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2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster

43 Samba Kane

43 Samba Kane

  • Position:
    Center
  • Height:
    7-0
  • Weight:
    220
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Dakar, Senegal
  • High School:
    Florida Prep Academy
  • Prev School:
    Illinois/Indian Hills CC

Summary

Biography

2020-21 JUNIOR

  • Played in 23 games making four starts, logged 219 minutes averaging 9.6 minutes per contest.
  • Finished the year with 61 points, averaging 2.7 points per contest. 
  • Grabbed 52 rebounds on the year, averaging 2.3 rebounds per game.
  • Was one of the league's top shot blockers, finished the season with 13 blocks and 0.57 blocks per game.
  • Finished with a season-high 10 points and seven rebounds in the win over Towson..played a season-high 24 minutes in that contest. 
  • Had two or more blocks in four contests. 


2019-20 SOPHOMORE (At Indian Hills Community College)

  • Played in 24 games making two starts, averaged 5.8 points per game on 59.4 percent shooting (63-106)
  • Finished with seven games in double figures, had a season-high 17 points (in 15 minutes of action) on Dec. 13 going 8-for-8 from the field. 
  • Finished with 29 blocks on the year while averaging 13.8 minutes per contest. Finished with a season-high four blocks twice. 
  • Had 113 rebounds on the season, averaging 4.3 rebounds per contest. 
  • He was one of six players to record 100 or more rebounds - however he achieved this in half the minutes played as the other five players.


2018-19 FRESHMAN (At Illinois)

  • Played in 18 games on the season, averaging 1.5 points on 59.1 percent shooting (13-22 FG)
  • Made debut Nov. 25 vs. Mississippi Valley State, finishing with six points and two rebounds
  • Career-high eight points on 4-5 shooting with two blocks vs. UNLV (Dec. 8)
  • Four points vs. Minnesota (Jan. 16)
  • Four points and career-high three blocked shots at Iowa (Jan. 20)

 

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Averaged 9.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.2 blocks as a senior while shooting 68 percent from the field
  • Helped lead Florida Prep to a 25-6 record and Regional Final appearance
  • Originally part of the 2019 class before reclassifying to 2018
  • Came to the United States in 2016 from the Flying Star Academy in Senegal
  • Spent his first year in the U.S. at Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colorado
  • High school coach at Florida Prep was Julius Reid
  • Played for the Colorado Hawks AAU program, coached by Simeon Boddie

 

PERSONAL

  • Born Nov. 20, 1999
  • Son of Cira Ndiaye and Cherif Kane
  • Favorite player is Hakeem Olajuwan
  • Played soccer before being introduced to the game of basketball four years ago
  • Favorite athlete is Sadio Mane
  • Hobbies include watching movies, listening to French music and playing the drums
  • Enjoys Chinese food and favorite restaurant is Panda Express
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