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 currently plays for Unicaja of the Spanish ACB League. A 7-foot tall center, N'Diaye played college basketball for Rutgers University and was a second-round selection in the 2010 NBA draft.

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]

N'Diaye competes for Team City of Gods in The Basketball Tournament. He was a center on the 2015 team who made it to the semifinals, losing to Overseas Elite 84-71.

On July 2016, N'Diaye is tap to suit for Philippine club Mighty Sports PH at the 38th William Jones Cup suiting for the ^[19] and later on winning the Gold Medal for the club with an unbeaten record of 8-0.^[20]

Two months later, he comes back to Europe for playing with Spanish club Unicaja Málaga.^[21]

Personal

N'Diaye is a member of the Iota Phi Theta Fraternity.^[22]

References

External links

Unicaja – current roster

2 Okouo 8 Fogg 9 Díaz 11 Díez 14 García 15 Smith 16 Nedović 20 Lafayette 21 Waczyński 23 Brooks 43 Suárez 44 Musli 55 N'Diaye

Head coach: Plaza Assistant coaches: Herrera Sánchez-Cañete Jiménez

2010 NBA draft

First round	John Wall Evan Turner Derrick Favors Wesley Johnson DeMarcus Cousins Ekpe Udoh Greg Monroe Al-Farouq Aminu Gordon Hayward Paul George Cole Aldrich Xavier Henry Ed Davis Patrick Patterson Larry Sanders Luke Babbitt Kevin Séraphin Eric Bledsoe Avery Bradley James Anderson Craig Brackins Elliot Williams Trevor Booker Damion James Dominique Jones Quincy Pondexter Jordan Crawford Greivis Vásquez Daniel Orton Lazar Hayward

Second round	Tibor Pleiß Dexter Pittman Hassan Whiteside Armon Johnson Nemanja Bjelica Terrico White Darington Hobson Andy Rautins Landry Fields Lance Stephenson Jarvis Varnado Da'Sean Butler Devin Ebanks Jerome Jordan Paulão Prestes Gani Lawal Tiny Gallon Latavious Williams Ryan Richards Solomon Alabi Magnum Rolle Luke Harangody Pape Sy Willie Warren Jeremy Evans Hamady N'Diaye Ryan Reid Derrick Caracter Stanley Robinson Dwayne Collins

Senegal squad – 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup – 16th place

4 Niang 5 D'Almeida 6 Thomas 7 Mam. N'Doye 8 Diop 9 Mal. N'Doye 10 Thiam 11 Faye 12 Ndour 13 N'Diaye 14 Dieng 15 Badji Coach: Sarr

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