Abdou Ndoye
{{Short description|Senegalese basketball player}}
{{Distinguish|Abdoulaye N'Doye|Abdoulaye Ndoye (born 1995)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| number = 15
| team = Urunani
| name = Ab Ndoye
| league = Road to BAL
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1989|11|21}}
| birth_place = Dakar, Senegal
| high_school = International School of Management
(Dakar, Senegal)
| college = New Mexico State (2009–2011)
Texas A&M–Commerce (2011–2013)
| career_start = 2013
| highlights = * BAL blocks leader (2024)
| years1 = 2014–2015
| team1 = Kutaisi
| years2 = 2016
| team2 = Apollon Limassol
| years3 = 2016
| team3 = Metros de Santiago
| years4 = 2018
| team4 = Halcones de Sonzacate
| years5 = 2022
| team5 = AS Salé
| years6 = 2023
| team6 = Bangui Sporting Club
| years7 = 2024
| team7 = Cape Town Tigers
| years8 =2024–present
| team8 = Urunani
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| position = Center
| height_ft = 7
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 240
}}
Mouhamadou Abdoulaye "Ab" Ndoye (born 21 November 1989) is a Senegalese basketball player who last played for the Cape Town Tigers of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).{{Cite web |last=Proballers |title=Abdoulaye N'doye, Basketball Player |url=https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/68010/abdoulaye-n-doye |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=Proballers |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Mouhamadou N'doye Player Profile, Texas A&M Commerce - RealGM |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Mouhamadou-Ndoye/Summary/9070 |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=basketball.realgm.com}} Standing at 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in), he is a center.
College career
Ndoye was born in Dakar, and appeared in multiple basketball camps in South Africa. After graduating from Group Scholar Machala in 2007, and spending two years at the International School of Management, he played two seasons for the New Mexico State Aggies in the United States.{{Cite web |title=Abdoulaye N'doye - Men's Basketball |url=https://lionathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/abdoulaye-n-doye/12 |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=Texas A&M University-Commerce Athletics |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Abdoulaye N'doye - 2010-11 - Men's Basketball |url=https://nmstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/abdoulaye-n-doye/1106 |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=New Mexico State University Athletics |language=en}} He played in twelve games in his freshman season and scored his first basket in his sophomore season.
He transferred to the Texas A&M–Commerce Lions in 2011 and led the Lone Star Conference in blocks in his first season. Ndoye was Texas A&M's defensive player of the year.
Professional career
Ndoye played with Kutaisi 2010 of the Georgian Superliga in the 2014–15 season, averaging 6.6 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.
Ndoye was selected with the 16th pick of the 5th round of the 2015 NBA Development League draft by the Austin Spurs.
In 2016, he joined Apollon Limassol of the Cyprus Basketball Division A, before transferring to the Metros de Santiago in the Dominican Republic later that year.
In 2018, Ndoye played for the Halcones de Sonzacate in El Salvador.{{Cite web |last=Eurobasket |title=Abdoulaye N'Doye, Basketball Player, News, Stats - asia-basket |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/index.aspx |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=Eurobasket LLC}}
Ndoye played with Bangui Sporting Club in the first round of the 2024 BAL qualification, averaging no points and 4 rebounds per game.{{Cite web |title=Mouhamadou Abdoulaye NDOYE at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L. 2024 2023 |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/fr/africaleague/2024/qualifiers/player/Mouhamadou-Abdoulaye-Ndoye |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=FIBA.basketball |language=fr}} In May 2024, he joined the Cape Town Tigers for the 2024 BAL playoffs. He led the league in blocks with 3.5 blocks per game.{{Cite web |title=2024 BAL Blocks leader |url=https://x.com/theBAL/status/1797544343324237893 |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=X (formerly Twitter)}}
In November 2024, Ndoye joined Burundian team Urunani ahead of the Elite 16 of the 2025 BAL qualification.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-26 |title=City Oilers vs Urunani - Elite 16 East Group Phase - FIBA Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L 2025 {{!}} FIBA Basketball |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-africa-champions-clubs-road-to-bal-2025/games/125297-COB-URU#boxscore |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=www.fiba.basketball |language=en}}
References
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Category:Sportspeople from Dakar
Category:New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball players
Category:East Texas A&M Lions men's basketball players
Category:BC Kutaisi 2010 players
Category:Apollon Limassol BC players
Category:Metros de Santiago players
Category:AS Salé (basketball) players
Category:Bangui Sporting Club players
Category:Cape Town Tigers players
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