The Founder
Keba Keta
Athlete - Humanitarian - Founder
From Faladie to the world stage.
Keba Keta was born and raised in Faladie, Bamako, Mali ? a vibrant neighborhood where basketball is played on dusty courts and dreams take root in red soil.
Deep Blue Interview
Keba has shared his journey publicly — from growing up in Mali, attending the blind school, discovering basketball, and how his faith and determination led him across the world to compete at the university level. Watch the Deep Blue interview to hear the story in his own words.
Keba Keta
Athlete - Humanitarian - Founder
As a child, Keba attended Mali's school for the blind. That experience gave him something rare: a deep, unshakeable empathy for people facing obstacles others cannot see. It is an institution he is personally committed to giving back to.
Basketball became his passport. His talent and relentless work ethic earned him a scholarship to Brigham Young University (BYU) in the United States, where he competed at the college level while carrying the pride of an entire nation on his back.
- Grew up in Faladie, Bamako, Mali
- Attended Mali's School for the Blind as a child
- Earned a basketball scholarship to BYU (Brigham Young University)
- Represented Mali on the national basketball stage
- Founded the Keba Keita Mali Foundation to give back to his roots
"I know what it means to have nothing and still believe. Basketball gave me a way out — but I don't want to be the only one who got out. Every child in Mali deserves that same chance."
Keba Keta