Kariata Diaby


Kariata Diaby is an Ivorian professional basketball player for Tango Bourges Basket of the La Boulangère Wonderligue. She also plays for the Ivory Coast women's national basketball team.
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Early life

Diaby was born on 29 June 1995 in Daloa, Ivory Coast. She grew up in Ivory Coast and played for the club ABC Fighters. She competed for the Ivory Coast women's national basketball team at the 2013 FIBA Africa Championship for Women. She also competed for the Ivory Coast national team at the 2017 Women's Afrobasket.

Professional career

France

In 2014, at the age of 19, Diaby moved to France and joined the club. She played for Voiron from 2014 to 2017, helping them achieve a promotion in 2016 while also competing for them at the Coupe de France Féminine. She then played for Charnay Basket Bourgogne Sud in the 2017–18 season, before signing with Landerneau Bretagne Basket in 2018.
After a season with Charnay, Diaby joined ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq and played for them in the Ligue Féminine de Basketball from 2020 to 2024. She averaged 11 points per game in the 2022–23 season and 11.2 points in the 2023–24 season, helping them win the LFB championship in the latter season. She moved to Tango Bourges Basket in 2024–25 and averaged 14.3 points, leading the team and being named the LFB regular season MVP.

WNBA

Connecticut Sun (2025)

On 13 February 2025, Diaby signed a training camp contract with the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association. She made the opening day roster and, after her debut on 18 May, became the second Ivorian to play in the WNBA—following Christelle N'Garsanet. On 2 July, she was waived by the Sun.

Career statistics

WNBA

''Stats current as of game on June 29, 2025''