Benkaly Kaba

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Basketball player
Benkaly Kaba
Player information
birthday 17th February 1959
place of birth Dakar , French West Africa
size 1.98 m
position Small forward
Clubs as active
1979-1980 FranceFrance YES Vichy
1980-1988 FranceFrance Élan Béarnais Orthez
1988-1991 FranceFrance Reims Champagne Basket
1991-1993 FranceFrance SLUC Nancy Basket
National team
1981-1984 FranceFrance France 32 games

Benkaly Kaba (born February 17,  1959 in Dakar , French West Africa , today Senegal ) is a former French - Senegalese basketball player . He is the uncle of the basketball player Alpha Kaba .

career

Kaba, a 1.98-meter-long winger, played in France's first division in 1979/80 for JA Vichy , from 1980 to 1988 for EB Orthez and from 1988 to 1991 in Reims . 1991/92 and 1992/93 he was a member of the second division SLUC Nancy Basket . 1984 Kaba beat with Orthez Red Star Belgrade in the final of the European Cup Korać Cup , he scored 20 points in the game. In 1986 and 1987 he became French champions with Orthez under coach Georges Fisher . He contributed an average of 14.8 points to winning the title in 1986 and 10.4 points per match in 1987. Kaba achieved its highest score in the French premier league in the 1983/84 season (19.8 points / game).

National team

Kaba, who played 32 international matches for France, played for Senegal's team at the World Cup in 1978. He was part of the French team that took part in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles , and Kaba scored 5.6 points per game over the course of the tournament.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Olivier Allègre: Alpha Kaba a bien grandi. In: lanouvellerepublique.fr. August 11, 2014, accessed on August 15, 2020 (French).
  2. ↑ a b c The site des archives du basket per francais. Accessed August 15, 2020 (French).
  3. ↑ KABA Benkaly. In: LNB.fr. Accessed August 15, 2020 (French).
  4. ^ Korac Cup 1983-84. Retrieved on August 15, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Au service de la France: Les naturalisés en Bleu. In: Basket Retro. December 4, 2018, accessed August 15, 2020 (French).
  6. ↑ Bangaly Kaba profile, World Championship for Men 1978. Retrieved on August 15, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Bangaly Kaba profile, Olympic Games: Tournament for Men 1984. Retrieved on August 15, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Kaba, Benkaly
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French-Senegalese basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH 17th February 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Dakar , French West Africa