Amath M'Baye
![]() M'Baye with Olimpia Milano in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 – Pınar Karşıyaka | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||||||||
League | Basketbol Süper Ligi Basketball Champions League | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Bordeaux, France | 14 December 1989||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||
College | |||||||||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2013: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2013–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2016 | Nagoya Diamond Dolphins | ||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | New Basket Brindisi | ||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Olimpia Milano | ||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Virtus Bologna | ||||||||||||||||||||
2019–present | Pınar Karşıyaka | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Amadou-Amath M'Baye (born 14 December 1989) is a French professional basketball player for Pınar Karşıyaka of the Turkish Basketball Super League. Standing at 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in), he plays at the power forward position.
Career
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".[1]
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[2] and he was in the best quintet of the local league.
As a young player, Amath M'Baye was selected up for the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship in Greece with the French national basketball team, winning the silver medal.
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.[3][4]
On 26 July 2019 he has signed a contract with Pınar Karşıyaka of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.[5] M'Baye averaged 11.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game during the 2019-20 season. On July 3, 2020, he re-signed with the team.[6]
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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Bologna dazzle on way to 2019 Basketball Champions League crown". Basketball Champions League. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
External links
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- 1989 births
- 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
- French expatriate basketball people in Italy
- French expatriate basketball people in Japan
- French expatriate basketball people in the United States
- French expatriate sportspeople in Japan
- French people of Senegalese descent
- French expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- French men's basketball players
- Karşıyaka basketball players
- Lega Basket Serie A players
- Living people
- Nagoya Diamond Dolphins players
- New Basket Brindisi players
- Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball players
- Olimpia Milano players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Sportspeople from Bordeaux
- Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna players
- Wyoming Cowboys basketball players