Kinidinnin Stéphane Konaté Sornan (born 23 August 1980) is an Ivorian

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player for the

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and . He is nicknamed "El Jefe" ("The Chef").

Professional career

Konaté started his professional career with

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in 2002, while still attending high school. He played with the team for three seasons. In 2005, he signed with

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(abbreviated as ABC). Konaté won the 2015 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup with ABC. He was also named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament. In 2008, Konaté signed in Morocco with

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of the

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. In the 2011–12 season, Konaté signed with Spanish side

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in the

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. He averaged 2.6 points in five games, playing 10.4 minutes per game. In the 2013–14 season, Konaté played with Egyptian side Gezira of the

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. In 2014, he returned to ABC, later re-named ABC Fighters. In October 2021, Konaté was on the roster of Malian club AS Police. He had previously received offers from AS Police, but administrative issues prevented making the move.

National team career

Konaté competed as a member of the Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team for the first time at the

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. He has since gone on to compete for the team at the

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, and

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at FIBA.com In his most recent tournament, he averaged 8.7 points per game for the Côte d'Ivoire team that won the silver medal at the 2009 African Championship to qualify for the

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Honours

;ABC Fighters * 16× Ivorian National Championship: (2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022) *

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: (2015) ;Gezira *

: (2014) ;Ivory Coast * Runners-up

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* Runners-up

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Individual awards

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: (2015) * All-FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup Team: (2005) * Ivorian National Championship Regular Season MVP: (2021)

Personal

Konaté is married to his wife Marine and has two sons with her.

BAL career statistics

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References

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