Fansided · Nov 19, 2025
Former BYU basketball star is getting baptized, BYU AD reportedly announced
Rady Children's Invitational | Orlando Ramirez/GettyImages"FOUSSSSSS!"
I can still hear the roar of the crowd every time BYU basketball's Fousseyni Traore muscled the ball through the rim at the Marriott Center. The 6'6" center from Mali was as undersized as a post-tied big man could be, but his heart and effort level lifted him to leave a giant's impact whenever he took the floor, even against taller opposition.
Commentators were baffled as they suspected the ROC was booing every time he took the floor. With hands in the air and his name echoing through the arena, Traore's smiling face and leadership made him a fan-favorite during his four-year stay at Brigham Young University.