Maodo Nguirane Explained

Maodo Malick Nguirane
Position:Power forward / center
Height Ft:6
Height In:11
Weight Lbs:233
League:Road to BAL
Team:SLAC
Number:19
Nationality:Senegalese
Birth Date:10 November 1993
Birth Place:Yeumbeul, Senegal
Career Start:2011
Years1:2011–2015
Team1:Unicaja Málaga
Years2:2011–2014
Team2:Clínicas Rincón
Years3:2015–2016
Team3:Basket Navarra Club
Years4:2016–2017
Team4:Amics Castelló
Years5:2017
Team5:Academic Plovdiv
Years6:2017–2022
Team6:Fundación CB Granada
Years7:2022–2023
Team7:Basket Zaragoza
Years8:2023–present
Team8:SLAC

Maodo Malick Nguirane (born 10 November 1993 in Yeumbeul, Senegal) is a Senegalese international basketball player who plays for Basket Zaragoza of the Liga ACB, the top basketball division in Spain.

Pro career

Nguirane arrived to Spain in 2007, at the age of 14, to join Club Baloncesto Torrejón.

After several seasons at the youth teams of Unicaja Málaga, in the 2013–14 season he played for the Clínicas Rincón of LEB Oro. In the summer of 2014 he signed a contract with Unicaja Málaga, and he became a part of the roster of the team, playing both the Liga ACB and the Euroleague.[1]

In the summer of 2016 he signed for TAU Castelló of LEB Oro, and became a decisive player in his team, averaging 10 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game.

In October-November 2023, he played for Guinean team SLAC in the 2024 tournament of the Road to BAL.[2]

In december 2023, he sign with EAB Angers in France

National team

In March, 2017, he was selected to participate with the Senegal National team in the FIBA AfroBasket 2017 qualifiers. Nguirane played 3 games, and Senegal qualified for the Tournament.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nguirane at Unicaja. Eurocup.
  2. Web site: Seydou Legacy Athlétique Club at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L. 2024 2023 . 2023-11-04 . FIBA.basketball . en.
  3. Web site: Nguirane qualifiers Afrobasket2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20221010121943/https://www.fiba.basketball/afrobasketqualifiers/2017/player/Maodo-Nguirane. live. October 10, 2022. FIBA.