Sitapha Savané
{{Short description|Senegalese basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Sitapha Savané
| image =CJB 14 15 SITAPHA SAVANE DGL0602.jpg
| caption = Sitapha in 2015
| number = 17
| position = Center
| height_m = 2.01
| weight = 103 kg
| league =
| team =
| nationality = Senegalese / Spanish
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|10|20}}
| birth_place = Dakar, Senegal
| highschool = UN International School
(New York City, New York)
| college = Navy (1997–2000)
| draft_year = 2000
| career_start = 2000
| career_end = 2018
| years1 = 2000–2001 | team1 = Menorca
| years2 = 2001–2004 | team2 = Tenerife
| years3 = 2004–2012 | team3 = Gran Canaria
| years4 = 2012–2015 | team4 = Joventut Badalona
| years5 = 2015–2016 | team5 = Gran Canaria
| years6 = 2016–2018 | team6 = Estudiantes
| highlights =
}}
Sitapha Alfred Savané Sagna (born 20 August 1978) is a Senegalese retired professional basketball player. He was a member of the Senegal national basketball team. He played his entire professional career in Spain, most of it in the ACB League.
Early life
Sitapha Alfred Savané was born on 20 October 1978 in Dakar, Senegal, son to Landing Savané and Marie-Angélique Savané (née Sagna);{{Cite web|url=https://www.gigantes.com/liga-endesa/homo-politicus-recuperamos-el-reportaje-de-quique-peinado-a-savane-nuevo-fichaje-del-estu/|website=Gigantes del Basket|title='Homo Politicus'. Recuperamos el reportaje de Quique Peinado a Savané, nuevo fichaje del Estu|date=9 August 2016|first=Quique|last=Peinado}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.acb.com/docs/reportajes/sitaphasavane.php|publisher=ACB.com|title=La teranga de Kéba: #GraciasSavané|date=16 May 2018}} his father (a Muslim) has been a key figure in the Senegalese left-wing, while his mother (a Catholic) is a noted feminist and has been a UN official. Savané lived for a while in Geneva (where his mother worked), moving to the United States at age fourteen. He attended the United Nations International School, where he caught the attention of the US Naval Academy.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1998/02/07/for-savane-home-is-where-his-heart-is/b7ef5503-dcaf-4bf3-af0b-69ad71599de2/|newspaper=The Washington Post|first=Rich|last=Scherr|date=7 February 1998|title=For Savane, home is where the heart is}}
College
Savané attended the United States Naval Academy, from which he graduated in 2000.{{refn|group=n.|He was featured in the book The Last Amateurs.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}}} In his junior and senior seasons, Savané was first team all Patriot League. He also led Navy in scoring, rebounding, blocks, field goal percentage and steals. He originally planned to not attend Navy, but when his Service Time was shortened he reconsidered.
Professional
Savané went undrafted in the 2000 NBA draft (although he was drafted 13th in the second round of the USBL draft).{{Cite web|url=http://acb.eu/jugador.php?id=B3M|publisher=acb.com|title=Sitapha Alfred Savané Sagna
}} He spent however all his career in Spain, especially in CB Gran Canaria where he spent eight seasons.
With Tenerife CB he won a Copa Príncipe de Asturias and a LEB Oro, promoting to Liga ACB.
He announced his retirement in May 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.laprovincia.es/cb-gran-canaria/2018/05/16/sitapha-savane-anuncia-retirada/1058527.html|website=La Provincia|title=Sitapha Savané anuncia su retirada|date=16 May 2018}}
Activity after retirement
Awards
References
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External links
- [http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=B3M ACB.com profile] {{in lang|es}}
- [http://www.cbgrancanaria.com/pag/equipo_estadistica.asp?jugador=Sitapha%20Savané Profile] CBGranCanaria.com {{in lang|es}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20000826221524/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/2000/nba_draft/draftboard/players/192.html Draft Profile] SportsIllustrated.com 2000 NBA Draft
- [https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/?clubcode=can&pcode=JTU EurocupBasketball.com Profile]
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Category:2006 FIBA World Championship players
Category:CB Estudiantes players
Category:CB Gran Canaria players
Category:Joventut Badalona players
Category:Navy Midshipmen men's basketball players
Category:Senegalese expatriate basketball people in Spain
Category:Senegalese expatriate basketball people in the United States
Category:Senegalese men's basketball players
Category:Senegalese emigrants to Spain
Category:Naturalised citizens of Spain
Category:United Nations International School alumni
Category:21st-century Senegalese sportsmen
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