Ladji Coulibaly

Ladji Coulibaly (C | 209 cm | ‘06) ~ Mali

11.0 pts, FG2-51.8%, FG3-33.3%, FT-58.8%, 8.4 reb, 1.6 ast, 0.7 st, 2.6 to, 2.3 blck

There were things I liked about Manresa’s big man Ladji Coulibaly in this tournament. He has good size and body that could fill out nicely over time. He played a lot of minutes on the PF spot and was on the floor together with Malick Dialo but I can imagine Coulibaly more as a C in the future. He needed to play more outside, sometimes he was even attempting shots from deep (and made a few of them) even though he is quite a bad shooter. His game in general is still raw and far from developed but it offers a lot of upside. At the rim he showed decent touch in some finishes and went for dunks when he had enough space. Mali didn’t have an above average playmaker so it was hard to evaluate his PnR skills but in a few plays he showed that he knows how to roll to the rim. Coulibaly showed even more on the defensive end, especially as a weak side shot blocker. He made a lot of good rotations and came out of nowhere to swat away a shot attempt at the rim. His length, vertical athleticism and instincts make him an intriguing defensive player and if he manages to make strides forward in his offensive game too, he can become a really useful two way big on pro level.