Ibrahima Faye leaves Antwerp, joins Monaco

The last statement of Ibrahima Faye (207 cm, F/C) on Belgian soil was a 32 point explosion two weeks ago against Charleroi. He led his Antwerp Giants to a 65-78 victory. Monaco must have noticed. During the Fiba National Team window, the 23-year-old Senegalese big man agreed to terms with the French powerhouse. Ibrahima Faye…

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Rytas inks Maurice Ndour

Maurice Ndour (205 cm, F/C) has found a new team. He will play for BC Rytas Vilnius this coming season in the Lithuanian league and the FIBA Championsleague. The 28-year old Senegalese national team player played for Valencia last season. Both in the Spanish ACB Liga Endesa and the Euroleague. Ndour got his basketball education…

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Boris Diaw Retires From Basketball

 Boris Diaw (203 cm) has bid goodbye to basketball and has announced his retirement from the game via his Twitter account on Friday. Diaw is a 36-year-old French-Senegalese international basketball player who has been a member of the French National Team since 2002. He, Nicolas Batum, and Tony Parker were at the core of the team…

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Maurice Ndour heads to Unics

 Unics Kazan (Russia-VTB) has reinforced its roster this season with the recent addition of Senegalese international basketball player Maurice Ndour (206 cm, Ohio’15). The 24-year-old big man heads to Europe for the first time in his career as he bids goodbye to the NBA. In 2016-17 Ndour played 32 games for the New York Knicks…

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FIBA Afrobasket 2017 Draw Results

The official draw for Afrobasket 2017 took place in Balaclava, Mauritius over the weekend. During the event, a new Afrobasket trophy was unveiled. The new trophy will be given to the tournament champions this September. FIBA Afrobasket 2017 will be held in two locations: Dakar, Senegal, and Tunis, Tunisia. Tunis will host groups A and…

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Amath M’Baye to bolster EA7 Armani

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (Italy-Serie A) has picked up Amath M’Baye (206 cm, Oklahoma’13) to strengthen their roster for 2017/18. He is a 27-year-old French-Ivorian player who spent his 2016/17 season on the roster of Enel Basket Brindisi (Italy-Serie A). In 30 games, M’Baye notched solid averages of 17.7 ppg and 5.3 rpg. Entering his…

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Cheikh Sane departs from Naestved

Cheikh Sane (207 cm, Marshall ’15) is leaving Team FOG Naestved (Denmark-Ligaen). The Senegalese big man played in 18 games with Naestved with averages of 11.9 ppg, 9.7 rpg and 1.2 bpg in 26.8 mpg. This marked the second season playing for Naestved for Sane as this is the only team he’s played for professionally.…

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Hamady N’Diaye to Bnei Hertzeliyya

Hamady N’Diaye (213 cm, Rutgers’10) will be strengthening the roster of Bnei Hertzeliyya (Israel-Winner League) this 2017. He is a 30-year-old Senegalese international player who also holds a Philippine passport. N’Diaye was a member of the Senegalese national team from 2013 to 2016. He also played for the Philippine contingent in the Jones Cup in…

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Moussa Diagne reunites with FC Barcelona

Moussa Diagne (211 cm) is reuniting with former club FC Barcelona Lassa (Spain-Liga Endesa) this 2017. Moussa is 22-year-old Senegalese big man who also holds a Spanish passport. He began the 2016-17 season on the roster of Montakit Fuenlabrada (Spain-Liga Endesa). Diagne logged nine games for them during their run in the ongoing Eurocup and…

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Jules Aw sticks with Lugano Tigers

Jules Aw (202 cm) has been re-signed by the Lugano Tigers (Switzerland-LNA) for the 2016-17 season. Jules is a 30-year-old Senegalese international player who also holds a Swiss passport. He was a member of the Senegalese national team in 2005 to 2007. This will be Jules’ second season with the Swiss organization. In 2015-16 Aw…

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