Abdou Ndoye Explained

Number:23
Team:Cape Town Tigers
Ab Ndoye
League:BAL
Birth Date:1989 11, df=y
Birth Place:Dakar, Senegal
High School:International School of Management
(Dakar, Senegal)
College:New Mexico State (2009–2011)
Texas A&M–Commerce (2011–2013)
Career Start:2013
Highlights:
  • BAL blocks leader (2024)
Years1:2014–2015
Team1:Kutaisi
Years2:2016
Team2:Apollon Limassol
Years3:2016
Team3:Metros de Santiago
Years4:2018
Years5:2022
Team5:AS Salé
Years6:2023
Team6:Bangui Sporting Club
Years7:2024–present
Team7:Cape Town Tigers
Position:Center
Height Ft:7
Height In:0
Weight Lb:240

Mouhamadou Abdoulaye "Ab" Ndoye (born 21 November 1989) is a Senegalese basketball player who plays for the Cape Town Tigers of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).[1] [2] Standing at 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in), he is a center.

College career

Ndoye was born in Dakar, and appeared in multiple basketball camps in South Africa. After graduating from Group Scholar Machala in 2007, and spending two years at the International School of Management, he played two seasons for the New Mexico State Aggies in the United States.[3] [4] He played in twelve games in his freshman season and scored his first basket in his sophomore season.

He transferred to the Texas A&M–Commerce Lions in 2011 and led the Lone Star Conference in blocks in his first season. Ndoye was Texas A&M's defensive player of the year.

Professional career

Ndoye played with Kutaisi 2010 of the Georgian Superliga in the 2014–15 season, averaging 6.6 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.

Ndoye was selected with the 16th pick of the 5th round of the 2015 NBA Development League draft by the Austin Spurs.

In 2016, he joined Apollon Limassol of the Cyprus Basketball Division A, before transferring to the Metros de Santiago in the Dominican Republic later that year.

In 2018, Ndoye played for the Halcones de Sonzacate in El Salvador.[5]

Ndoye played with Bangui Sporting Club in the first round of the 2024 BAL qualification, averaging no points and 4 rebounds per game.[6] In May 2024, he joined the Cape Town Tigers for the 2024 BAL playoffs. He led the league in blocks with 3.5 blocks per game.[7]

References

  1. Web site: Proballers . Abdoulaye N'doye, Basketball Player . 2024-06-13 . Proballers . en.
  2. Web site: Mouhamadou N'doye Player Profile, Texas A&M Commerce - RealGM . 2024-06-13 . basketball.realgm.com.
  3. Web site: Abdoulaye N'doye - Men's Basketball . 2024-06-13 . Texas A&M University-Commerce Athletics . en.
  4. Web site: Abdoulaye N'doye - 2010-11 - Men's Basketball . 2024-06-13 . New Mexico State University Athletics . en.
  5. Web site: Eurobasket . Abdoulaye N'Doye, Basketball Player, News, Stats - asia-basket . 2024-06-13 . Eurobasket LLC.
  6. Web site: Mouhamadou Abdoulaye NDOYE at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L. 2024 2023 . 2024-06-13 . FIBA.basketball . fr.
  7. Web site: 2024 BAL Blocks leader . 2024-06-13 . X (formerly Twitter).