Babacar Sané
| No. 4 – Salt Lake City Stars | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | NBA G League | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 19 September 2003 Ziguinchor, Senegal | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 194 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | NBA Academy Africa (Saly, Senegal) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2024: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2022–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2022 | DUC | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | NBA G League Ignite | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Salt Lake City Stars | ||||||||||||||
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Babacar Sané (born 19 September 2003) also known as Younq Ossoko is a Senegalese professional basketball player for the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA G League. Internationally, he plays for the Senegal national team. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he plays as small forward.
Early life
[edit]Born in the city of Ziguinchor, Sané grew up in Bignona, where he was discovered by the NBA Academy Africa after playing in the SEED Project Hoop Forum.[1]
Professional career
[edit]DUC (2022)
[edit]In May 2022, Sané played for Dakar Université Club in the 2022 BAL season as part of the BAL Elevate program in which one player from the NBA Academy was assigned to a roster.[2] On 5 March, he made his BAL debut in a 70–85 loss to SLAC and had 8 points and 3 rebounds in 21 minutes.[3] He averaged 4 points off the bench in 10.9 minutes per game.[1]
NBA G League Ignite (2022–2024)
[edit]On 26 October 2022, Sané signed with the NBA G League Ignite.[4][5] On 18 January, Sané scored 17 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, a franchise record for most rebounds in a game.[6] He was named to the G League's inaugural Next Up Game for the 2022–23 season.[7]
Salt Lake City Stars (2024–present)
[edit]After going undrafted in the 2024 NBA Draft, Sané signed with the Utah Jazz on 14 August 2024,[8] but was waived on 26 September.[9] On October 28, he joined the Salt Lake City Stars.[10]
National team career
[edit]Sané played for the Senegal U18 national team at the 2020 FIBA U18 African Championship in Egypt, averaging 14 points per game, and winning a silver medal.[11] He also played in the 2019 FIBA U19 World Cup.[12]
On 25 February 2022, he made his debut for the senior Senegal national team in a 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifier against Egypt.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Spears, Marc J. (26 October 2022). "Meet Babacar Sane, who 'represents something a little bit different' with the NBA's G League Ignite". Andscape.com. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "An academy for Africa's rising basketball stars". AfricaNews.com. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Babacar Sane, Game by Game Stats (2021-2022)". ProBallers.com. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "NBA Academy Graduate Babacar Sane Signs With Ignite". NBA.com. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "NBA Academy graduate Babacar Sane signs with Ignite". NBA.com. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Babacar Sane Posts Double-Double, Ignite Record 18 Rebounds #Shorts". OurSportsCentral.com. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "Wolves' Garza And Ignite's Henderson Named Captains For NBA G League Next Up Game". NBA.com. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ Hundman, Gabby (14 August 2024). "Utah Jazz Sign Babacar Sanè". NBA.com. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Utah Jazz Waive Babacar Sané". NBA.com. 26 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "Stars Announce 2024-25 Training Camp Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Babacar SANE at the FIBA U18 African Championship 2020". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Babacar Sane - Player Profile". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 African Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 26 October 2022.