Youssou Ndoye (born July 15, 1991) is a Senegalese professional basketball player for Daegu KOGAS Pegasus of the Korean Basketball League (KBL). He played college basketball for the St. Bonaventure Bonnies.
 Nodye with JL Bourg in 2017. | |
| No. 35 – Daegu KOGAS Pegasus | |
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| Position | Center |
| League | Korean Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 15, 1991 Dakar, Senegal |
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lee Academy (Lee, Maine) |
| College | St. Bonaventure (2011–2015) |
| NBA draft | 2015: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2016 | Austin Spurs |
| 2016–2019 | JL Bourg |
| 2019–2020 | Nanterre 92 |
| 2020–2021 | Real Betis |
| 2021–2022 | Orléans Loiret Basket |
| 2022 | Daegu KOGAS Pegasus |
| 2023 | Covirán Granada |
| 2023–2024 | Taipei Mars |
| 2024 | Shijiazhuang Xianglan |
| 2024–present | Daegu KOGAS Pegasus |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Medals | |
High school career
editNdoye played high school basketball at Lee Academy in Lee, Maine for two years. After averaging seven points, seven rebounds and two blocks per game, he was rated among the top centers of his class heading into college.[1]
College career
editAs a senior at St. Bonaventure, Ndoye averaged 11.8 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2.6 blocks, earning a mention to the Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team and a third-team All-Atlantic 10 mention.[2]
Professional career
editAustin Spurs (2015—2016)
editAfter going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Ndoye joined the San Antonio Spurs for the 2015 NBA Summer League where he averaged 3.2 and 1.8 rebounds in six games.[3] On September 28, 2015, Ndoye signed with the Spurs,[4] only to be waived by the team on October 21 after appearing in three preseason games.[5] Nine days later, he was acquired by the Austin Spurs of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of San Antonio.[6]
JL Bourg (2016–2019)
editAfter rejoining San Antonio in the 2016 NBA Summer League,[7] Ndoye signed on September 5, 2016 with JL Bourg-en-Bresse of the French LNB Pro B.[8]
Nanterre 92 (2019–2020)
editOn August 18, 2019, he has signed with Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A.[9]
Coosur Real Betis (2020–2021)
editOn June 24, 2020, he has signed with Real Betis of the Liga ACB.[10]
Orléans Loiret Basket (2021–2022)
editOn August 17, 2021, he has signed with Orléans Loiret Basket of the LNB Pro A.[11]
Daegu KOGAS Pegasus (2022–2023)
editOn July 24, 2022, he signed with Daegu KOGAS Pegasus of the Korean Basketball League.[12]
Covirán Granada (2023)
editOn January 7, 2023, he signed with Covirán Granada of the Spanish Liga ACB.[13]
Taipei Mars (2023–2024)
editOn October 18, 2023, Ndoye signed with Taipei Mars of the T1 League.[14]
Shijiazhuang Xianglan (2024)
editOn June 9, 2024, Ndoye signed with Shijiazhuang Xianglan of the National Basketball League (NBL).[15]
Personal life
editNdoye, the son of Penda and Ibrahima, has an older brother, Mohammed, and two older sisters, Khadija and Maguette. His mother played on the Senegal national basketball team and introduced him to the game. He minored in French history.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Youssou Ndoye bio". GoBonnies.sbu.edu. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "2014-15 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Awards" (PDF). Atlantic10.com. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
- ^ "2015 Summer League Player Profile – Youssou Ndoye". NBA.com. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
- ^ "SPURS ANNOUNCE 2015-16 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". NBA.com. September 28, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
- ^ "SPURS WAIVE FREDETTE, NDOYE, SYKES AND THOMAS". NBA.com. October 21, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
- ^ "AUSTIN SPURS ANNOUNCE 2015 RETURNING PLAYERS AND TRAINING CAMP INVITEES". NBA.com. October 30, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- ^ "SPURS ANNOUNCE 2016 LAS VEGAS SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER". NBA.com. July 8, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ "Youssou Ndoye signs at Bourg". Eurobasket.com. September 5, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- ^ "Nanterre 92 sign Youssou Ndoye". Sportando. August 18, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- ^ "Coosur Real Betis signs Youssou Ndoye". Sportando. June 24, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Orleans lands Youssou Ndoye". Sportando. August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
- ^ "Youssou Ndoye tente l'aventure coréenne" (in French). bebasket. July 24, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ "Coviran Granada lands Youssou Ndoye". Sportando. January 7, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ "戰神巨塔來了！ 211公分長人恩多期待台灣美食". ETtoday. October 18, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- ^ "石家庄翔蓝签约 塞内加尔男篮队长". Yanzhao Evening News. June 9, 2024. Retrieved June 20, 2024.