Pape Sow
.jpg) Sow in 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 November 1981 Dakar, Senegal |
| Listed height | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) |
| Listed weight | 113 kg (249 lb) |
| Career information | |
| College |
|
Joventut Badalona | |
| 2011–2012 | Mahram Tehran BC |
| 2012–2013 | Amchit Club |
| 2013 | Ferrol CB |
| 2013 | Manama |
| 2014 | Al Ahli Bahrein |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Pape Sow (pronounced "Pop So"; born 22 November 1981) is a Senegalese former professional basketball player who played for the Toronto Raptors of the NBA and for several European and Asian teams.[1][2]
College career
Sow is fluent in three different languages, English, French, and his native Wolof. Sow attended college at California State University, Fullerton, in California, United States. He was selected to the All-Big West Conference first-team in 2004 and second-team in 2002.[3]
Professional career
Sow was drafted by the
Sow played his NBA rookie season for the Raptors and showed considerable promise with his athleticism and aggressiveness in the paint although only netting 2.3 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game.
After missing the entire
On 18 January 2006, Sow was called up to the Raptors by then-general manager Rob Babcock. Initially, head coach Sam Mitchell said in a radio interview that "I have no minutes for Pape Sow. We have no injuries. He's going to practice with us, he's going to be with the team. But I have no minutes for (Sow)."[8] However, due to a shoulder injury to center Rafael Araujo (who also suffered from poor play prior to the injury), Sow was able to get regular playing time.
On the first day of the 2006 Summer League season, Sow broke a
Sow signed with Armani Jeans (
In January 2010, Sow signed a contract with Meridiano Alicante in Spain,[11] but the contract was terminated by mutual consent in December 2010.[12] He then signed a temporary contract with Caja Laboral.[13]
In 2012, he signed with Amchit of Lebanon.[14]
References
- ^ a b Armani Jeans land Pape Sow
- ^ Euroleague Transfers Table 2008/2009 Archived 6 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Men's Basketball All-Big West Team". Big West Conference. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ a b Sow Assigned to Rimrockers of the NBA D-League
- ^ Pape Sow Assigned to D-League
- ^ Sow, RimRockers Top Flyers
- ^ Sow, RimRockers Top Toros
- ^ globeandmail.com
- ^ TorontoSun.com – Basketball – Sow wowed by response
- ^ Pape Sow quitte Gdynia Archived 25 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Lucentum Alicante replaces Austin with Sow
- ^ El Meridiano Alicante y Pape Sow rescinden su contrato de mutuo acuerdo (in Spanish)
- ^ Caja Laboral inks Sow for one month
- ^ Amchit ink former NBA player Pape Sow, Mouttahed still searching
External links
- NBA.com: Pape Sow's bio
- NBA.com: Pape Sow's D-League bio
- Euroleague.net Player Profile
- ACB.com: Pape Sow's bio
- Sow in action as the RimRockers defeated the Austin Toros on December 23 2005
- Sow commented on by the RimRockers teammate Clay Tucker during his interview on January 6 2006
- Sow and Andre Barrett interviewed on April 6 2006
- "Broken neck, intact spirit", Toronto Star