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2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster

23 Youssouf Traore

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-10
  • Weight 215
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Bamako, Mali

Biography

PREP
  • Standout for Mali on the national team level
  • Named Tournament MVP after averaging a double-double (12.8 ppg, 16.2 rpg) to lead Mali’s U18 team to the U18 AfroBasket title in 2024
  • Also credited with 2.7 apg during the championship run
  • Tallied 15 points to go along with 14 rebounds in the title-clinching win vs. Cameroon (9/14/24)
  • It marked his sixth double-double in as many contests at the tournament
  • Put up 12 points while grabbing a whopping 20 boards (12 offensive) in the group phase vs. Cameroon (9/7/24)
  • Scored 12 points and registered 18 rebounds (nine offensive) in a semifinals triumph vs. Senegal (9/13/24)
  • Tallied 17 points and secured 14 caroms (eight offensive) in the quarterfinals victory against Nigeria (9/12/24)
  • Started the event in group play with an 11-point, 15-board showing vs. Senegal (9/4/24)
  • Recorded 10 points and snagged 16 boards (nine offensive) vs. the Ivory Coast (9/10/24)
  • Was a standout for the U19 squad at the U19 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Switzerland in 2025
  • Paced Team Mali in scoring (17.1 ppg), rebounding (9.3 rpg) and assists (2.6 apg) during the event
  • Shot 57.5 percent (46-80) from the field
  • Secorded four double-doubles in seven total contests during the tournament
  • Nearly half (28 of 65) of his rebounds came at the offensive end during the tourney
  • Torched Argentina (7/6/25) for 27 points (11-18 FG, 5-6 FT) to go along with 12 rebounds (seven offensive)
  • Went off for 25 points (10-17 FG, 5-8 FT) and snagged nine boards (six offensive) vs. Canada (7/2/25)
  • Notched a double-double (11 points, 10 caroms) against New Zealand (6/29/25)
  • Finished with 19 points (8-14 FG, 3-5 FT) and 12 rebounds vs. France (7/5/25)
  • Competed with Casademont Zaragoza in both 2023-24 and 2025-26, playing in Spain’s Liga Endesa, which is considered one of the top-five leagues in the world
  • Averaged a double-double (11.7 ppg, 12.7 rpg) with the U18 FC Barcelona squad in 2022-23, connecting on 44.1 percent of his shots.

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