| No. 0 – JA Vichy Basket | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard /shooting guard |
| League | LNB Pro B |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (2003-01-21)21 January 2003 (age 22) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French / Ivorian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2020–present |
| Career history | |
| 2020–2022 | Metropolitans 92 |
| 2022–present | Vichy-Clermont |
Assémian Moularé (born 21 January 2003) is an Ivorian-French professionalbasketball player forVichy-Clermont of theLNB Pro B. Born in France, he represents Ivory Coast internationally.
In the 2020–21 season, Moularé gained his first professional experience with the Metropolitans 92 senior team in theLNB Pro A, receiving limited playing time in three games.[1] He made his professional debut on 19 December 2020, recording one assist and one rebound in two minutes of play during a win overBoulazac Basket Dordogne.[2] Moularé also played for the team's club in LNB Espoirs, the French under-21 league, and averaged 13.5 points, 3.1 assists, and 3.3 rebounds per game.[1]
In 12 league games in 2021–22, Moularé averaged 1.1 points per contest in his limited role.[3] He played in sevenEuroCup games as well, averaging 1.9 points, while helping the team reach the quarterfinals.[3] Additionally, Moularé averaged 12.5 points, 4.6 assists, and 4.4 rebounds in his final year of LNB Espoirs competition.[1]
On 21 June 2022, Moularé signed withVichy-Clermont of the second-tierLNB Pro B on a two-year deal – his first professional contract.[3][4]
Moularé entered his name into the2023 NBA draft.[5]
Moularé represented the Ivory Coast for the first time by playing for theIvory Coast men's national under-16 basketball team at the2019 FIBA Under-16 African Championship held inCape Verde.[6] He finished as the top scorer of the tournament, averaging 20.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 2.8 assists in five games.[6][7] Ivory Coast finished in ninth place.
Moularé made his debut for thesenior national team in February 2021 duringAfroBasket 2021 qualification.[8] He appeared in three contests and averaged 3.3 points per game, including a 10-point performance againstEquatorial Guinea.[6][8] Ivory Coast finished the qualifying phase with an undefeated record.[8] Moularé was named to Ivory Coast's preliminary squad forAfrobasket 2021, but was not selected to the final squad.[9]
Moularé was called up for the first window of2023 FIBA World Cup African qualifiers in November 2021; he was the youngest member of the squad.[6] In their second game, Moularé recorded a game-high 20 points, seven rebounds, three assists, two steals, and one block in 19 minutes to lead his team to a 92–64 victory over theCentral African Republic.[10] Moularé was called up again ahead of the next window of qualifiers in July 2022.[11] He was named the Man of the Match after recording 25 points, five rebounds, three assists, and one steal in a 75–73 victory overAngola.[9][12] Moularé was chosen as Man of the Match again two games later as Ivory Coast defeatedGuinea, 65–56, to finish first in their group and qualify to the next round.[9]
In August 2023, Moularé was named to the 12-man roster for the2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[13]
Moularé was born inParis to a Ghanaian-Ivorian father and a Tunisian-Guadeloupean mother.[6]