Bazoumana Koné Game Worn Hamburg Towers Jersey

This white Hamburg Towers jersey was game-worn by Hamburg-born guard Bazoumana Koné during the 2015–16 season, the club’s second campaign in the 2. Basketball Bundesliga ProA. The size M jersey was manufactured by K1X and features white performance fabric with black-and-white striped trim around the collar and arm openings. The front displays the original Hamburg Towers shield, the German flag, the official 2. Basketball Bundesliga patch and Koné’s black number 23. The club’s “MORE THAN BASKETBALL” slogan is prominently positioned across the lower front. The reverse carries the name “KONÉ” and number 23 in black. Visible staining, discoloration, surface marks and general fabric wear provide clear evidence of substantial on-court use. Koné signed the front in multiple places and added the handwritten inscription “Game used Jersey” together with his name and uniform number. The founder of PhotoMatchForensics received the jersey directly from Bazoumana Koné through a jersey exchange following a game. This personal post-game handover, combined with the player’s signatures, inscription and extensive wear, provides exceptionally strong direct provenance.

The 2015–16 season was the Hamburg Towers’ second campaign in professional basketball and represented Bazoumana Koné’s breakthrough year with his hometown club. After helping the newly formed organization reach the playoffs during its inaugural season, the Hamburg-Langenhorn-born guard returned as a more experienced and increasingly important member of head coach Hamed Attarbashi’s team. Wearing number 23, Koné developed into one of the Towers’ central performers. His speed, aggressive drives, defensive pressure and ability to create opportunities for his teammates made him a key figure in Hamburg’s backcourt. He appeared in all 30 regular-season games and averaged approximately 14.2 points and 4.2 assists per game, leading the Towers in both categories. His performances established him as one of the most important players of the club’s early history. The Towers completed the regular season in fifth place with an 18–12 record and qualified for the ProA playoffs for the second consecutive year. In the quarterfinals, Hamburg faced the Oettinger Rockets Gotha in a closely contested best-of-five series. The Towers pushed the series to a decisive fifth game before their season ended with an 81–64 defeat in Gotha. Following the campaign, Koné left Hamburg to join Basketball Bundesliga club MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg. His subsequent career included periods with the Gießen 46ers, Basketball Löwen Braunschweig, Oklahoma City Blue in the NBA G League, Liège Basket in Belgium, Reale Mutua Basket Torino in Italy, PS Karlsruhe LIONS and the Würzburg Baskets. This jersey was personally handed to the founder of PhotoMatchForensics by Koné during a direct post-game jersey exchange. Koné signed the jersey and added the inscription “Game used Jersey,” confirming its use. Its pronounced staining, fabric wear and other visible marks preserve the physical evidence of its time on the court. The jersey represents Koné’s strongest season with the Hamburg Towers and an important stage in the club’s early development. It connects a hometown player with the second season of a newly established professional organization and documents the campaign in which Koné emerged as Hamburg’s leading scorer and playmaker.