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Jersey Number 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
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
MBB | USF vs. Oregon State Postgame w/ Chris Gerlufsen, Ryan Beasley and Tyrone Riley IV
Monday, March 09
MBB | USF vs. Portland Postgame w/ Chris Gerlufsen, David Fuchs and Tyrone Riley IV
Sunday, March 08
MBB | USF vs. Santa Clara Postgame w/ Chris Gerlufsen
Sunday, February 22
MBB | USF vs. Gonzaga Postgame w/ Chris Gerlufsen
Thursday, February 19
