Cheikh Mbodj

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Cheikh Mbodj
No. 31Iwate Big Bulls
Position Center
League B.League
Personal information
Born (1987-08-01) August 1, 1987 (age 37)
Dakar, Senegal
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
College
NBA draft 2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014 Ilysiakos
2014 Cantù
2014–2015 Dinamo Sassari
2015–2016 Czarni Słupsk
2016–2017 Ventspils
2017–2019 Polski Cukier Toruń
2019–2020 Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez
2020–2022 Nishinomiya Storks
2022–2024 Bambitious Nara
2024 Diablos Rojos del México
2024–present Iwate Big Bulls
Career highlights and awards
Medals
AfroBasket
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Tunisia/Senegal

Cheikh Tidiane Mbodj (born August 1, 1987) is a Senegalese professional basketball player for Iwate Big Bulls of the B.League. He competed in college basketball for Cincinnati.

In the 2017-18 season Mbodj averaged 11 points and five rebounds in the Polish league. On July 17, 2018, he re-signed with Torun. [1]

As a member of Senegal's national basketball team, he competed at the 2015 Afrobasket. [2]

On September 27, 2024, Mbodj signed with the Iwate Big Bulls of the B.League. [3]

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References

  1. Cheikh Mbodj, Torun agree to contract extension [ permanent dead link ]
  2. 2015 Afrobasket – Cheikh Mbodj's profile, FIBA.com, accessed 27 April 2016.
  3. "【チーム情報】シェイク・ムボジ選手 契約合意のお知らせ". 岩手ビッグブルズ. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.