inspired by a neighbour who played basketball. He then went on to play pick-up games at the courts of Bamako, where he was eventually recruited by coach Kaba Kanté of Stade Malien.[2]
Berthe played for Stade Malien and helped the team win the Ligue 1 championship in 2022. As a result, he played in the Road to BAL 2023 where he averaged 14.8 points and 5.3 rebounds, helping Stade qualify for their first-ever BAL season.[3]
On 13 March 2023, Berthe made his BAL debut against the defending champions US Monastir and scored 34 points in the 68–78 loss, the second most points scored by a player in the league's three-year history behind Terrell Stoglin's 41 points.[4] His debut performance received league wide attention. Stade Malien eventually finished in the third place,[5] and Berthé averaged 16.4 points in eight games.[6] Berthé left the team after the season.[7]
On 13 July 2023, Berthé signed with Cherbourg of the Nationale 3, the fifth division of basketball in France.[8]
Souleymane's sisters Saran, Dioume and Rokiatou Berthe have all played for Mali national youth teams.[9]
|-|style="text-align:left;"|2023|style="text-align:left;"|Stade Malien| 8 || 8 || 30.8 || .341 || .210 || .711 || 4.4 || 4.0 || 1.6 || .1 || 16.4|-