Makhtar Gueye (basketball)

Makhtar Gueye (born 7 January, 1997) is a Senegalese basketball player. He plays for the Senegal national basketball team and the College team UAB Blazers.[1][2]

Makhtar Gueye
No. 5 – UAB Blazers
PositionCenter
Forward
Personal information
Born (1997-01-07) January 7, 1997
Rufisque, Senegal
NationalitySenegalese
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolLake Forest High School
Illinois
Aspire Academy
(Louisville, Kentucky)
CollegeUAB Blazers

College Career

Gueye joined UAB Blazers in 2017 from Aspire academy, in his freshman season he averaged 2.2 ponts, 1.59 rebounds and 0.22 assists.[3][4] In his sophomore year, he averaged 8.26 ponts, 6.69 rebounds and 0.80 asssists.[5][6] In his Junior year, he averaged 6.81 ponts, 5.09 rebounds and 0.75 asssist[7].[8]

National Team Career

Makhtar Gueye represented the Senegal national basketball team at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China,[9] where he averaged 4.7 points and 0.7 rebounds per game.[10][11]

References
  1. "Makhtar Gueye". espn.com.
  2. "Makhtar Gueye". 247sports.com.
  3. "MAKHTAR GUEYE". uabsports.com.
  4. "2017-2018 UAB Blazers". basketball.realgm.com.
  5. "Makhtar Gueye". sports-reference.com.
  6. "2018-2019 UAB Blazers". basketball.realgm.com.
  7. "2019-2020 UAB Blazers". basketball.realgm.com.
  8. "Makhtar Gueye". basketball.realgm.com.
  9. Xiang, Li. "Senegal announces final 12-man roster for Basketball World Cup". cgtn.com.
  10. "Makhtar Gueye". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  11. "Makhtar Gueye". proballers.com.
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