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Mamadou Keita (basketball)

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Mamadou Keita
Keita in 2023
No. 10 – Stade Malien
PositionShooting guard / point guard
LeagueRoad to BAL
Personal information
Born (1993-02-01) 1 February 1993 (age 31)
Bamako, Mali
NationalityMalian
Listed height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight94 kg (207 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2015: undrafted
Career history
USFAS Bamako
2018–2019OS Bordj Bou Arréridj
2019–2021AS Police
2021SLAC
2022–presentStade Malien
Career highlights and awards

Mamadou Keita (born 1 February 1993) is a Malian basketball player who plays for Stade Malien of the Ligue 1 and plays for the Mali national basketball team. Standing at 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in), he plays as shooting guard or point guard.

Professional career

Keita started his career with USFAS Bamako and was the MVP of the Malian Ligue 1 in the 2017–18 season.[1]

In the 2018–19 season, Keita played in Algeria with OS Bordj Bou Arréridj.[1]

In 2019, Keita joined the AS Police and helped them qualify for the inaugural season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He was also on the Police roster for the 2021 BAL season and average 14.3 points in three group stage games.[2]

In October 2021, Keita was on the roster of Guinean champions SLAC to play in the 2022 BAL Qualifying Tournaments.[3]

In 2022, he joined Stade Malien.[4]

National team career

Keita has been a member of the Mali national basketball team. He played at 2017 AfroBasket, 2019 FIBA AfroCan and 2021 AfroBasket.[5]

BAL career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021 AS Police 3 3 27.7 .410 .400 1.000 3.0 1.3 1.7 .0 14.3
2023 Stade Malien 8 0 18.6 .276 .244 .667 2.3 1.3 1.6 .0 5.5

Honours

AS Police
  • Ligue 1: 2019, 2020
  • Malian Cup: 2020

Stade Malien

Individual
  • Ligue 1 Most Valuable Player: 2017

References

  1. ^ a b "Itw : Mamadou Keita nous parle de l'Afrocan et de sa saison en Algérie". BasketMali. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Mamadou Keita Player Profile". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  3. ^ "S.L.A.C at the ROAD TO BAL 2022 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Stade Malien at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L. 2023 2022". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Mamadou KEITA at the FIBA AfroCan 2019". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 25 May 2021.