Youssou Ndoye (born July 15, 1991) is a Senegalese professional

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player for Taipei Taishin Mars of the

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. He played college basketball for the St. Bonaventure Bonnies.

High school career

Ndoye played high school basketball at Lee Academy in Lee, Maine for two years. After averaging seven points, seven rebounds and two blocks per game, he was rated among the top centers of his class heading into college.

College career

As a senior at St. Bonaventure, Ndoye averaged 11.8 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2.6 blocks, earning a mention to the Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team and a third-team All-Atlantic 10 mention.

Professional career

Austin Spurs (2015—2016)

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Ndoye joined the

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for the

2015 NBA Summer League The 2015 NBA Summer League consisted of three pro basketball leagues organized by the NBA: the Orlando Pro Summer League, Utah Jazz Summer League, and Las Vegas Summer League. Ten teams participated in the week-long Orlando Pro Summer League at ...

where he averaged 3.2 and 1.8 rebounds in six games. On September 28, 2015, Ndoye signed with the Spurs, only to be waived by the team on October 21 after appearing in three preseason games. Nine days later, he was acquired by the

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of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of San Antonio.

JL Bourg (2016–2019)

After rejoining San Antonio in the

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, Ndoye signed on September 5, 2016 with

JL Bourg-en-Bresse Jeunesse Laïque de Bourg-en-Bresse, commonly known as JL Bourg or simply Bourg, is a basketball club based in Bourg-en-Bresse, France that plays in the Pro A. Their home arena is Ekinox, which has a capacity of 3,548 people. History In 2014, J ...

of the French

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Nanterre 92 (2019–2020)

On August 18, 2019, he has signed with

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of the LNB Pro A.

Coosur Real Betis (2020–2021)

On June 24, 2020, he has signed with

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of the Liga ACB.

Orléans Loiret Basket (2021–2022)

On August 17, 2021, he has signed with

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of the LNB Pro A.

Daegu KOGAS Pegasus (2022–2023)

On July 24, 2022, he signed with

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of the Korean Basketball League.

Covirán Granada (2023)

On January 7, 2023, he signed with Covirán Granada of the Spanish Liga ACB.

Taipei Taishin Mars (2023–present)

On October 18, 2023, he signed with Taipei Taishin Mars of the

Personal life

Ndoye, the son of Penda and Ibrahima, has an older brother, Mohammed, and two older sisters, Khadija and Maguette. His mother played on the

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and introduced him to the game. He minored in French history.

References

External links

NBADraft.net profile
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