Ousmane N'Diaye (basketball)

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Ousmane N'Diaye
No. 46Saski Baskonia
Position Center
League Liga ACB
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (2004-03-19) 19 March 2004 (age 20)
Guediawaye, Senegal
Listed height2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–2022 Dragons Rhöndorf
2022–present Saski Baskonia
2023–2024Palencia Baloncesto

Ousmane N'Diaye (born March 19, 2004) is a Senegalese professional basketball player for Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He is a potential draft pick in the 2024 NBA draft. [1]

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Professional career

In 2016, he was announced as one of 87 participants in the Basketball Without Borders camp in Angola. [2] In February 2020, the then 15-year old N'Diaye was highlighted by ESPN. He was described as "one of the best long-term prospects we evaluated." [3]

On April 24, 2023, N'Diaye declared for the 2023 NBA draft [4] but withdrew before the deadline. [5]

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References

  1. "NBA Draft Scouting Report: Senegal's Ousmane N'Diaye". NBA Draft Digest - Latest Draft News and Prospect Rankings. 14 June 2023.
  2. "Biyombo, Bledsoe, Mbah A Moute, Mejri, Sefolosha and Zeller headline first Basketball without Borders camp in Angola". FIBA.basketball. 23 August 2016.
  3. "NBA draft stock watch: Standouts from the Basketball Without Borders". ESPN.com. 19 February 2020.
  4. "Baskonia's Ousmane N'Diaye entered his name in the NBA Draft 2023". Eurohoops. April 24, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  5. "Draft Notes: Ivisic, Djurisic, Traore, Klintman, Burton". hoopsrumors.com. June 12, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023.