Amath M'Baye

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Amath M'Baye

| image = Amath M'Baye 24 AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan 20171130 (cropped).jpg

| caption = M'Baye with Olimpia Milano in 2017

| position = Power forward

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 9

| weight_lbs = 225

| league =

| team = CSKA Moscow

| number = 24

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1989|12|14}}

| birth_place = Bordeaux, France

| highschool = Stoneridge Prep
(Simi Valley, California)

| college = *Wyoming (2009–2011)

Oklahoma (2012–2013)

| draft_year = 2013

| career_start = 2013

| career_end =

| years1 = 2013–2016

| team1 = Nagoya Diamond Dolphins

| years2 = 2016–2017

| team2 = New Basket Brindisi

| years3 = 2017–2018

| team3 = Olimpia Milano

| years4 = 2018–2019

| team4 = Virtus Bologna

| years5 = 2019–2022

| team5 = Pınar Karşıyaka

| years6 = 2022–2023

| team6 = Anadolu Efes

| years7 = 2023–present

| team7 = CSKA Moscow

| highlights =

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|{{bk|FRA}}}}

}}

Amadou-Amath M'Baye (born 14 December 1989) is a French professional basketball player for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League. Standing at {{height|m=2.06}}, he plays at the power forward position.

Professional career

Born in France, M'Baye is of Senegalese descent.{{Cite web|url=https://cskabasket.ru/en/news/n/amath-mbaye-joined-cska/|title=Amath M'Baye became a player of CSKA|website=cskabasket.ru}} In the first two years as an NCAA men's basketball player, Amath M'Baye was in Wyoming. 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 Oklahoma Sooners 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".{{cite web |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1548093-ranking-the-10-cockiest-players-in-college-basketball/page/2 |title=Ranking the 10 Cockiest Players in College Basketball|author= |date=28 February 2013 |website=bleacherreport.com|access-date=31 October 2016}}

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{{cite web |url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2015/01/18/basketball/mbaye-runs-riot-nbl-star-game/#.WBeinvrhDIU |title=M'Baye runs riot in NBL All-Star Game |author= |date=18 January 2015 |website=jaoantimes.co.jp |access-date=31 October 2016}} 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 French national basketball team, winning the silver medal.

In 2016, the French player signed a contract with the Italian basketball team New Basket Brindisi, and he will take part to the 2016–17 LBA season.{{cite web |url=http://www.sportando.com/it/italia/serie-a/208992/amath-mbaye-seguivo-brindisi-da-un-po-di-tempo-sono-entusiasta-di-giocare-in-serie-a.html |title=AMATH M'BAYE QUITTE LE JAPON POUR BRINDISI |author= |date=29 June 2016 |website=bebasket.fr |access-date=31 October 2016 |language=fr |trans-title=Amath M'Baye to leave Japan for Brindisi}}{{cite web |url=http://www.sportando.com/it/italia/serie-a/208992/amath-mbaye-seguivo-brindisi-da-un-po-di-tempo-sono-entusiasta-di-giocare-in-serie-a.html |title=Amath M'baye: seguivo Brindisi da un po' di tempo. Sono entusiasta di giocare in Serie A |author= |date=8 August 2016 |website=Sportando.com |access-date=31 October 2016 |language=it |trans-title=Amath M'Baye: I was following Brindisi for a long time. I'm excited to play in Serie A}}

On 26 July 2019 he signed a contract with Pınar Karşıyaka of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.{{Cite web|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/pinar-karsiyaka-signs-amath-mbaye/|title=Pinar Karsiyaka signs Amath M'Baye|date=July 8, 2019|publisher=Sportando|language=En|access-date=July 29, 2019}} 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.{{cite news |title=Amath M'Baye re-signs with Pinar Karsiyaka |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/amath-mbaye-re-signs-with-pinar-karsiyaka/ |website=Sportando |access-date=July 3, 2020 |date=July 3, 2020 |last1=Lupo |first1=Nicola }} 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.{{cite web |title=M'Baye re-signs at Pinar Karsiyaka |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Turkey/news/699112/M'Baye-re-signs-at-Pinar-Karsiyaka |website=Eurobasket |access-date=August 10, 2021 |date=August 10, 2021}}

On June 2, 2022, he signed with Anadolu Efes of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).{{Cite web|url=https://anadoluefessk.org/haber/amath-m-baye-anadolu-efes-te|title=Amath M'Baye Anadolu Efes'te|last=|first=|date=June 30, 2022|website=|publisher=Anadolu Efes|language=tr|access-date=June 30, 2022}} In 33 EuroLeague games, he averaged 7 points and 2.8 rebounds, playing around 21 minutes per contest. On June 26, 2023, he parted ways with the Turkish powerhouse.

On June 30, 2023, he signed with CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League.{{Cite web|url=https://cskabasket.ru/en/news/n/amath-mbaye-joined-cska/|title=Amath M'Baye became a player of CSKA|last=|first=|date=June 30, 2023|website=cskabasket.ru|publisher=|language=En|access-date=April 11, 2025}}

Career statistics

=EuroLeague=

class="wikitable"

style="background:#CFECEC; width:1em"|*

| Led the league

| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18

| style="text-align:left;"| Milano

| 30 || 10 || 17.7 || .463 || .379 || .791 || 2.0 || .9 || .4 || .1 || 6.1 || 5.1

| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23

| style="text-align:left;"| Anadolu Efes

| 33 || 15 || 21.5 || .521 || style="background:#CFECEC;"|.517* || .850 || 2.8 || .5 || .3 || .3 || 7.0 || 7.2

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|Career

| 63 || 25 || 19.7 || .493 || .458 || .819 || 2.4 || .7 || .3 || .2 || 6.6 || 6.2

Honours and titles

=Club=

;Olimpia Milano

;Virtus Bologna

Basketball Champions League: 2018–19{{Cite web|url=http://www.championsleague.basketball/bologna-dazzle-on-way-to-2019-basketball-champions-league-crown|title=Bologna dazzle on way to 2019 Basketball Champions League crown|date=5 May 2019|publisher=Basketball Champions League|access-date=21 July 2020}}

;ЦСКА Москва

Победитель Единой лиги ВТБ: 2023-2024

Чемпион России: 2023-2024

=International=

;Italy Under-20

European U20 Championship: 2009 Greece {{bronze medal}}

=Individual=

All-Champions League Second Team: 2018–19
NBL Best Quintet: 2014–15
NBL All-Star Game MVP: 2015

References

External links

[http://web.legabasket.it/player/MBA-AMA-89/m_baye_amath Lega Basket Serie A profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001034721/http://web.legabasket.it/player/MBA-AMA-89/m_baye_amath |date=2019-10-01 }} {{in lang|it}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20161101041319/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/76567/sid/6623/tid/282/_/2009_U20_European_Championship_Men_DIVISION_A/index.html/ FIBA Archive profile]
[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Amath_M'Baye/Italy/Enel-Basket-Brindisi/143158/ Eurobasket.com profile]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20161101102118/http://www.newbasketbrindisi.it/nbb/portale/giocatori/7017/amath-m-baye/ New Basket Brindisi profile]
[https://www.tblstat.net/player/3079 TBLStat.net Profile]

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