Hamady N'Diaye
Hamady Barro N'Diaye (pronounced HAH-muh-dee EN-jigh; born January 12, 1987)[1] is a Senegalese professional basketball player, who lastly played for BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the French LNB Pro A. A 7-foot tall center, N'Diaye played college basketball for Rutgers University and was a second-round selection in the 2010 NBA draft.
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Position | Center | ||||||||||||||||
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Born | Dakar, Senegal | January 12, 1987||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Senegalese | ||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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High school | Stoneridge Preparatory School (Simi Valley, California) | ||||||||||||||||
College | Rutgers (2006–2010) | ||||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2010 / Round: 2 / Pick: 56th overall | ||||||||||||||||
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves | |||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2010–present | ||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||
2010–2012 | Washington Wizards | ||||||||||||||||
2011 | →Dakota Wizards | ||||||||||||||||
2012 | →Iowa Energy | ||||||||||||||||
2012 | Maine Red Claws | ||||||||||||||||
2012 | Guangzhou | ||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Tianjin RongGang | ||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Sacramento Kings | ||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | →Reno Bighorns | ||||||||||||||||
2014 | Delaware 87ers | ||||||||||||||||
2014 | Guangxi Rhinos | ||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Byblos | ||||||||||||||||
2015 | Kia Carnival | ||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Bnei Herzliya | ||||||||||||||||
2016 | Mighty Sports | ||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Unicaja | ||||||||||||||||
2017 | Bnei Herzliya | ||||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Sidigas Avellino | ||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque | ||||||||||||||||
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Early life
N'Diaye grew up in Senegal and came to the United States to attend high school at Stoneridge Preparatory School in Simi Valley, California. He played soccer in childhood and began playing basketball as a high school student.[1]
College career
During his senior year at Rutgers University, N'Diaye had 145 blocks and averaged 4.5 blocks per game (the third highest in the nation). On March 9, 2010, during a 69–68 loss to Cincinnati in the Big East Tournament, N'Diaye ended the season with the 358 blocked shots in his career. He broke school records held by former NBA player Roy Hinson. N'Diaye was awarded the Big East Defensive Player of the Year.[1]
Professional career
On June 24, 2010, N'Diaye was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 56th overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft. His draft rights were then traded to the Washington Wizards.[2] On January 6, 2011, N'Diaye was assigned to the Dakota Wizards of the NBA D-League.[2] He was recalled on February 4, 2011.[2] On December 10, 2011, he re-signed with the Wizards.[2] On January 1, 2012, N'Diaye was assigned to the Iowa Energy. On January 30, he was recalled.[2] On February 7, 2012, he was waived by the Wizards.[3] On February 27, 2012, he was acquired by the Maine Red Claws of the NBA D-League.[4] In April 2012, he joined Guangzhou Liu Sui Whampoa of China.
In July 2012, he joined the Indiana Pacers for the Orlando Summer League and the Charlotte Bobcats for the Las Vegas Summer League. On September 25, 2012, he signed with the Sacramento Kings.[5] However, he was waived on October 26.[6] In November 2012, he joined Tianjin RongGang of China for the 2012–13 season.
He joined the Dallas Mavericks for the 2013 NBA Summer League. On August 29, 2013, N'Diaye's rights were acquired by the Delaware 87ers in the 2013 NBA Development League Expansion Draft.[7] In September 2013, he signed with the Sacramento Kings.[8] On December 6, 2013, the Kings assigned N'Diaye to the Reno Bighorns of the NBA D-League.[9] He was recalled the next day.[10] On January 3, 2014, he was reassigned to the Bighorns. He was recalled the next day.[11] On January 6, 2014, he was waived by the Kings.[12]
On January 25, 2014, he was acquired by the Delaware 87ers.[13] On March 10, 2014, he was waived by the 87ers due to a season-ending injury. In May 2014, he joined Guangxi Rhinos of China.
On September 17, 2014, he signed with the Brooklyn Nets.[14] However, two days later, his contract was voided by the Nets after he failed the required physical.[15] In November 2014, he signed with Byblos of the Lebanese Basketball League.[16] On April 29, 2015, he signed with Kia Carnival of the Philippine Basketball Association.[17]
On August 18, 2015, he signed with Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[18]
On July 2016, N'Diaye signed with the Philippines-based basketball club, Mighty Sports PH at the 38th William Jones Cup [19] and later on winning the Gold Medal for the club with an unbeaten record of 8-0.[20]
On September 23, 2016, N'Diaye signed a one-year deal with the Spanish club Unicaja Málaga.[21] On January 31, 2017, he parted ways with Unicaja.[22] Two days later, he returned to his former club Bnei Herzliya.[23]
On August 18, 2017, N'Diaye signed with the Italian team Sidigas Avellino for the 2017–18 season.[24] After averaging 5.4 points and 3.7 rebounds per game, he re-signed with the team on August 9, 2018.[25]
On July 31, 2019, he has signed with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the LNB Pro A.[26]
Personal
N'Diaye is a member of the Iota Phi Theta fraternity.[27]
References
- #5 HAMADY NDIAYE • RUTGERS • CENTER • 7-0, 235 • DAKAR, SENEGAL Archived 2014-01-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Hamady Ndiaye Player Profile – RealGM
- Wizards waive center Hamady Ndiaye
- RED CLAWS ACQUIRE HAMADY N'DIAYE Archived 2014-01-16 at the Wayback Machine
- 2012–13 SACRAMENTO KINGS TRAINING CAMP ROSTER
- KINGS WAIVE TONY MITCHELL, HAMADY NDIAYE, WILLIE REED
- NBA Development League Announced 2013 Expansion Draft Results Archived 2013-12-04 at the Wayback Machine
- KINGS 2013-14 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER
- KINGS ASSIGN HAMADY NDIAYE TO RENO
- KINGS RECALL HAMADY NDIAYE FROM RENO
- Sacramento Kings recall center Hamady Ndiaye from D-League
- Sacramento Kings waive center Hamady Ndiaye
- Delaware 87ers Acquire Hamady N'Diaye Archived 2014-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Brooklyn Nets Sign Hamady Ndiaye
- Brooklyn Nets Void Contract of Hamady Ndiaye
- Pharis and N’Diaye close to Byblos Archived 2015-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Hamady Ndiaye moves to KIA Carnival
- Hamady N’Diaye signs with Bnei Herzliya
- "NDIAYE BOLSTER MIGHTY SPORTS IN JONES CUP". Archived from the original on 2016-07-14. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- PH DETHRONES IRAN IN JONES CUP
- "Unicaja tabs big man N'Diaye". EuroCup Basketball. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- "El Unicaja y Ndiaye llegan a un acuerdo para su desvinculación". unicajabaloncesto.com (in Spanish). January 31, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- "Hamady Ndiaye inks with Bnei Herzliya". Sportando.com. February 2, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- "Scandone Avellino signs Hamady Ndiaye". Sportando.com. August 18, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
- "Sidigas Avellino re-signs Hamady Ndiaye". Sportando. Archived from the original on August 9, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- "Gravelines-Dunkerque sign Hamady Ndiaye". Sportando. July 31, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- Notable Iota Men Archived 2015-02-13 at the Wayback Machine