Lionel Kouadio
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| CB Morón | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard | |||||||||||||||||
| League | LEB Plata | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1 September 2001 Abidjan, Ivory Coast | |||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| College | Daytona State (2020–2021) | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2021 | Abidjan Azur | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Ourense | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Solgáleo Bosco Salesianos | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | CB Morón | |||||||||||||||||
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Lionel Nathan Kouadio (born 1 September 2001) is an Ivorian basketball player who plays for CB Morón and the Ivory Coast national team. Standing at 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in), he plays as shooting guard.
He has been described as the "future of Ivorian basketball" by some media outlets.[1]
Kouadio started playing basketball with CO Descartes. He also joined the Basketball Without Borders Africa camp in 2018.[2] Kouadio later played for the LaBase Academy in Abidjan. In August 2020, Kouadio was announced to be part of the incoming class of the Daytona State College basketball team.[3]
Professional career
In 2021, he returned to Ivory Coast to play for Abidjan Azur in the Ivorian Basketball Championship.[4] He was named the national league's season MVP after averaging 19 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.[1]
On 3 November 2021, Kouadio signed a two-year contract with Club Ourense Baloncesto of the LEB Oro.[1]
He later joined Solgáleo Bosco Salesianos of the Liga EBA, the Spanish fourth tier league.[5] In September 2022, Kouadio was named the MVP of the Conference A Finals after scoring 37 points in the final.[6]
In the 2022–23 season, he played for CB Morón in the LEB Plata.[7]
