OverviewFirst player from the country of Senegal to play for the Tigers … signed in the spring of 2013 after an intense recruiting battle, he chose Clemson over offers from Cincinnati and Memphis … appeared in 127 career games, scoring 474 points and grabbing 596 rebounds in 1,854 minutes … nearly half of his rebounds (264) came on the offensive glass … earned team’s Tom Lynch Most Improved award after the 2015-16 season … improved his numbers as a senior, averaging career bests in points per game, rebounds per game, blocks and steals … played in the United States his final two seasons of high school, at a private school in Fayetteville, N.C. … also played AAU basketball for the Upward Stars … recruited to Clemson by former assistant coach Earl Grant … majoring in economics … visited four European countries over the summer of 2015 as part of the Global Sports Academy Tour.2016-17Appeared in 32 games, with 24 starting assignments … averaged 23.5 minutes per contest … averaged 6.5 points and 7.7 rebounds per game … leading rebounder for the Tigers for the first time in his career … grabbed 116 offensive rebounds, ninth-most in a single season in Clemson history, and most by any Tiger since Harold Jamison’s senior season of 1998-99 … led the nation in offensive rebound percentage, grabbing over 17 percent of available missed shots … ranked 12th among all NCAA players and third in the ACC with 3.6 offensive rebounds per game … shot 53 percent from the floor and a career-best 68 percent at the free throw line … posted career highs for assists (23), blocks (27) and steals (23) … scored double figures in eight games … had 10 or more rebounds in nine games, leading all Tigers … produced three double-doubles, second-most on the team … led or tied for the team lead in rebounding in 19 games.BEST GAMES, 2016-17Produced season-best 14 points in Tire Pros Invitational game against Oklahoma … made his only career three-pointer in that game with the Sooners … added 14 rebounds … scored 12 in win over Davidson, which included an 8-12 night at the charity stripe … followed with 11 in the loss to Xavier, with seven rebounds … posted eight points and nine rebounds in just 19 minutes of the season opener against Georgia … posted eight points and season-high 15 rebounds in win over High Point … grabbed 13 rebounds against Coppin State and SC State … posted eight points and seven rebounds in win over Alabama … notched 11 points, with eight rebounds, on 5-7 field goals against UNC Wilmington … posted double-double at Florida State with 10 points and 11 rebounds … produced 12 points and nine rebounds in the second meeting with the Seminoles as well … produced same numbers, 12 points and nine boards, in home win over NC State … posted nine points on Senior Day against Boston College … last double-double of career came against Duke in the ACC Tournament with 10 points and 10 rebounds … also had 13 rebounds in tourney win over NC State … finished career with 11 rebounds, including six on the offensive glass, in the NIT against Oakland.2015-16
Appeared in all 31 games, with five starts … averaged 15.2 minutes per game, his most playing time as a Tiger … led the Tigers with a 62 percent field goal accuracy … improved free throw shooter was 63.5 percent for the season at the charity stripe … averaged 5.3 points per game, sixth-best on the team … third on the team with 5.2 rebounds per game, but he was first on a per-minute ratio by far … blocked 20 shots and recorded 19 steals, both season highs … second on the Tiger team with 60 offensive rebounds … scored double figures in five games and played double-figure minutes in all but two outings.
Best Games, 2015-16
Top effort of the season was a 14-point, nine-rebound performance in home ACC opener against Florida State on January 2 … did not miss a field goal and was 8-10 at the free throw line in the win … scored 13 points to end the season against Georgia Tech, where he was 5-9 from the field with seven rebounds and three blocks as well … notched 12 points and 13 rebounds in November 15 win over Presbyterian … posted nine points and 12 rebounds in upset win over No. 16 Louisville on January 10, he was 7-11 from the free throw line in that contest … added two blocks and a steal in an active 21 minutes … posted 12 at NC State on 6-8 field goals, while chipping in eight boards … scored eight points and added five rebounds and two steals at Florida State … scored eight at Georgia Tech on perfect 4-4 shooting … notched 13 points and 11 rebounds against Texas Southern in the third game of the season.
2014-15Appeared in 30 games, with one starting assignment … played 331 minutes, 11.0 per game … averaged 2.1 points and 3.2 rebounds per game … improved as a shot-blocker, he swatted 17 shots, third-best on the team … posted 48 offensive rebounds, fourth on the team … played double-figure minutes in 15 games.
Best Games, 2014-15Scored eight points on 4-5 shooting in road win at Pittsburgh, while also pulling down seven rebounds (five offensive) … tallied eight points in minutes against Florida State at home … posted four points and eight rebounds in season opener against Florida A&M … posted four points and six rebounds, with two blocks and two steals, at South Carolina … grabbed six rebounds in 21 minutes against Syracuse … notched six rebounds in six minutes versus Boston College … posted four points, three rebounds and a block against a top-10 Notre Dame team at home … also scored four at the Fighting Irish, with three offensive rebounds.
2013-14Appeared in 34 games, with one starting assignment … played a total of 304 minutes, an average of 8.9 per contest … averaged 1.1 points and 2.7 rebounds per game … possessed the top per-minute rebounding ratio on the team … fourth on the team with 40 offensive rebounds, despite playing the eighth-highest minute total on the roster … fourth on the team with nine blocks … played double figure minutes in 12 games … posted at least four rebounds in 10 games, including back to back contests in December.
Best Games, 2013-14Made 4-4 field goals and scored season-high eight points in 15 minutes on Dec. 14 against Furman … added 10 rebounds, including season-high seven offensive boards, in the win over the Paladins … did not score, but grabbed 10 rebounds in 24 effective minutes off the bench at Arkansas … six rebounds were on the offensive glass … posted two points, four rebounds and a block versus Davidson … scored four points in eight minutes at Auburn … scored six points and added seven rebounds in 14 minutes at Pittsburgh … pulled down six rebounds in 14 minutes at North Carolina and six in 18 minutes at Florida State in back to back ACC games … started and played 11 minutes against NC State … tallied four points and three rebounds against Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament.
Before ClemsonThree-star prospect according to the national recruiting services … ranked as the 13th-best prospect in the state of North Carolina by ESPNU … Fayetteville Observer Cape Fear Region Player of the Year as a senior when he averaged 17 points, 12 rebounds and three blocked shots per game … Player of the Year and Tournament MVP in the Carolina Christian Conference (CCC), he led Northwood Temple to a 28-11 overall record and CCC regular season and tournament titles … helped team to NCISAA Final Four … first-team all-state and a McDonald’s High School All-America nominee … selected to play in the Southeast Elite 24 All-Star Game … also earned a varsity letter in soccer … coached by Chris Lattimer … born Apr. 11, 1994.