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Fousseyni Traore
#45Height6-6
ClassSophomore
HometownBamako, Mali
Previous SchoolWasatch Academy
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BYU Highlights
- 2022-23 West Coast Conference Second Team
- 2021-22 West Coast Conference All-Freshman Team
- 2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
- 2023 West Coast Conference All-Academic
- 1st in program history in field goal percentage in conference play (.609)
- 2nd in program history in highest points available percentage (.623) and highest effective field goal percentage (.601)
- 13th in program history in offensive rebounds (185)
- 18th in program history rebounds per game (8.16)
- 20th in program history in blocks (65)
- 20th in program history in double-doubles (18)
- BYU freshman record holder in total rebounds (280) and offensive rebounds (93)
Personal
- Parents are Lamine and Kadiatou
- Goes by "Fouss"
- Master Fisherman
- Loves watching action movies, especially the Mission Impossible franchise
- Speaks French and Bambara (Mali Dialect)
- Pronunciation: FOOS-en-ee tra-OR-ray
- Instagram: @fousseynit32
Before BYU
- Played at the 2021 GEICO National Championship Tournament
- Represented Mali at 2021 FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup appearing in three games including a seven point, 10 rebound performance against the United States.
- Was part of Mali team that won the 2017 FIBA U16 African Championship where he averaged 6.7 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. Also recorded a 18 point, 10 rebound double-double against Mozambique in the group stage.
Men's Basketball
Traore named to Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Watch List
BYU junior Fousseyni Traore was one of 20 players named to the 2024 Karl Malone Award Watch List on Thursday, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced.
Men's Basketball
Cougars represent at Big 12 Tipoff
BYU head men’s basketball coach Mark Pope along with players Spencer Johnson, Fousseyni Troare and Dallin Hall represented the Cougars at their first-ever Big 12 Tipoff on Wednesday morning
Men's Basketball
Traore named one of the top 100 players in the nation by The Almanac
BYU men’s basketball's Fousseyni Traore has been named one of the top 100 players in the nation by The Almanac.