Amath M'Baye
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| Born | 14 December 1989 Bordeaux, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Stoneridge Prep (Simi Valley, California) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Virtus Bologna | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Pınar Karşıyaka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Anadolu Efes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | CSKA Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amadou-Amath M'Baye (born 14 December 1989) is a French professional
Career
Born in France, M'Baye is of Senegalese descent.[1] In the first two years as an NCAA men's basketball player, Amath M'Baye was in Wyoming. He averaged 12 points and 5.7 rebounds in 31 games. For that reason he received the individual award "All-MWC Honorable Mention". He later transferred to the Oklahoma Sooners where he played in the 2012–13 season (after sitting out one year, per NCAA transfer rules), having an average of 10.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. He was in the third-best quintet of the "All-Big12" and later in the best quintet of the "Big12 All-rookie".[2]
M'Baye started his professional career in Japan with the Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins for three seasons, from 2013 to 2016. During these three years, he averaged 20.2 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists. During the 2014–15 season, he won the MVP award at the Japan All-Star Game[3] and he was in the best quintet of the local league.
As a young player, Amath M'Baye was selected up for the
In 2016, the French player signed a contract with the Italian basketball team New Basket Brindisi, and he will take part to the 2016–17 LBA season.[4][5]
On 26 July 2019 he signed a contract with Pınar Karşıyaka of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.[6] M'Baye averaged 11.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game during the 2019–2020 season. On July 3, 2020, he re-signed with the team.[7] M'Baye averaged 16.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game. He re-signed with Pınar Karşıyaka on August 10, 2021.[8]
On June 2, 2022, he signed with Anadolu Efes of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[9] In 33 EuroLeague games, he averaged 7 points and 2.8 rebounds, playing around 21 minutes per contest. On June 26, 2023, he parted ways with the Turkish powerhouse.
Honours and titles
Club
- Olimpia Milano
- Virtus Bologna
International
- Italy Under-20
- European U20 Championship: 2009 Greece
Bronze
Individual
- All-Champions League Second Team: 2018–19
- NBL Best Quintet: 2014–15
- NBL All-Star Game MVP: 2015
References
- ^ "Amath M'Baye became a player of CSKA". cskabasket.ru.
- ^ "Ranking the 10 Cockiest Players in College Basketball". bleacherreport.com. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ "M'Baye runs riot in NBL All-Star Game". jaoantimes.co.jp. 18 January 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ "AMATH M'BAYE QUITTE LE JAPON POUR BRINDISI" [Amath M'Baye to leave Japan for Brindisi]. bebasket.fr (in French). 29 June 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ "Amath M'baye: seguivo Brindisi da un po' di tempo. Sono entusiasta di giocare in Serie A" [Amath M'Baye: I was following Brindisi for a long time. I'm excited to play in Serie A]. Sportando.com (in Italian). 8 August 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ "Pinar Karsiyaka signs Amath M'Baye". Sportando. July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- ^ "Amath M'Baye re-signs with Pinar Karsiyaka". Sportando. July 3, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ^ "M'Baye re-signs at Pinar Karsiyaka". Eurobasket. August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- ^ "Amath M'Baye Anadolu Efes'te" (in Turkish). Anadolu Efes. June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "Bologna dazzle on way to 2019 Basketball Champions League crown". Basketball Champions League. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
External links
- Lega Basket Serie A profile Archived 2019-10-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
- FIBA Archive profile
- Eurobasket.com profile
- New Basket Brindisi profile
- TBLStat.net Profile
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