Cheikh Mbodj

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Cheikh Mbodj

| image =

| caption =

| position = Center

| league = B.League

| team = Tachikawa Dice

| number = 22

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 10

| weight_lb = 235

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|8|1}}

| birth_place = Dakar, Senegal

| college =

Grayson College (2008–2011)
Cincinnati (2011–2013)

| draft_year = 2013

| career_start = 2013

| career_end =

| years1 = 2013–2014

| team1 = Ilysiakos

| years2 = 2014

| team2 = Cantù

| years3 = 2014–2015

| team3 = Dinamo Sassari

| years4 = 2015–2016

| team4 = Czarni Słupsk

| years5 = 2016–2017

| team5 = Ventspils

| years6 = 2017–2019

| team6 = Polski Cukier Toruń

| years7 = 2019–2020

| team7 = Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez

| years8 = 2020–2022

| team8 = Nishinomiya Storks

| years9 = 2022–2024

| team9 = Bambitious Nara

| years10 = 2024

| team10 = Diablos Rojos del México

| years11 = 2024–2025

| team11 = Iwate Big Bulls

| years12 = 2025–present

| team12 = Tachikawa Dice

| highlights =

Polish Cup champion (2018)
Italian League champion (2015)

| medaltemplates =

}}

Cheikh Tidiane Mbodj (born August 1, 1987) is a Senegalese professional basketball player for Tachikawa Dice of the B.League. He competed in college basketball for Cincinnati.

Professional career

In the 2017-18 season Mbodj averaged 11 points and five rebounds in the Polish league. On July 17, 2018, he re-signed with Torun.[https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/poland/281847/cheikh-mbodj-torun-agree-to-contract-extension.html Cheikh Mbodj, Torun agree to contract extension]{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

As a member of Senegal's national basketball team, he competed at the 2015 Afrobasket.[https://web.archive.org/web/20150826065633/http://www.fiba.com/afrobasket/2015/Cheikh-Tidiane-MBODJ 2015 Afrobasket – Cheikh Mbodj's profile], FIBA.com, accessed April 27, 2016.

On September 27, 2024, Mbodj signed with the Iwate Big Bulls of the B.League.{{cite web |title=【チーム情報】シェイク・ムボジ選手契約合意のお知らせ |url=https://www.bigbulls.jp/news/detail/id=18990 |publisher=岩手ビッグブルズ |access-date=September 29, 2024 |date=September 27, 2024}} On February 21, 2025, his contract was terminated,{{cite web |title=【チーム情報】シェイク・ムボジ選手契約解除のお知らせ |url=https://www.bigbulls.jp/news/detail/id=19224 |website=岩手ビッグブルズ |access-date=February 21, 2025 |date=February 21, 2025}} signing with the Tachikawa Dice.{{cite web |title=シェイク・ムボジ選手B3リーグ2024-25シーズン選手契約合意（新規）のお知らせ |url=https://tachikawa-dice.tokyo/news/post=5539/ |website=立川ダイス公式サイト |access-date=February 21, 2025 |date=February 21, 2025}}

References

External links

[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Cheikh_Mbodj/184545 Afrobasket.com Profile]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20160329081510/http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/mbodj_cheikh00.html University of Cincinnati Profile]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYFzkDsEvJg Cheikh Mbodj - 5 x SLAM DUNK! - Youtube.com Video]

Category:1987 births

Category:Living people

Category:Basketball players from Dakar

Category:BK Ventspils players

Category:Centers (basketball)

Category:Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball players

Category:Czarni Słupsk players

Category:Dinamo Sassari players

Category:Élan Béarnais players

Category:Expatriate basketball people in Italy

Category:Expatriate basketball people in Latvia

Category:Grayson College alumni