Aya Traoré

Senegalese basketball player
Aya Traoré
CB Conquero
PositionForward
LeagueLFB
Personal information
Born (1983-07-27) July 27, 1983 (age 40)
Dakar, Senegal
NationalitySenegalese
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Career information
High schoolMoore Traditional School (Louisville, Kentucky)
College
  • Dixie State (2001–2003)
  • Purdue (2004–2006)
Playing career2006–present
Medals
AfroBasket
Silver medal – second place 2017 Mali
Silver medal – second place 2023 Rwanda

Aya Traoré (born July 27, 1983) is a Senegalese female basketball forward and in 2011 captain of Senegalese women's national basketball team.[1][2][3]

She previously played with Polfa in the Torell Basket Liga in Poland.

Personal

Traore was born in Dakar, Senegal to Seydu Traoré and Bineta Camara on 27 July 1983. She has 2 brothers and 1 sister. At Purdue, she majored in hospitality and tourism management. Traore attended high school in Louisville, Kentucky and was a Kentucky all-state performer in women's basketball in 2001. After graduating high school, Traore attended Dixie State College of Utah for 2 years. In the two years at Dixie State, Traore scored 12.3 points per game in her first season and became a second-team junior college women's basketball All-American, averaging over 21 ppg (6th in her division of basketball nationally). Traore then transferred to Purdue University, where she played for 2 seasons. During her last year at Purude, Traore averaged nearly 13 points and nearly 5 rebounds per game. Traore led Purdue to a 28–8 record before losing to the University of North Carolina in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament. At the AfroBasket Women 2009 and 2015 she was nominated Most Valued Player. She is the third African player who win this title two times. With the National team of Senegal she played 5 African championships (2007 (finalist), 2009 (winner), 2011(finalist), 2013 (third) and 2015(winner)).

Purdue statistics

Source[4]

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 Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2003-04 Purdue 3 4 22.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 1.3
2004-05 Purdue 30 184 40.2% 25.0% 71.7% 2.9 1.1 0.6 0.5 6.1
2005-06 Purdue 33 433 44.6% 30.4% 79.6% 5.2 2.4 1.4 0.8 13.1
Career Purdue 66 621 42.9% 27.7% 76.8% 4.0 1.7 1.0 0.6 9.4

Professional career

2006–2007 Cavigal Nice
2007–2008 PZU Polfa Pabianice, Poland
2008 MKS Polkowice, Poland
2008–2009 Hit Kranjska Gora, Kranjska Gora, Slovenia
- Montgomery Dream
2010–2011 Club Bàsquet Olesa

References

  1. ^ questions à Aya Traoré, capitaine des Lionnes : «Maintenant, nous savons gérer la pression !» 22 Sept 2011
  2. ^ Sénégal: Aya Traoré s'explique sur la prestation face au Rwanda 27 Sept 2011
  3. ^ Championnat du monde: Aya Traoré parmi les meilleures joueuses 27 Sept 2006
  4. ^ "Purdue Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2017-09-05.

External links

  • Biography of pre-senior year at Purduesports.com
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Senegal squad – 2007 FIBA Africa Championship for Women
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Senegal squad – 2009 FIBA Africa Championship for Women
  • 4 Tiam
  • 5 Traoré
  • 6 Guèye
  • 7 Dieng
  • 8 D. Diouf
  • 9 Sène
  • 10 Diango
  • 11 Dieye
  • 12 Sy
  • 13 Sarr
  • 14 Diop
  • 15 B. Diouf
  • Coach: Gaye
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Senegal squad – 2011 FIBA Africa Championship for Women
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Senegal squad – 2013 FIBA Africa Championship for Women
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