Ali Traore signs with Byblos

 Veteran big man, Ali Traore (207 cm, Southern Idaho’03) will be suiting up for Byblos Sporting Club (Lebanon-Pepsi LBL) this 2017. He is a 32-year-old French international player who has been a member of the French national team from 2009 to 2012 and again in 2015. Ali heads to Asia after spending the early part…

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Ali Traore moving on from Estudiantes

Ali Traore (207 cm, S. Idaho St. ’05) is leaving Movistar Estudiantes (Spain-Liga Endesa). While there, the big man played in 16 games with Estudiantes where he averaged 5.6ppg and 2.9rpg in 14.3 mpg. This season marked the 12th season playing international basketball for Traore. Before playing for the Spanish team, he was a part…

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Ali Traore deals with Estudiantes

French big man Ali Traore (205 cm, Southern Idaho’05) will be suiting up for Movistar Estudiantes (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2016-17 season. Ali has spent the last three seasons playing at home for French Pro A clubs. In 2015-16 he played for Limoges CSP Elite (France-Pro A). Traore played nine games for them in the Euroleague…

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Ali Traore added by Amchit

Ali Traore (208 cm, Southern Idaho JC’05) will get to experience what it’s like to play some Asian hoops after signing a deal to play for Amchit Club from Lebanon’s Division A. Amchit is currently in fifth place in the Lebanese league standings with a record of 3-2 and Ali is being brought in to…

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Ali Traore to play for Alba Berlin

Frenchman Ali Traore (207 cm, Southern Idaho’00) is set to play for Alba Berlin from Germany’s BBL. Traore suffered an injury and did not pass his physical exam of Red Star Belgrade from Serbia. As a result, his contract with the team was dissolved. Prior to the contract signing with Red Star, Traore played a…

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Ali Traore won’t play for Red Star Belgrade

Ali Traore won’t play for Red Star Belgrade from Serbia. There was a clause in his contract that allowed Red Star to cancel the agreement if the results of the medical test were not satisfactory. Ali Traore got injured earlier in the season when he played in Russia. Although Red Star’s medical tests showed that…

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