Yaya Cissokho
Personal information
Born (1957-01-24) 24 January 1957
NationalitySenegalese
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
NBA draft1979: undrafted
PositionPower forward
Career history
1987–1988Antibes
1989–1990Caen
1990–1991Cognac

Yaya Cissokho (born 24 January 1957) is a Senegalese former professional basketball player. Cissokho competed for Senegal at the 1980 Summer Olympics, where he scored 5 points in 6 games.[1]

Cissokho played professionally in France for Antibes, Caen and Cognac.[2]

His son, Sidy Cissoko, is a professional basketball player.[3]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yaya Cissokho". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. "Yaya Cissokho". Pro Ballers. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  3. "Sénégal: Basketball - Babacar Sané se rapproche de la NBA". AllAfrica (in French). 29 October 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2023.


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