Hamady Barro N'Diaye (pronounced HAH-muh-dee EN-jigh; born January 12, 1987) is a Senegalese professional

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player for Hyères-Toulon of the

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. A 7-foot tall

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, N'Diaye played

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for

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and was a second-round selection in the

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Early life

N'Diaye grew up in

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and came to the United States to attend high school at Stoneridge Preparatory School in

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. He played soccer in childhood and began playing basketball as a high school student.#5 HAMADY NDIAYE • RUTGERS • CENTER • 7-0, 235 • DAKAR, SENEGAL

College career

During his senior year at

, N'Diaye had 145 blocks and averaged 4.5 blocks per game (the third highest in the nation). On March 9, 2010, during a 69–68 loss to

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in the Big East Tournament, N'Diaye ended the season with the 358 blocked shots in his career. He broke school records held by former NBA player

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. N'Diaye was awarded the

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Professional career

On June 24, 2010, N'Diaye was drafted by the

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with the 56th overall pick in the

. His draft rights were then traded to the

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.Hamady Ndiaye Player Profile – RealGM
/ref> On January 6, 2011, N'Diaye was assigned to the

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of the

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. He was recalled on February 4, 2011. On December 10, 2011, he re-signed with the Wizards. On January 1, 2012, N'Diaye was assigned to the

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. On January 30, he was recalled. On February 7, 2012, he was waived by the Wizards. On February 27, 2012, he was acquired by the

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of the NBA D-League. In April 2012, he joined Guangzhou Liu Sui Whampoa of China. In July 2012, he joined the Indiana Pacers for the Orlando Summer League and the Charlotte Bobcats for the Las Vegas Summer League. On September 25, 2012, he signed with the

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. However, he was waived on October 26. In November 2012, he joined

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for the 2012–13 season. He joined the Dallas Mavericks for the

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. On August 29, 2013, N'Diaye's rights were acquired by the

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in the 2013 NBA Development League Expansion Draft. In September 2013, he signed with the

. On December 6, 2013, the Kings assigned N'Diaye to the

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of the NBA D-League. He was recalled the next day. On January 3, 2014, he was reassigned to the Bighorns. He was recalled the next day. On January 6, 2014, he was waived by the Kings. On January 25, 2014, he was acquired by the Delaware 87ers. On March 10, 2014, he was waived by the 87ers due to a season-ending injury. In May 2014, he joined

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of China. On September 17, 2014, he signed with the

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. However, two days later, his contract was voided by the Nets after he failed the required physical. In November 2014, he signed with

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of the

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. On April 29, 2015, he signed with

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of the

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. On August 18, 2015, he signed with

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of the

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. In July 2016, N'Diaye signed with the Philippines-based basketball club, Mighty Sports PH at the 38th William Jones Cup and later on winning the gold medal for the club with an unbeaten record of 8–0. On September 23, 2016, N'Diaye signed a one-year deal with the Spanish club

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. On January 31, 2017, he parted ways with Unicaja. Two days later, he returned to his former club Bnei Herzliya. On August 18, 2017, N'Diaye signed with the Italian team

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for the 2017–18 season. After averaging 5.4 points and 3.7 rebounds per game, he re-signed with the team on August 9, 2018. On July 31, 2019, he has signed with

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of the

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. N'Diaye averaged 6.2 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. On August 19, 2020, he signed with

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. Without playing any competitive game with BBD, he has signed with

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of the French

on October 19, 2020. On June 21, 2022, he has signed with

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of the

. On October 25, 2024, he signed with Hyères-Toulon of the

Personal

N'Diaye is a member of the

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fraternity.

Career statistics

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Regular season

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References

External links

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Eurobasket.com Profile
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