Aya Traoré

Aya Traoré
Forward
Born July 27, 1983
Senegal Dakar, Senegal
Nationality SEN
Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
College Purdue
WNBA career 2006–present

Aya Traoré (born 27 July 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 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.

Professional career

2006 Washington Mystics
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

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