Mohamed Lamine Keita (born 20 March 2003) is a Guinean-Burkinabé

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player who plays for

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team. An

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graduate, Keita previously played professionally with

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in the

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(BAL) in 2022. Keita is a 7 ft 1 (2.16 m) tall center, who is known for his defensive and blocking abilities.

Early career

Born in

Conakry Conakry (; ; sus, Kɔnakiri; N’ko: ߞߐߣߊߞߙߌ߫, Fula: ''Konaakiri'' 𞤑𞤮𞤲𞤢𞥄𞤳𞤭𞤪𞤭) is the capital and largest city of Guinea. A port city, it serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea. Its p ...

, Keita played for the

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

in his younger years. He also played for

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in Massachusetts. With Winchendon, Keita averaged 6.3 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.4 blocks per game in the AA Division of the

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College career

On 8 May 2022, Keita committed to play collegiately for St. John's, who scouted him during a during a live recruiting spring period with his

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(AAU) team, the New York Jayhawks. In his freshmen season at St. John's, he played in only seven games due to injury. In June 2023, it was announced that Keita transferred to

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for the 2023-24 season.

Professional career

Keita joined the Guinean club

for the

's 2022 season. On 7 March 2022, Keita recorded his first BAL double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds in a regular season loss against AS Salé.

National team career

Keita represented the Guinean under-18 national team at the

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in Egypt.

Personal

Keita is the son of Sory Keita and Aminata Cherif, and he has three siblings.

BAL career statistics

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Keita, Mohamed Living people 2003 births Forwards (basketball) Guinean men's basketball players Burkinabé men's basketball players SLAC (basketball club) players Sportspeople from Conakry St. John's Red Storm men's basketball players NBA Academy Africa players Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball players