Makhtar Gueye (basketball)
Makhtar Gueye (born 7 January 1997) is a Senegalese basketball player. He also plays for the Senegal national basketball team. Gueye played college basketball for the UAB Blazers for three years.[1][2]
Gueye at the 2023 Basketball Africa League Combine | |
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center Forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 7, 1997 Rufisque, Senegal |
| Nationality | Senegalese |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lake Forest High School Illinois Aspire Academy (Louisville, Kentucky) |
| College | UAB Blazers (2017–2020) |
| NBA draft | 2022: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2023–present |
| Career history | |
| 2021–2022 | Menorca |
| 2023 | Ferroviário da Beira |
| 2024 | Dynamo |
Early life edit
Gueye grew up in Dakar, the capital of Senegal and picked up basketball at age 15, at the advice of his mother who was a player.[3] Before that, he played football and was 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) tall. Gueye then attended SEED Academy and had a growth spurt and then went to play for Lake Forest High School Illinois and later Aspire Academy.
College career edit
Gueye joined UAB Blazers in 2017 from Aspire academy, in his freshman season he played 32 games[4] averaged 2.2 ponts, 1.59 rebounds and 0.22 assists.[5][6] He scored eight points in his UAB debut against Jacksonville, and his high score for the season was 9 points in a win over Alabama A&M[7]
In his sophomore year, he played in all 35 games and made 28 starts.[8] He averaged 8.26 ponts, 6.69 rebounds and 0.80 assists.[9][10]
In his Junior year he played 32 games and made 28 starts,[11] averaging 6.81 ponts, 5.09 rebounds and 0.75 assists.[12][13]
Professional career edit
On August 6, 2021, Gueye signed with CB Menorca of the LEB Plata.[14]
Gueye signed his second professional contract with Clube Ferroviário da Beira in February 2023, after participating in the 2023 BAL Combine in Paris in January.[15]
Gueye returned for the 2024 BAL season with Dynamo BBC from Burundi. On 9 March 2024, Gueye scored 13 points in Dynamo's 73–86 opening day win over the Cape Town Tigers.[16] However, Dynamo forfeited its following games as the team refused to wear the league's sponsor logo Visit Rwanda amidst political tensions between Burundi and Rwanda.
National team career edit
Makhtar Gueye represented the Senegal national basketball team at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China, where he averaged 4.7 points and 0.7 rebounds per game.[18][19]
References edit
- ^ "Makhtar Gueye". espn.com.
- ^ "Makhtar Gueye". 247sports.com.
- ^ "The Lion Killer". UAB. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ "Makhtar Gueye - Men's Basketball". University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ "MAKHTAR GUEYE". uabsports.com.
- ^ "2017-2018 UAB Blazers". basketball.realgm.com.
- ^ "Makhtar Gueye - Men's Basketball". University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ "Makhtar Gueye - Men's Basketball". University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ "Makhtar Gueye". sports-reference.com.
- ^ "2018-2019 UAB Blazers". basketball.realgm.com.
- ^ "Makhtar Gueye - Men's Basketball". University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ "2019-2020 UAB Blazers". basketball.realgm.com.
- ^ "Makhtar Gueye". basketball.realgm.com.
- ^ "Gueye, potencia física para el juego interior". Hestia Menorca (in Spanish). 2021-08-06. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ "BAL 2023 : Makhtar Guèye en renfort au Ferroviario da Beira du Mozambique". Sud Quotidien (in French). 2023-02-22. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ "LiveStats". geniussports.com. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ "Burundi's Dynamo exit Basketball Africa League over jersey row". Reuters. 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ "Makhtar Gueye". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Makhtar Gueye". proballers.com.
External links edit
- usbasket.com profile