Bakary Dibba

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Bakary Dibba
No. 0MLP Academics Heidelberg
Position Power forward
League Basketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (2001-10-23) 23 October 2001 (age 23)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Listed height2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Career information
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019DBA Copenhagen
2019–2021 Copenhagen Basketball
2021–2023 Tigers Tübingen
2023–2024 PS Karlsruhe Lions
2024–present MLP Academics Heidelberg

Bakary Dibba is a Danish professional basketball player.

Contents

He measures 2.04 meters and plays as Power forward. [1]

Early life

As a teenager, he played volleyball. [1]

Club career

At the age of 19, he already made the leap to Copenhagen Basketball in the first Danish league, where he recorded 22 caps with an average of 10 points and 4 rebounds per game. [1]

National team

In 2019, he represented Denmark at the U18 European Championships, where he averaged 12.3 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. Dibba has also been a member of the Danish senior national team [2] since June 2022. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Aus Tiger wird Löwe: PS Karlsruhe Lions leihen Bakary Dibba aus Moritz Hirn (Badische Neueste Nachrichten), 16 September 2023. Accessed 22 January 2024.(in German)
  2. "Neuer Vertrag für Tübingens Youngster Bakary Dibba". Schwäbisches Tagblatt (in German). 1 February 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2024.