N'Faly Dante

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N'Faly Dante
No. 1Oregon Ducks
Position Center
League Pac-12 Conference
Personal information
Born (2001-10-19) 19 October 2001 (age 22)
Bamako, Mali
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High schoolSunrise Christian Academy
(Bel Aire, Kansas)
College Oregon (2019–present)
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
FIBA Africa U16 Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Mauritius

N'Faly Dante (born 19 October 2001) is a Malian college basketball player for the Oregon Ducks of the Pac-12 Conference. He was a five-star recruit who attended Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, Kansas.

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High school career

Dante attended Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, Kansas. In his junior season, he averaged 16 points, nine rebounds, and three assists per game, leading his team to a 22–6 record and its first GEICO Nationals appearance. [1]

Recruiting

Dante was a consensus five-star recruit, one of the best centers in his class, and the number one recruit from Kansas. [2] On 13 August 2019, in a letter addressed to his mother on The Players' Tribune , he announced his reclassification to the 2019 class and committed to play college basketball for Oregon. [3]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
N'Faly Dante
C
Bamako, ML Sunrise Christian Academy (KS)6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)230 lb (100 kg)Aug 13, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: 5 stars.svg     247Sports: 5 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals:    247Sports: 15   ESPN: 29
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Oregon 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  • "2019 Oregon Ducks Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 13 September 2019.

College career

On 15 October 2019, Dante was ruled ineligible to start the 2019–20 season because the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) missed his clearance date. He reenrolled at the University of Oregon on 14 December. [4] Dante made his debut for the Ducks on 18 December, scoring 11 points in an 81–48 win over Montana. [5] On 18 January 2020, Dante injured his knee in a game against Washington and missed several weeks. [6] On 9 December 2020, Dante scored a career high 22 points in an 87-66 win over Florida A&M. [7] On 19 December, he was ruled out for the season with a torn ACL. Dante averaged 8.2 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, shooting 65.6 percent from the field as a sophomore. [8]

National team career

With Mali at the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Zaragoza, Spain, Dante averaged 2.8 points and 4.3 rebounds in 9.2 minutes per game, as his team finished in 15th place. [9] He was named to the roster for Mali at the 2017 FIBA Under-16 African Championship in Mauritius, where his team captured the gold medal, but he did not record playing time. [10]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019–20 Oregon 12013.6.627.4002.8.6.9.65.8
2020–21 Oregon 6617.7.656.4385.8.21.51.28.2
2021–22 Oregon 322720.0.675.5886.3.7.71.08.1
Career503318.2.663.5355.4.6.8.97.6

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