Washington Wizards’ Bilal Coulibaly’s Favorite Matchups So Far This Season

Caught up with NBA/Wizards Rising Star Bilal Coulibaly During NBA All Star Weekend. Here’s what he had to share about his weekend and his favorite matchups so far this season.

Candi Waller | Feb 25, 2024

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Inside the Wizards have been tracking rookie Bilal Coulibaly since the day the new leadership team moved up a spot in last year’s draft to snag him. The rookie’s skillset has not gone unnoticed as he was selected to be a participant in the NBA Rising Stars game; an honor only for the players that are truly seen by the league as shaping the next generation of the game.

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I was able to speak with Coulibaly during the Rising Stars media availability. Coulibaly acknowledged that while the Wizards are struggling a little bit as a team this season and still figuring some things out, his season must be going pretty well if he was there for the Rising Stars game. He did confidently state that the Wizards are going to keep getting better.

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After chatting a bit about the reason why he was selected to the Rising Stars and the overall opportunity, I asked him about his favorite matchups so far this season. Here is Coulibaly’s response:

“That’s a good question. Maybe Brandon Ingram because (of) my second game; the first game he kind of had me like he was hitting tough shots on me and yeah (the) second game I was like yeah I gotta change something like my mind, defensively something and yeah I did a pretty good job so Ingram. The game against Kawhi (Leonard) like two weeks ago, that was a great matchup.”

Those are for sure two heavy hitters in the league to defend!

In case you missed it, you can read more about Coulibaly’s Rising Stars game performance here:

Bilal Coulibaly Leads The Way In Rising Stars Game

Published Feb 25, 2024

CANDI WALLER

Candi Waller also known as "CWall" is the Founder and CEO of CWall® Sports & Entertainment, President of the CWall Foundation, Inc, the Managing Publisher of the Fan Nation Inside the Wizards site, and President of Bowie Television. A native of Gorgeous Prince George's County, Maryland, Candi has been an authentic lover of all sports since her childhood. She was such a sports fan at an early age that she notes one of her favorite childhood shows as the legendary "George Michael Sports Machine". Candi holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Hampton University, Master of Arts in Human Resource Development from The George Washington University and a certificate in Sports Industry Essentials from Columbia University. Prior to and during her work in the sports industry, Candi has established her identity as a results-driven, relationship building advocate and professional with extensive years of experience leading and implementing successful strategic change, communications, and stakeholder engagement programs across geographically dispersed organizations. She’s worked across Big Four and Government Trusted Advisor consulting firms such as IBM, Deloitte, and the MITRE Corporation. She is an active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Women in Sports & Events (WISE), the National Press Club (NPC), the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), the Prince George’s County Chamber of Commerce and is an ambassador for the National Museum of African American History and Culture. In terms of what she likes to do for fun, that’s just it…anything that is considered fun, she’s all for it! She’s very close to her parents, brother, and sister, and has a host of nieces, nephews, and godchildren.