Amadou-Amath M'Baye (born 14 December 1989) is a French professional

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player for Anadolu Efes of the

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(BSL) and EuroLeague. Standing at , he plays at the power forward position.

Career

In the first two years as an NCAA men's basketball player, Amath M'Baye was in

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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

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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 in Greece with the

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, winning the silver medal. In 2016, the French player signed a contract with the Italian basketball team

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, and he will take part to the

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. On 26 July 2019 he has signed a contract with Pınar Karşıyaka of the Turkish

. 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 of the

(BSL).

Honours and titles

Club

;Olimpia Milano *

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: 2017–18 * Italian Supercup:

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;Virtus Bologna *

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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 profile

Eurobasket.com profileNew Basket Brindisi profileTBLStat.net Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:M'Baye, Amath 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