Babacar Touré (born 14 November 1985) is a Senegalese retired

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player. He played for the

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and several teams in Switzerland. Touré enjoyed his most successful years with Fribourg Olymipc, where he won three Swiss championships and was named the league's Finals MVP two times.

Professional career

Touré played for Sibac Dakar in his home country Senegal and completed an apprenticeship as an accountant, which he continued in Switzerland after moving to the second division team Colas Bernex Basket in November 2007. Toure moved to the

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in 2010–11 season, he averaged 11.2 points, 7.3 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game. In his second season at

, he averaged 12.4 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. In the 2012–13 season, he averaged 11.6 points, 6.8 rebound and 0.7 assists per game. In August 2014, he moved to the

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, he averaged 16.6 points, 10 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. In the 2014–15 season, he averaged 18.9 points, 10.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. In the 2015–16 season, he averaged 19 points, 12 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. He moved to the second tier

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side

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in 2016, where he averaged 20.9 points, 12.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. Toure helped them win the LNB and was named the Finals MVP. In 2017, he moved to the

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, where he averaged 19.1 points, 12.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. In the 2018–19 season, he averaged 15.6 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. He also played in the

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in 2018–19 season, he averaged 15.7 points, 10.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. He played his last professional match on 30 October 2019, against

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in the

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. In February 2021, Touré announced his retirement from basketball.

National team career

Babacar Toure was called up to the

for the

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tournament, where he averaged 7.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game at the tournament. He represented the

at the

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in China, where he averaged 8 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.

References

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