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Hamady N'Diaye

Hamady N'Diaye

Senegalese basketball player (born 1987)


Hamady Barro N'Diaye (pronounced HAH-muh-dee EN-jigh; born January 12, 1987)[1] is a Senegalese professional basketball player for Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A. A 7-foot tall center, N'Diaye played college basketball for Rutgers University and was a second-round selection in the 2010 NBA draft.

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Early life

N'Diaye grew up in Senegal and came to the United States to attend high school at Stoneridge Preparatory School in Simi Valley, California. He played soccer in childhood and began playing basketball as a high school student.[1]

College career

During his senior year at Rutgers University, N'Diaye had 145 blocks and averaged 4.5 blocks per game (the third highest in the nation). On March 9, 2010, during a 69–68 loss to Cincinnati in the Big East Tournament, N'Diaye ended the season with the 358 blocked shots in his career. He broke school records held by former NBA player Roy Hinson. N'Diaye was awarded the Big East Defensive Player of the Year.[1]

Professional career

On June 24, 2010, N'Diaye was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 56th overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft. His draft rights were then traded to the Washington Wizards.[2] On January 6, 2011, N'Diaye was assigned to the Dakota Wizards of the NBA D-League.[2] He was recalled on February 4, 2011.[2] On December 10, 2011, he re-signed with the Wizards.[2] On January 1, 2012, N'Diaye was assigned to the Iowa Energy. On January 30, he was recalled.[2] On February 7, 2012, he was waived by the Wizards.[3] On February 27, 2012, he was acquired by the Maine Red Claws of the NBA D-League.[4] In April 2012, he joined Guangzhou Liu Sui Whampoa of China.[5][6]

In July 2012, he joined the Indiana Pacers for the Orlando Summer League and the Charlotte Bobcats for the Las Vegas Summer League. On September 25, 2012, he signed with the Sacramento Kings.[7] However, he was waived on October 26.[8] In November 2012, he joined Tianjin RongGang of China for the 2012–13 season.[9]

He joined the Dallas Mavericks for the 2013 NBA Summer League. On August 29, 2013, N'Diaye's rights were acquired by the Delaware 87ers in the 2013 NBA Development League Expansion Draft.[10] In September 2013, he signed with the Sacramento Kings.[11] On December 6, 2013, the Kings assigned N'Diaye to the Reno Bighorns of the NBA D-League.[12] He was recalled the next day.[13] On January 3, 2014, he was reassigned to the Bighorns. He was recalled the next day.[14] On January 6, 2014, he was waived by the Kings.[15]

On January 25, 2014, he was acquired by the Delaware 87ers.[16] On March 10, 2014, he was waived by the 87ers due to a season-ending injury. In May 2014, he joined Guangxi Rhinos of China.

On September 17, 2014, he signed with the Brooklyn Nets.[17] However, two days later, his contract was voided by the Nets after he failed the required physical.[18] In November 2014, he signed with Byblos of the Lebanese Basketball League.[19] On April 29, 2015, he signed with Kia Carnival of the Philippine Basketball Association.[20]

On August 18, 2015, he signed with Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[21]

In July 2016, N'Diaye signed with the Philippines-based basketball club, Mighty Sports PH at the 38th William Jones Cup[22] and later on winning the gold medal for the club with an unbeaten record of 8–0.[23]

On September 23, 2016, N'Diaye signed a one-year deal with the Spanish club Unicaja Málaga.[24] On January 31, 2017, he parted ways with Unicaja.[25] Two days later, he returned to his former club Bnei Herzliya.[26]

On August 18, 2017, N'Diaye signed with the Italian team Sidigas Avellino for the 2017–18 season.[27] After averaging 5.4 points and 3.7 rebounds per game, he re-signed with the team on August 9, 2018.[28]

On July 31, 2019, he has signed with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the LNB Pro A.[29] N'Diaye averaged 6.2 points and 3.9 rebounds per game.

On August 19, 2020, he signed with Boulazac Basket Dordogne.[30] Without playing any competitive game with BBD, he has signed with Élan Béarnais of the French LNB Pro A on October 19, 2020.[31]

On June 21, 2022, he has signed with Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A.[32]

Personal

N'Diaye is a member of the Iota Phi Theta fraternity.[33]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Source[34]

Regular season

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References

  1. 许蓓 (2012-04-29). "NBL揭幕战上演广州德比 六穗签阿联NBA前队友". 广州日报. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  2. 林炀 (2012-05-01). "NBL揭幕战广州德比 六穗引易建联前奇才队友". 新快报. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  3. "哈马迪加盟天津男篮 本赛季三名外援已全部到位". 北方网-天津荣钢男篮官网. 2012-11-16. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  4. "NDIAYE BOLSTER MIGHTY SPORTS IN JONES CUP". Archived from the original on 2016-07-14. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  5. "Unicaja tabs big man N'Diaye". EuroCup Basketball. 23 September 2016. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  6. "El Unicaja y Ndiaye llegan a un acuerdo para su desvinculación". unicajabaloncesto.com (in Spanish). January 31, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  7. "Hamady Ndiaye inks with Bnei Herzliya". Sportando.com. February 2, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  8. "Scandone Avellino signs Hamady Ndiaye". Sportando.com. August 18, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  9. "Sidigas Avellino re-signs Hamady Ndiaye". Sportando. Archived from the original on August 9, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  10. Skerletic, Dario (July 31, 2019). "Gravelines-Dunkerque sign Hamady Ndiaye". Sportando. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  11. Carchia, Emiliano (August 19, 2020). "Boulazac lands Hamadi N'Diaye". Sportando. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  12. "Hamady N'diaye en renfort". Sportando. October 19, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  13. "Hamady N'Diaye, nouveau pivot de Nanterre 92". nanterre92.com (in French). June 21, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  14. "Hamady N'Diaye". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2023.

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