Assémian Moularé

Assémian Moularé (born 21 January 2003) is an Ivorian-French professional basketball player for Vichy-Clermont of the LNB Pro B. Born in France, he represents Ivory Coast internationally.

Assémian Moularé
No. 0 – Vichy-Clermont
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
LeagueLNB Pro B
Personal information
Born (2003-01-21) 21 January 2003
Paris, France
NationalityFrench / Ivorian
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–2022Metropolitans 92
2022–presentVichy-Clermont

Professional career

Metropolitans 92 (2020–2022)

In the 2020–21 season, Moularé gained his first professional experience with the Metropolitans 92 senior team in the LNB Pro A, receiving limited playing time in three games.[1] He made his professional debut on 19 December 2020, recording one assist and one rebound in two minutes of play during a win over Boulazac Basket Dordogne.[2] Moularé also played for the team's club in LNB Espoirs, the French under-21 league, and averaged 13.5 points, 3.1 assists, and 3.3 rebounds per game.[1]

In 12 league games in 2021–22, Moularé averaged 1.1 points per contest in his limited role.[3] He played in seven EuroCup games as well, averaging 1.9 points, while helping the team reach the quarterfinals.[3] Additionally, Moularé averaged 12.5 points, 4.6 assists, and 4.4 rebounds in his final year of LNB Espoirs competition.[1]

Vichy-Clermont (2022–present)

On 21 June 2022, Moularé signed with Vichy-Clermont of the second-tier LNB Pro B on a two-year deal – his first professional contract.[3][4]

Moularé entered his name into the 2023 NBA draft.[5]

National team career

Junior national team

Moularé represented the Ivory Coast for the first time by playing for the Ivory Coast men's national under-16 basketball team at the 2019 FIBA Under-16 African Championship held in Cape Verde.[6] He finished as the top scorer of the tournament, averaging 20.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 2.8 assists in five games.[6][7] Ivory Coast finished in ninth place.

Senior national team

Moularé made his debut for the senior national team in February 2021 during AfroBasket 2021 qualification.[8] He appeared in three contests and averaged 3.3 points per game, including a 10-point performance against Equatorial Guinea.[6][8] Ivory Coast finished the qualifying phase with an undefeated record.[8] Moularé was named to Ivory Coast's preliminary squad for Afrobasket 2021, but was not selected to the final squad.[9]

Moularé was called up for the first window of 2023 FIBA World Cup African qualifiers in November 2021; he was the youngest member of the squad.[6] In their second game, Moularé recorded a game-high 20 points, seven rebounds, three assists, two steals, and one block in 19 minutes to lead his team to a 92–64 victory over the Central African Republic.[10] Moularé was called up again ahead of the next window of qualifiers in July 2022.[11] He was named the Man of the Match after recording 25 points, five rebounds, three assists, and one steal in a 75–73 victory over Angola.[9][12] Moularé was chosen as Man of the Match again two games later as Ivory Coast defeated Guinea, 65–56, to finish first in their group and qualify to the next round.[9]

In August 2023, Moularé was named to the 12-man roster for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[13]

Personal life

Moularé was born in Paris to a Ghanaian-Ivorian father and a Tunisian-Guadeloupean mother.[6]

References
  1. "Assemian Moulare Player Profile". RealGM. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  2. "Assemian Moulare Game Logs | 2020-2021 International Games". RealGM. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  3. "Assemian Moulare is a newcomer at Vichy Clermont". Afrobasket.com. 22 June 2022. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  4. Quintard, Théo (21 June 2022). "Assemian Moulare à Vichy-Clermont jusqu'en juin 2024". BeBasket (in French). Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  5. Ouallo, Arnaud-Didier (27 April 2023). "NBA-Draft 2023 : Assemian Moularé parmi les 242 joueurs inscrits". Sport-Ivoire.ci (in French). Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  6. "Is Assemian Moulare Cote d'Ivoire's next big thing?". FIBA. 18 January 2022. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  7. "Assemian Moulare - Player Profile". FIBA. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  8. "Assemian Moularé et la Côte d'Ivoire qualifiés à l'AfroBasket 2021 !" (in French). Metropolitans 92. 15 February 2021. Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  9. Payne, Alex K. (4 July 2022). "Basket / Eléphants : Irrésistible, Assemian Moularé marque son territoire, portrait de l'arrière de 19 ans". Linfodrome (in French). Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  10. "Ivory Coast: Assémian Moularé (18) as boss against CAR". Basket 221. 27 November 2021. Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  11. "Basket-ball/2e Elim- mondial: Le sélectionneur dévoile la liste des 12 joueurs avec Costello et Moularé, Stéphane Konaté et Zouzoua forfaits". abidjan.net (in French). 28 June 2022. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  12. Pantel-Jouve, Gabriel (3 July 2022). "25 points contre l'Angola pour le futur Vichyssois Assemian Moulare (19 ans)". BeBasket (in French). Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  13. Kotto, Rolyvan (20 August 2023). "LA LISTE DES 12 ÉLÉPHANTS BASKETTEURS SÉLECTIONNÉS POUR LE MONDIAL 2023". lifemag-ci.com (in French). Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
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