Kadi Sissoko

Last updated
Kadi Sissoko
Kadi Sissoko (53165024678) (cropped).jpg
Sissoko with the Phoenix Mercury in 2023
No. 30–OGM Ormanspor
Position Forward
League Turkish Super League
Personal information
Born (1999-01-25) January 25, 1999 (age 25)
Aubervilliers, France
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High schoolLycee Marcelin Berthelot
College
WNBA draft 2023: 3rd round, 29th overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Mercury
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018 Basket Landes
2023 Phoenix Mercury
2023–2024Flammes Carolo
2024–present OGM Ormanspor
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Kadiatou "Kadi" Sissoko (born January 25, 1999) is a French professional basketball player for OGM Ormanspor of the Turkish Super League. She was selected in the third round of the 2023 WNBA draft by the Phoenix Mercury. She played college basketball at Syracuse, Minnesota, and USC.

Contents

College career

Sissoko committed to play for Syracuse in 2018. She played with her Orange teammates — Marie-Paule Foppossi and Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi — while over in France during high school and when she was on the French National Teams. [1] [2] Sissoko struggled with a knee injury during her freshman season with the Orange, causing her to have a meniscus surgery. [3] She averaged 2.9 points and 2.1 rebounds per game during the year and following the season announced that she would be transferring. [4]

Sissoko transferred to Minnesota following her freshman season and had to sit out due to the NCAA transfer rules. [5] When she signed with the Gophers and played, Sissoko became the highest ranked recruit to play for Minnesota since Rachel Banham. [2] Sissoko spent two season with the Gophers and became a staple in the starting lineup averaging double digit points and was the team's leading rebounder. Following her redshirt junior season, Sissoke announced she was entering the transfer portal again. [6]

Sissoko found her next home with the USC Trojans. [7] During her one season at USC, Sissoko was the Trojans' leading scorer with 15.6 points per game, 1.3 steals per game as well as being the team's second leading rebounder with 6.4 rebounds per game. She was named to the All-Pac-12 Team and the Media All-Pac-12 Team. [8]

College statistics

YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018–19 Syracuse 2270.392.158.6001.80.50.30.03.2
2020–21 Minnesota 20251.416.323.6726.61.70.70.612.6
2021–22 Minnesota 27356.415.214.7225.71.40.70.35.7
2022–23 USC 26401.455.290.7206.21.91.20.615.4
Career1011078.427.257.7055.11.40.80.410.7

Professional career

Phoenix Mercury

Sissoko was selected 29th Overall in the Third Round of the 2023 WNBA draft by the Phoenix Mercury. [9] Sissoko made the Opening Night roster for the Mercury and made her WNBA debut against the Los Angeles Sparks on May 19, 2023, scoring 2 points and grabbing 2 rebounds. [10] She was waived by the Mercury prior to the 2024 season.

WNBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2023 Phoenix 4008.4.371.167.6251.60.20.10.10.71.5
Career1 year, 1 team4008.4.371.167.6251.60.20.10.10.71.5

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lisa Leslie</span> American basketball player (born 1972)

Lisa Deshaun Leslie is an American former professional basketball player. She is currently the head coach for Triplets in the BIG3 professional basketball league, as well as a studio analyst for Orlando Magic broadcasts on FanDuel Sports Network Florida. In 2002, Leslie made history as the first player to dunk during a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) game. Leslie was ranked 5th on ESPN.com's 2021 list of the WNBA's greatest players of all time.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lindsay Whalen</span> American basketball player and coach (born 1982)

Lindsay Marie Whalen is an American former professional basketball player and coach. She most recently served as the head coach at Minnesota.

Jennifer "Grandmama" Gillom is an American former Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) basketball player who played for the Phoenix Mercury from 1997 to 2002, before finishing her playing career with the Los Angeles Sparks in 2003. Gillom is also a former Sparks head coach, also coached the Minnesota Lynx, and was, until 2015, an assistant coach of the Connecticut Sun.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sylvia Fowles</span> American basketball player (born 1985)

Sylvia Shaqueria Fowles is an American former professional basketball player. Fowles played for the Chicago Sky and Minnesota Lynx during her WNBA career. She won the WNBA MVP Award in 2017 and the WNBA Defensive Player of the Year award four times. She led the Lynx to win the WNBA Championship in 2015 and 2017, and she was named the MVP of the WNBA Finals both times. In 2020, Fowles overtook Rebekkah Brunson to become the WNBA's career leader in rebounds. In 2025, Fowles will be inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Noelle Quinn</span> American basketball player/coach (born 1985)

Noelle Quinn is an American basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Quinn played in the WNBA for Minnesota Lynx, Los Angeles Sparks, Washington Mystics, Phoenix Mercury, and the Storm. She won the WNBA Championship with the Storm in 2018. She also played for Botaş SK in the Turkish Women's Basketball League.

The USC Trojans women's basketball team, or the Women of Troy, is the collegiate women's basketball team that represents the University of Southern California, in the Big Ten Conference. The team rose to prominence in 1976, at which time scholarships became available to female basketball players. They were the first Division I team to give these scholarships.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Reshanda Gray</span> American basketball player (born 1993)

Reshanda Gray is an American former professional basketball player who played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the California Golden Bears and was named the Pac-12 Conference Player of the Year as a senior in 2015. She was drafted by the Minnesota Lynx in the 2015 WNBA draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rachel Banham</span> American basketball player (born 1993)

Rachel Banham is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Banham played guard for the Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team, where she set a number of team records. Banham was drafted by the Connecticut Sun with the 4th pick of the 2016 WNBA draft. Banham was traded to the Minnesota Lynx in 2020, and later re-signed with the Sun in 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kristine Anigwe</span> Professional basketball player (born 1997)

Kristine Chioma Anigwe is an American professional basketball player for SERCO UNI Győr in the EuroLeague.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michaela Onyenwere</span> American basketball player (born 1999)

Michaela Nne Onyenwere is a Nigerian-American basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball with the UCLA Bruins of the Pac-12 Conference.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cameron Brink</span> American basketball player (born 2001)

Cameron Lee Brink is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at Stanford. She attended Mountainside High School and Southridge High School, both in her hometown of Beaverton, Oregon, where she was a McDonald's All-American and ranked the number three player in her class by ESPN.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jaz Shelley</span> Australian basketball player

Jazmin Pamela Shelley is an Australian professional basketball player for Geelong United of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She was drafted by the Phoenix Mercury in the 2024 WNBA draft. A point guard, she began her college basketball career at Oregon before transferring to Nebraska after her sophomore season. In her first year with the Cornhuskers, Shelley was a second-team All-Big Ten selection, before making the coaches' first-team in her next season. She returned for a fifth college season and earned second-team All-Big Ten honors. Shelley previously played for the Melbourne Boomers of the WNBL, where she was named Rookie of the Year in 2019. She plays for the Australian national team and is a three-time gold medalist at the junior level.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Emily Engstler</span> American basketball player (born 2000)

Emily Ann Engstler is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), currently playing for Hapoel Lev Jerusalem of the Israeli Female Basketball Premier League. She formerly played for the Indiana Fever and the Minnesota Lynx. She played college basketball for Syracuse during her first three years at the college level, then for Louisville, earning first-team All-ACC honors in her only season with the team. Engstler graduated from St. Francis Preparatory School in Queens, New York, where she was rated a five-star recruit by ESPN and named a McDonald's All-American.

Evina Westbrook is an American professional basketball player who is a free agent. She most recently played for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at UConn and Tennessee. She was selected in the 2nd Round of the 2022 WNBA draft by the Seattle Storm. During her time in the WNBA, Westbrook has played for the Minnesota Lynx and the Washington Mystics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jennie Simms</span> American-Israeli basketball player (born 1994)

Jennie Simms is an American-Israeli professional basketball player who plays for the Israel women's national basketball team. She played college basketball for 3 seasons at Old Dominion and 1 season at West Virginia. Simms was drafted by the Washington Mystics of the WNBA in the 2017 WNBA draft. She has played for the Mystics, Indiana Fever, and the Phoenix Mercury.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022–23 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team</span> Intercollegiate basketball season

The 2022–23 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Gophers, led by fifth-year head coach Lindsay Whalen, played their home games at Williams Arena and compete as members of the Big Ten Conference.

The 2022–23 USC Trojans women's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans played their home games at the Galen Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. The squad was led by second-year head coach Lindsay Gottlieb, who was hired on May 10, 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alissa Pili</span> American basketball player (born 2001)

Alissa Katelina Pili is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Utah Utes and USC Trojans.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charisma Osborne</span> American basketball player (born 2001)

Charisma Osborne is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. She was drafted by the Mercury in the 2024 WNBA draft. She played college basketball at UCLA.

Briana Renee Gilbreath-Butler is an American former professional basketball guard who played for the Phoenix Mercury, Connecticut Sun, and Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the USC Trojans.

References

  1. ↑ "Kadiatou Sissoko". cuse.com. Syracuse Athletics. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 Hodowanic, Paul. "After a year on the bench, Kadi Sissoko is ready to make an impact". mndally.com. MN Daily. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  3. ↑ Kramer, Lindsay (3 December 2018). "Syracuse women's basketball player sidelined by knee injury". Syracuse.com. Syracuse. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  4. ↑ Schneidman, David (9 June 2019). "Veronika Vorackova, Kadiatou Sissoko to transfer from Syracuse". dailyorange.com. Daily Orange. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  5. ↑ Nelson, Joe. "5-star recruit from Paris, Kadiatou Sissoko, transfers to play for Gophers". Sports Illustrated Minnesota Sports, News, Analysis, and More. SI. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  6. ↑ Youngblood, Kent. "Gophers women's basketball forward Kadi Sissoko enters transfer portal". startribune.com. Star Tribune. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "Kadi Sissoko Joins USC Women's Basketball As Transfer Addition". usctrojans.com. USC Athletics. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "USC Women's Basketball Lands A Program-Record Three Players On All-Pac-12 Team". usctrojans.com. USC Athletics. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "USC's Kadi Sissoko And Okako Adika Selected Back-to-Back In WNBA Draft". usctrojans.com. USC Athletics. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "USC's Kadi Sissoko Earns Spot on WNBA Roster With Phoenix Mercury". usctrojans.com. USC Athletics. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.