Karim Mané | |
Position: | Point guard |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 3 |
Weight Lb: | 190 |
League: | NBL |
Team: | Shumen |
Number: | 2 |
Birth Date: | 16 May 2000 |
Birth Place: | Dakar, Senegal |
Nationality: | Canadian |
High School: | Ecole Secondaire Gérard Filion (Longueuil, Quebec) |
College: | Vanier (2017–2020) |
Draft Year: | 2020 |
Career Start: | 2020 |
Team1: | Orlando Magic |
Years2: | 2021 |
Team2: | →Lakeland Magic |
Years3: | 2021 |
Team3: | Memphis Hustle |
Years4: | 2022 |
Team4: | Greensboro Swarm |
Years5: | 2022 |
Team5: | Delaware Blue Coats |
Years6: | 2024–present |
Team6: | Shumen |
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Abdoul Karim Mané (born May 16, 2000) is a Senegalese-born Canadian professional basketball player for Shumen of the National Basketball League (NBL). He grew up on the South Shore of Montreal and played for Vanier College in Saint-Laurent, Quebec, where he was a consensus five-star recruit before forgoing his college eligibility to enter the 2020 NBA draft.
Born in Dakar, Senegal, Mané moved to Canada with his family at age seven.[1] He grew up playing soccer but switched to basketball at age 12.[2] By the time he was 15 years old, he was focusing solely on basketball. Mané developed his skills with the basketball program of École Lucien-Pagé in Montreal.[3] After one season, he began playing for Vanier College, a CEGEP in the Montreal borough of Saint-Laurent. Mané had to commute two hours each way while attending Vanier.[4]
In his second season with Vanier, in 2018–19, he averaged 15.4 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, leading his team to a 16–0 regular season record and the Quebec Student Sport Federation (RSEQ) title.[2] Mané was named RSEQ Player of the Year and earned Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) All-Canadian honors.[5] In his following season, he averaged 15.9 points, 7.9 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game, leading Vanier to a 16–2 record and a second straight RSEQ championship. He was again named CCAA All-Canadian.[6] On April 23, 2020, Mané declared for the 2020 NBA draft without hiring an agent.[7] On July 16, he announced that he would sign an agent and remain in the draft, forgoing his college eligibility.[8]
After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, Mané signed a two-way contract with the Orlando Magic on November 27, 2020.[9] [10] He played 10 games with Orlando and 15 with Lakeland, helping the latter win the G League championship with averages of 5.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 22.3 minutes.[11] On April 13, 2021, he was waived by Orlando.
On October 23, 2021, Mané was selected by the Memphis Hustle 29th overall in the 2021 NBA G League draft.[12] Mané was waived by the Hustle on January 15, 2022.[13]
On February 21, 2022, Mané was acquired via available player pool by the Greensboro Swarm.[14] On March 12, 2022, he was waived.[15]
On March 20, 2022, Mané was acquired via available player pool by the Delaware Blue Coats.[16] On December 25, 2022, Mané was waived.[17]
On March 2, 2024, Mané signed with Shumen of the National Basketball League.[18]
Mané represented Canada at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup in Heraklion.[19] He averaged 11.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists, helping his team finish in ninth place.[20]
|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Orlando| 10 || 0 || 8.8 || .231 || .500 || .800 || 1.4 || .4 || .0 || .2 || 1.1|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 10 || 0 || 8.8 || .231 || .500 || .800 || 1.4 || .4 || .0 || .2 || 1.1