Pape Ousseynou Sy (born April 5, 1988) is a French professional

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player who last played for

BCM Gravelines Basket Club Maritime Gravelines-Dunkerque, commonly referred to as BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque, is a French professional basketball club based in Gravelines. They currently play in the Pro A, the highest professional league in France. The team plays ...

of the

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. A versatile

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, Sy was drafted by the Hawks as the 53rd overall pick in the second round of the

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after spending five seasons with

STB Le Havre Saint Thomas Basket Le Havre or simply STB Le Havre is a basketball club based in city of Le Havre, France that plays in the Pro B division of the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB). Their home arena is Dock Océane.Allen Mack Jr. JPMorgan * Ref ...

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Biography

Pape Sy was born in

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, a small town in north-western France to a

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ese family. He learned to play basketball in a local club. Sy later moved to Massy before joining Le Havre's youth club in 2004 at the age of 16. While playing in France, Sy was recruited by the

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men's basketball

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Fred Langley. Sy's older sister,

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, was a professional basketball player in Europe.

Professional career

STB Le Havre (2005–2010)

Sy joined the French team

in 2005. In 2009–10, his last season with Le Havre, Sy averaged 5.2 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists in just over 14 minutes per game.

Atlanta Hawks/Utah Flash (2010–2011)

Sy paid his own way to come to the United States to showcase his talent for NBA teams. Only the

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agreed to allow him to work out for them and was the 53rd selection in the

. In the Las Vegas Summer League, Sy averaged 4.5 points per game in 8 minutes per game and exhibiting his defensive prowess. On September 15, 2010, Sy signed a three-year contract with the Hawks, with the first year guaranteed at $473,604. Sy began his rookie season beset with injury, suffering an

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injury during summer league. He subsequently missed all of training camp due to a bad back and was listed on the injury report for the first 18 games of the regular season before being cleared to practice. On December 27, 2010, the Hawks sent Sy to the

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of the

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. Sy made his debut for the Flash on January 2, 2011 in a 99–83 loss the

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. Sy notched six points, three assists and three rebounds in 25 minutes off the bench. On January 30, 2011, in a game against the

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, Sy had his best game to date with the Flash, notching 22 points, 2 rebounds, and 1 assist in 26 minutes. On March 2, 2011, it was announced that Sy would return to the Hawks for the remainder of the 2010–11 season. Sy made his NBA debut against the

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on April 8, 2011. He recorded a steal and a foul in 3 minutes. On December 23, 2011, Sy was cut from the

France (2011–present)

In August 2011, during the 2011 NBA lockout, Sy signed with

in France. His deal had an out-clause that would allow him to return to the NBA when the lockout ended. However, after he was cut by the Hawks during the pre-season, Sy re-signed with Gravelines on January 3, 2012. On June 27, 2012, Sy signed a two-year deal with

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of France. On May 21, 2014, he returned to BCM Gravelines signing a three-year contract. After two seasons he left Gravelines. On July 10, 2016, Sy signed a two-year contract with

SIG Strasbourg Strasbourg Illkirch-Graffenstaden Basket, most commonly known as SIG Basket or SIG Strasbourg, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Strasbourg. The club, founded in 1929, competes domestically in the French Pro A League, and i ...

National team career

Sy was a member of the ninth-place

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squad at the 2009

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. Though Sy appeared in every game, he ended up just 10th in minutes played for France, with averages of 2.0 points, 0.6 assists, 0.9 rebounds and 10.4 minutes in eight games.U20 European Championship Men 2007
FIBA Europe. Retrieved October 9, 2010.

Statistics

Ligue Nationale de Basketball

Regular season

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NBA D-League

Regular season

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NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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References

External links

NBADraft.net profileNBA.com Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sy, Pape 1988 births Living people Atlanta Hawks draft picks Atlanta Hawks players BCM Gravelines players Black French sportspeople Cholet Basket players French expatriate basketball people in the United States French men's basketball players French sportspeople of Senegalese descent Le Mans Sarthe Basket players National Basketball Association players from France People from Loudéac People from Massy, Essonne Shooting guards SIG Basket players Small forwards Sportspeople from Côtes-d'Armor Sportspeople from Essonne STB Le Havre players Utah Flash players

Biography

Professional career

STB Le Havre (2005–2010)

Atlanta Hawks/Utah Flash (2010–2011)

France (2011–present)

National team career

Statistics

Ligue Nationale de Basketball

Regular season

NBA D-League

Regular season

NBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

See also

References

External links