League LNB Pro A Height 2.06 m Nationality French Position Power forward | Name Pape Badiane Pro career 2004 Role Basketball Player | |
College Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball | ||
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||
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Pape Badiane (10 February 1980 – 24 December 2016) was a French professional basketball player who played 23 times for the men's French national basketball team between 2007 and 2008. He died on 23 December 2016 from a traffic accident.
After a career that included stops in the NCAA with Cleveland State (2000–2003) and a return to France where he played in Pro A with Roanne, Le Mans and Poitiers, he played in the third French division. He was a member of the French national team in Eurobasket 2007 and a member of Roanne in Euroleague.
He won the French title with Roanne in 2007. He also won the French Cup in 2009, the Semaine des As in both 2007 and 2009 and he was selected three times in the French All Star Game (2006, 2007, 2009).
His younger brother, Moussa Badiane, is also a professional basketball player.
