Sitapha Savané

Sitapha Savané

Personal information
Born	(1978-10-20) October 20, 1978 Dakar, Senegal
Nationality	Senegalese / Spanish
Listed height	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight	103 kg (227 lb)
Career information
High school	UN International School (New York City, New York)
College	Navy (1997–2000)
NBA draft	2000: undrafted
Playing career	2000–2018
Position	Center
Number	17
Career history
2000–2001	Menorca
2001–2004	Tenerife
2004–2012	Gran Canaria
2012–2015	Joventut Badalona
2015–2016	Gran Canaria
2016–2018	Estudiantes

Sitapha Savané (born 20 August 1978) is a Senegalese retired professional basketball player. He was a member of the Senegal national basketball team. He attended Navy and played basketball there, and was featured in the book The Last Amateurs. His parents are Landing Savane and Marie-Angélique Savané.

College

Savané attended the United States Naval Academy, from which he graduated in 2000. In his junior and senior seasons, Savané was first team all Patriot League. He also led Navy in scoring, rebounding, blocks, field goal percentage and steals. He originally planned to not attend Navy, but when his Service Time was shortened he reconsidered.

Professional

Savané went undrafted in the 2000 NBA Draft. He spent all his career in Spain, especially in CB Gran Canaria where he spent eight seasons.

With Tenerife CB he won a Copa Príncipe de Asturias and a LEB Oro, promoting to Liga ACB.

Personal life

On 6 June 2016, the Honors and Distinctions Committee of the City Council of Las Palmas named Savané adoptive son of the city.

External links

• ACB.com profile Template:Es icon
• Profile CBGranCanaria.com Template:Sp icon
• Draft Profile SportsIllustrated.com 2000 NBA Draft
• EurocupBasketball.com Profile