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| Born | July 27, 1983 Dakar, Senegal |
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| Nationality | SEN |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| College | Purdue |
Aya Traore (born 27 July 1983) is a Senegalese female basketball forward with Polfa in the Torell Basket Liga in Poland.
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Traore was born in Dakar, Senegal to Seydu Traore 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 Moore, Kentucky and was an 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.
Since leaving Purdue, Traore has played with Polfa of the Polish women's national league as well as with the Senegalese women's national basketball team.