Mamadou N'Diaye ( ; born June 16, 1975) is a Senegalese former professional

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player and the current assistant coach for

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. After a college career at

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, in the United States, N'Diaye was drafted by the

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in the first round of the 2000 NBA Draft. He played for the

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in the

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. He last played for

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in Israel.

Early years

As an assistant basketball coach at the

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(

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) and excelled playing for

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College career

N'Diaye got off to a slow start at Auburn but improved every year. In his junior year, he broke

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's career record for blocks. His long reach and athleticism made him the anchor of

's defense for much of his time there. His averages per game during his senior season there were 26.3 minutes, 8.9 points, 8 rebounds, 1.8 blocks, 2.2 turnovers, and 3.1 fouls. He made 2.9 of 5.5 field goals (53%) and 3.1 of 4.6 free throws (67%) that senior year. He finished his college career with averages of 21.7 minutes, 6.8 points on 50.7% shooting and 64.1% free throws, 6.2 rebounds, 1.9 turnovers and 1.9 blocks per game. He left Auburn with the record for the most number of blocked shots.

NBA career

N'Diaye was the 26th first-round selection by the

in the 2000 NBA Draft. He was one of the oldest players ever selected in the NBA draft at 25 years of age. In January 2001, N'Diaye was traded with

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and

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to the

in exchange for

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, a second round draft pick and a $564,603 trade exception. N'Diaye appeared in his first NBA game during the 2000-01 season with the Raptors. He played in Toronto through the 2002-03 season. His tenure in Toronto coincided with that of the tail-end of veteran All-Star

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's. Mamadou admits, "practicing against Hakeem helped me tremendously." He signed with the

in January 2004 but was released later that month. He signed with the

in February 2004 but was assigned to the

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of the

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. In March 2004, he was released by the Hawks and returned to the Altitude. He also signed again with the Hawks later that month. N'Diaye signed with the

in August 2004 but was waived in June 2005. In 11 games with the Clippers, he averaged 1.8 points and 1.6 rebounds in 6.5 minutes per contest. In October 2005, he joined the

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, wearing number 32, but was waived later that month. He signed with

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later that season. He played in 69 games in the

, averaging 3.8 points on .427 shooting and .736 free throws with 3.3 rebounds, 2.1 fouls and 0.9 blocks in 12.4 minutes. His final NBA game was played on April 20th, 2005 in a 86 - 75 victory over the New Orleans Hornets. N'Diaye played for 5 minutes and the only stat he recorded was 1 block.

Coaching career

In 2011, he joined

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as an assistant coach. On April 18, 2014, N'Diaye became an assistant coach for

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. In 2019, N’Diaye became an associate coach at the University of San Francisco. In June of 2021, N'Diaye became assistant coach for

Career statistics

Euroleague

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References

External links

NBA.com bioESPN.com bioEurobasket.com profile
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