Amadou-Amath M'Baye (born 14 December 1989) is a French professional
basketball
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player for
Anadolu Efes
Anadolu Efes Biracılık ve Malt Sanayii A.Ş.''(lit. Anadolu Efes Brewery and Malt Industries)'' produces and markets beer and malt and non-alcoholic beverages in a wide geographical area comprising Turkey, Russia, the Commonwealth of Independe ...
of the
Basketbol Süper Ligi
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(BSL) and
EuroLeague. Standing at , he plays at the
power forward
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position.
Career
In the first two years as an
NCAA men's basketball
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player, Amath M'Baye was in
Wyoming
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. He averaged 12 points and 5.7 rebounds in 31 games. For that reason he received the individual award "All-MWC Honorable Mention". He later transferred to the
Oklahoma Sooners
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where he played in the 2012–13 season (after sitting out one year, per NCAA transfer rules), having an average of 10.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. He was in the third-best quintet of the "All-Big12" and later in the best quintet of the "Big12 All-rookie".
M'Baye started his professional career in Japan with the
Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins for three seasons, from 2013 to 2016. During these three years, he averaged 20.2 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists. During the 2014–15 season, he won the MVP award at the Japan All-Star Game and he was in the best quintet of the local league.
As a young player, Amath M'Baye was selected up for the
2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
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Israel and Belgium were relegated to Divis ...
in Greece with the
French national basketball team
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, winning the silver medal.
In 2016, the French player signed a contract with the Italian basketball team
New Basket Brindisi
New Basket Brindisi, for sponsorship reasons named Happy Casa Brindisi or shortly Brindisi, is a professional Italian basketball based in Brindisi, Apulia. It plays in the first division LBA in the 2022–23 season.
Founded in 2004, the well-s ...
, and he will take part to the
2016–17 LBA season.
On 26 July 2019 he has signed a contract with
Pınar Karşıyaka
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* Pına ...
of the Turkish
Basketbol Süper Ligi
The Basketball Super League ( tr, Basketbol Süper Ligi; BSL), also known as the Türkiye Sigorta Basketbol Süper Ligi for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's professional basketball division of the Turkish basketball league system. It replac ...
. M'Baye averaged 11.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game during the 2019–2020 season. On July 3, 2020, he re-signed with the team. M'Baye averaged 16.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game. He re-signed with Pınar Karşıyaka on August 10, 2021.He signed with Anadolu Efes on June 30, 2022.
On June 2, 2022, he has signed with
Anadolu Efes
Anadolu Efes Biracılık ve Malt Sanayii A.Ş.''(lit. Anadolu Efes Brewery and Malt Industries)'' produces and markets beer and malt and non-alcoholic beverages in a wide geographical area comprising Turkey, Russia, the Commonwealth of Independe ...
of the
Basketbol Süper Ligi
The Basketball Super League ( tr, Basketbol Süper Ligi; BSL), also known as the Türkiye Sigorta Basketbol Süper Ligi for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's professional basketball division of the Turkish basketball league system. It replac ...
(BSL).
Honours and titles
Club
;Olimpia Milano
*
Lega Basket Serie A
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:
2017–18
*
Italian Supercup
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:
2017
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;Virtus Bologna
*
Basketball Champions League
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:
2018–19
International
;Italy Under-20
*
European U20 Championship:
2009 Greece
Individual
*
All-Champions League Second Team:
2018–19
*
NBL Best Quintet: 2014–15
*
NBL All-Star Game MVP: 2015
References
External links
Lega Basket Serie A profileEurobasket.com profileNew Basket Brindisi profileTBLStat.net Profile
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1989 births
Living people
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
Anadolu Efes S.K. players
French expatriate basketball people in Italy
French expatriate basketball people in Japan
French expatriate basketball people in Turkey
French expatriate basketball people in the United States
French sportspeople of Senegalese descent
French men's basketball players
Karşıyaka basketball players
Lega Basket Serie A players
Nagoya Diamond Dolphins players
New Basket Brindisi players
Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball players
Olimpia Milano players
Power forwards (basketball)
Sportspeople from Bordeaux
Virtus Bologna players
Wyoming Cowboys basketball players