Ibou Badji

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Ibou Badji
No. 41–Portland Trail Blazers
Position Center
League NBA
Personal information
Born (2002-10-13) 13 October 2002 (age 21)
Dakar, Senegal
Listed height2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)
Listed weight109 kg (240 lb)
Career information
High school NBA Academy Africa
(Saly, Senegal)
NBA draft 2022: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2021 FC Barcelona B
2021–2022 Força Lleida CE
2022–2023 Wisconsin Herd
2023–present Portland Trail Blazers
2023–present→Rip City Remix
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
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Ibou Dianko Badji (born 13 October 2002) is a Senegalese professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Rip City Remix of the NBA G League.

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Early life and career

In 2017–18, Badji trained with NBA Academy Africa in Saly, Senegal, where he emerged as one of the best prospects in his age group. [1] By the time he turned 15 years old, he stood about 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) with a 2.29 m (7 ft 6 in) wingspan. [2] On 27 December 2018, Badji signed with Spanish basketball club FC Barcelona and began playing for its youth sections. [3] In December 2019, he played for U18 FC Barcelona at ANGT Valencia, where he averaged eight points, 8.8 rebounds and five blocks per game. [4]

Professional career

Barcelona (2019–2021)

To prepare for the 2019–20 season, Badji trained with the first team of Barcelona. [5] He spent much of the season playing for FC Barcelona B, the club's reserve team, in the third-tier LEB Plata. On 26 October 2019, Badji had a season-high 12 points, nine rebounds and five blocks in an 86–77 win over Prat. [6] On 18 January 2020, he recorded eight points and a season-high eight blocks in an 88–80 victory over Prat. [7]

Força Lleida (2021–2022)

On 4 October 2021, Badji signed with Força Lleida CE of the LEB Oro. [8]

Wisconsin Herd (2022–2023)

After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, on 3 November 2022, Badji was named to the opening night roster for the Wisconsin Herd after signing an Exhibition 10 contract. [9]

On 18 November 2022, the Portland Trail Blazers announced that they had signed Badji to a two-way contract. [10] On 7 March 2023, he underwent surgery on his left knee and was ruled out for at least eight weeks, thus missing out on playing the rest of the season. [11]

On 6 July 2023, Badji signed another two-way contract with the Trail Blazers, [12] but was waived on 24 October. [13] Six days later, he returned to the Herd. [14] [15]

Portland Trail Blazers (2023–present)

On 22 November 2023, Badji signed another two-way contract with the Portland Trail Blazers. [16] On 26 December 2023, Badji made his NBA debut for the Trail Blazers in a 130–113 win over the Sacramento Kings [17] and two days later, he put up 7 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks in 14 minutes of action in a 118–105 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. [18]

National team career

Badji represented Senegal at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Heraklion, Greece. He averaged 6.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game, which ranked second in the tournament, as his team finished in 15th place. [19]

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  2. ↑ Givony, Jonathan (28 December 2017). "Inside the NBA Academy and what it means for future prospects". ESPN . Retrieved 29 March 2020.
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