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The Best Basketball Players from Senegal
List of famous basketball players from Senegal, listed alphabetically with photos of the players when available. Senegal has produced some very talented basketball players over the years, including centers, guards and forwards. These are some of the best Senegalese basketball players to ever live, so if you're a native of Senegal and are aspiring to play ball professionally then these people should be your idols. If you're searching for a particular popular basketball player from Senegal then you can use the "search" box to find who you're looking for.
Examples of players on this list include Hamady N'Diaye and Cheick Samb.
This list answers the questions, "Who are the greatest Senegalese basketball players?" and "Which basketball players are from Senegal?"
You can click on the names of these legendary basketball players of Senegal in order to get more information about each one. If you play basketball or just love the sport then use this list of talented Senegalese basketball players to find some athletes you haven't heard of before.- Center
- Number: 99
Elhadji Tacko Sereigne Diop Fall (born December 10, 1995) is a Senegalese professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Fall was born and ...more - Center
- Nationality: Senegal
- Number: 10
Gorgui Sy Dieng (born January 18, 1990) is a Senegalese professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). On October 31, 2016, Dieng signed a ...more - Center
- Nationality: Senegal
Samb Cheikh Tidiane (born October 22, 1984) is a Senegalese ex-professional basketball player. He played at the center position. - Center
- Nationality: Senegal
- Number: 2
DeSagana N'gagne Diop ( sə-GAH-nə JOP; born January 30, 1982) is a Senegalese former professional basketball player who is currently a coaching associate for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball ...more - Center
- Nationality: Senegal
Mouhamed Saer Sene (born May 12, 1986) is a Senegalese professional basketball player who last played for the Austin Spurs of the NBA Development League. He had a 7 ft 8½ in (2.35 m) wingspan. - Power forward
- Nationality: Senegal
- Number: 9
Pape Sow (pronounced Pop So) (born November 22, 1981) is a Senegalese former professional basketball player who has played for the Toronto Raptors of the NBA and for several European and Asian teams. - Center
- Nationality: Germany,Senegal
Boniface N'Dong (born September 3, 1977) is a retired Senegalese professional basketball player. Born in M'Bour, Senegal, he also holds German citizenship. - Center
- Nationality: Senegal
Hamady Barro N'Diaye (pronounced HAH-muh-dee EN-jigh; born January 12, 1987) is a Senegalese professional basketball player for BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the French LNB Pro A. A 7-foot tall center, ...more - Center
- Nationality: Senegal
Mamadou N'Diaye is the name of: Mamadou N'Diaye (athlete) (1939-2008), Senegalese Olympic sprinter Mamadou N'Diaye (basketball, born 1975), Senegalese basketball player Mamadou N'Diaye (basketball, ...more - Pape Ousseynou Sy (born April 5, 1988) is a French professional basketball player for BCM Gravelines of the LNB Pro A. A versatile guard/forward, Sy was drafted by the Hawks as the 53rd overall pick ...more
- Ahmet Gueye is a Senegalese basketball player formerly with the University of Hawaii of the Western Athletic Conference.
Center- Nationality: Senegal
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (born 5 November 1973) is a retired Senegalese women's basketball player. She is currently an assistant coach at Utah State University in the United States. A 1997 cum laude ...more- Center
- Nationality: Senegal
Babacar Camara is a Senegalese professional basketball player who currently plays for Titánicos de León in Mexico. - Babacar Cissé (born 2 December 1975) is a retired Senegalese professional basketball player. He spent the biggest part of his career playing in France. He was also a member of the Senegal national ...more
- Center
- Nationality: Senegal
Bamba Fall (born May 27, 1986) is a Senegalese professional basketball player who currently plays for TLÜ/Kalev. He played college basketball for the Southern Methodist University and represents the ...more - Center
- Nationality: Senegal
- Number: 12
Baye Moussa Keita is a basketball player who plays for Syracuse Orange men's basketball team. - Center
- Nationality: Senegal
- Number: 13
Cheikh Mbodj is a basketball player. - El Kabir Pene, born 18 December 1984 in Thiès, Senegal, is a Senegalese basketball player.
- Émilie Gomis (born October 18, 1983) is a French-Senegalese professional basketball player currently playing point guard position for French club Hainaut Basket and played for Fenerbahçe of the TWBL ...more
- Power forward
- Nationality: Senegal
Issa Konare (born January 25, 1980) is a retired Senegalese professional basketball player A 6'8" (2.03 m) and 230 lb (104 kg) power forward, he was formerly of Summerside Storm of the National ...more - Guard, Forward
- Nationality: Senegal
Jean Yves Toupane is a basketball player. - Khady Yacine Ngom (born March 1, 1979 in Dakar) is a Senegalese basketball player. She played on the Senegal women's national basketball team that competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Ngom also ...more
- Power forward, Center
- Nationality: Senegal
Makhtar Vincent N'Diaye is a retired Senegalese basketball player who played as a power forward and center. He played for the Vancouver Grizzlies in 1999, becoming the first player from Senegal to ...more - Power forward, Center
- Nationality: Senegal
Malick Badiane (born January 1, 1984) is a Senegalese professional basketball player. He plays mainly as a center, but he can also play at the power forward position. He is 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) in ...more - Forward
- Nationality: Senegal
Mamadou Datt is a basketball player.
