Holder of the French passport since November 2016, Sekou Doumbouya has never played with France men's team. At the age of 24, the former NBA forward is likely to choose to represent his native country of Guinea.
Born in Conakry in 2000, Sekou Doumbouya is of Guinean origin and spent the first nine years of his life there, before emigrating to Fleury-les-Aubrais in France.
The 24-year-old small forward, who was selected with the 15th overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons, has never played with France men's team. A holder of the French passport since November 2016, Doumbouya won the European U18 championship with Les Bleus.
However, he could soon choose to play for Guinea, as the country's basketball federation has been trying to recruit him for several months - and the recent qualification for AfroBasket 2025 is likely to be the determining factor. Always attached to his native country, Doumbouya had also appeared on the evening of the draft with the Guinean flag on his shoulders.
Sekou Doumbouya
| Team: |
MoraBanc Andorra |
| Position: | SF |
| Age: | 24 |
| Height: | 205 cm |
| Weight: | 95 kg |
| Birth place: | Guinea |
According to Bebasket's Alexandre Lacoste, coach Neno Asceric will obtain a contract extension, after reversing a bad situation last weekend by beating Angola and Kenya. Guinea also hopes that Alpha Kaba will agree to play his first international competition, after having already worn the jersey four times during the FIBA windows.
Doumbouya is averaging 12.1 points, 4.7 rebounds on 39.1% from distance over 16 games with Morabanc Andorra in the ACB this season. He spent three seasons in the USA, playing a total of 96 games - mostly with the Detroit Pistons (93), where he averaged 6.4 points and 3.1 rebounds in 2019-20 and 5.0 points, 2.6 rebounds the following year.
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