| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 10, 1988 Bamako, Mali |
| Nationality | Malian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | The Patterson School (Lenoir, North Carolina) |
| College | Chaminade (2009–2013) |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Career history | |
| 2007 | Stade Malien |
Waly Coulibaly (born February 10, 1988) is a Malian basketball player who last played for The Patterson School after previously playing for Stade Malien of the Malian Basketball League while in High School.[1] He is also a member of the Mali national basketball team.
Coulibaly has starred for Mali since breaking onto the international scene as a 16-year-old. Coulibaly was the leading scorer at the along with Serge Ibaka at the 2006 FIBA Africa U-18 Championships, averaging 18.6 PPG.[2] He scored a team-leading 26 points in a semifinal victory against Angola that earned Mali a berth at the FIBA Under-19 World Championship 2007.[3] Although Mali struggled to a 15th-place finish in this tournament after being placed in a group with the gold medal winning host country Serbia, eventual silver medalist United States, and China, Coulibaly was the tournament's fourth leading scorer with 19.6 PPG.[4]
Coulibaly played in the 2007 FIBA Africa Championship as a 19-year-old, but saw little action for the team.[5] Two years later, however, Coulibaly had a breakout performance at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship for quarterfinalist Mali, averaging 14.6 PPG on a Mali team that came within one point of advancing to the semifinals after losing 74-73 to Tunisia.[6]