Bandja Sy (born July 30, 1990) is a Malian-French professional

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player for

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of the

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. Standing at 2.04 m (6'8"), he plays the

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and power forward positions. After playing four years of

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at New Mexico State Sy entered the 2013 NBA draft, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

High school career

Sy joined the Aggies after the 2008-09 season at Stoneridge Prep in Simi Valley, California. He averaged 18 points and four rebounds a game. Sy attended the Adidas National Tournament in the summer of 2008 and 2009. At the Douais Tournament, he was named the best wing player and played in the all-star game. In August 2007, Sy was selected to attend the Basketball without Borders Europe in Paris, France. The

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and

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conduct the camp as part of the NBA’s global basketball development and community outreach program.

College career

New Mexico State

Sy played

at New Mexico State University, with the

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, from 2009 to 2013. As a freshman, Sy was a role player, appearing in 15 games for the Aggies. He averaged 1.5 points and 0.9 rebounds per game. As a sophomore, Sy played in all 33 games and started in 20 contests for the Aggies averaging 4.7 points and 2.7 rebounds per game. In his third season in the Crimson and White, Sy played in all 36 games and started in two contests. He averaged 8.8 points and 4.0 rebounds per game and shot 45.5 percent from the field and 32.8 percent from the 3-point line. In his final season with the Aggies, Sy was a first team All- WAC honoree. He led the Aggies in rebounding with 7.3 rebounds per game and was second on the squad in scoring with 11.9 points per game. Sy was the only Aggie to start in all 35 games in 2012-13.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Sy returned to France and joined

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of the

. During his rookie season, Sy averaged 5.8 points and 3.8 rebounds in 18.3 minutes per game. After one season, he left Orthez and joined

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. He stayed with the team for two seasons, playing in 33 games and averaging 8.2 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. On June 24, 2016, he joined

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of the

and of the Champions League. With ASVEL, at LNB Pro A, he averaged 5.7 points and 2.8 rebounds per game and 8 points and 3.5 rebounds per game at Champions League, being one of the most spectacular players due to his amazing dunks. On September 15, 2017, Sy left ASVEL and joined AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League, replacing

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on the teams squad who left the due to disciplinary reasons. On January 17, 2018, he left AEK and signed with Serbian club

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for the rest of the 2017–18 season. On March 2, Sy has signed a new contract until summer 2019. On August 11, 2021, he has signed with

of the

Career statistics

Domestic Leagues

Regular season

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FIBA Champions League

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Career achievements and awards

Club

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winner: 2 (with Partizan NIS: 2017–18, 2018-19)

References

External links

Bandja Sy
at aba-liga.com

at basketball-reference.com
Bandja Sy
at eurobasket.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Sy, Bandja 1990 births Living people ABA League players AEK B.C. players ASVEL Basket players Basketball League of Serbia players Basketball players from Paris BC Andorra players Expatriate basketball people in Andorra Élan Béarnais players French expatriate basketball people in Serbia French expatriate basketball people in the United States French men's basketball players French people of Malian descent KK Partizan players Liga ACB players Malian expatriate basketball people in Serbia Malian men's basketball players Metropolitans 92 players New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball players SLUC Nancy Basket players Small forwards