Issa Konare

Issa Konare (born January 25, 1980) is a retired Senegalese professional basketball player.

He is also a regular with the Senegal National Basketball Team, appearing in all of the FIBA Africa Championships, including 2003, 2005 as well as at the 2007 event.

[2] In 2001, he was signed by the University of South Carolina[3] in the U.S. but ultimately it did not work out.

[4] Other notable performances by Konare in 2005–06 include leading his team with 25 points, 13 rebounds and 5 blocks in an 83–80 loss to Liberty on January 3, 2006,[5][6] and a 19-point, 10-rebound, 4-block effort in a 78–49 blowout of Liberty on February 25, 2006.

[7] Konare received the first-ever Big South Conference defensive player of the year award in 2006, leading the conference with 2.44 blocks per game.