Career
A 6"8" (203 m) and 230 lb (104 kg) power forward, he was formerly of Niigata Albirex of the BJ League in Japan, Kouvot Kouvola of the Finnish League, KFUM Jämtland Basket of the Basketligan Swedish League, as well as Aix-Maurienne Savoie Basket of the ProB League in France and the Vermont Frost Heaves of the American Basketball Association (American Bar Association). He is also a regular with the Senegal National Basketball Team, appearing in all of the International Basketball Federation Africa Championships, including 2003, 2005 as well as at the 2007 event. In 2001 he was signed by the University of South Carolina in the United States. but ultimately it did not work out.
Other notable performances by Konare in 2005-2006 include leading his team with 25 points, 13 rebounds and 5 blocks in an 83–80 loss to Liberty on January 3, 2006, and a 19-point, 10-rebound, 4-block effort in a 78–49 blowout of Liberty on February 25, 2006.
He recorded a blocked shot in 25 of 27 games, 18 of 25 having 2+ blocks, and 7 of 18 blocking 4 or more. His total for blocks was 66 and his steals total was 25.
Konare has seven step-siblings, many who are over 6 feet tall.