Benké Diarouma

Benké Diarouma (born 12 August 1995) is a Malian basketball player, who plays for Cherbourg Basket-ball of the Nationale 3 and for the Mali national basketball team. Standing at 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in), he plays as center.

Benké Diarouma

No. 13 – Cherbourg
Position	Center
League	Nationale 3
Personal information
Born	(1995-08-12) August 12, 1995 (age 30) Bamako, Mali
Listed height	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight	98 kg (216 lb)
Career history
2017–2022	AS Police
2022–present	Cherbourg
Career highlights
Malian League MVP (2018) 3× Malian League champion (2019–2021)

Early life

Diarouma started playing football, but was switched to basketball at age 15.^[1]

Professional career

Diarouma was born in Bamako.^[2] Since 2018, Diarouma plays for AS Police in the Malian Ligue 1. In the 2017–18 season, he was named the MVP of the season.^[3]

In 2022, Diarouma signed with Cherbourg Basket-ball of the French fifth division NM3, his first club in Europe.^[1]

National team career

Diarouma played with Mali at FIBA AfroCan 2019 and FIBA AfroBasket 2021.^[4]