Saddiq Bey

Saddiq Bey (born April 9, 1999) is an American college basketball player for the Villanova Wildcats of the Big East Conference.

Saddiq Bey
No. 41 – Villanova Wildcats
PositionSmall forward
LeagueBig East Conference
Personal information
Born (1999-04-09) April 9, 1999
Charlotte, North Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeVillanova (2018–present)
Career highlights and awards

High school career

Bey is the son of Drewana Bey, a high school principal who played collegiate basketball at Charlotte. He attended DeMatha Catholic High School his freshman year before transferring to Sidwell Friends School, attracted to its academics and basketball excellence. He played AAU ball with D.C. Premier.[1] He stood 5'9 as a freshman before growing through high school.[2] Bey averaged 14.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals per game as a junior to lead Sidwell to a state championship.[3] He injured his ankle as a senior and missed several games.[4] As a senior, Bey averaged 21 points and eight rebounds per game.[5]

A four-star recruit, Bey was ranked the 83rd best player in his class by 247Sports.com. Bey originally committed to North Carolina State on November 2, 2017.[3] However, he asked to be released from his letter of intent in May 2018, and the Wolf Pack denied him a waiver to play in the Atlantic Coast Conference. After visiting Wake Forest, Boston College, and Vanderbilt, he signed with Villanova University on June 15.[4] Villanova coach Jay Wright had recruited Bey earlier in high school but began targeting him after Omari Spellman left for the NBA and a scholarship became available.[5]

College career

In his debut versus Morgan State, Bey finished with 16 points and four rebounds.[6] In his first six games he averaged a little under 16 points per game.[2] Bey had his first double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds on January 30, 2019 against DePaul.[5] Villanova won the Big East Tournament to become the first team with three straight tournament titles, with Bey contributing 16 points and 10 rebounds in the 74–72 championship against Seton Hall.[7] As a freshman, Bey averaged 8.2 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, starting 29 of 36 games.[8] He was named to the Big East All-Freshman Team.[9]

Coming into his sophomore season, Bey was named to the Julius Erving Award watchlist.[10] On December 4, Bey scored 27 points to lead Villanova to an 80–69 win over Penn.[11] He had a career-high 33 points including eight three-pointers on January 11, 2020, to help the Wildcats to a 80–66 victory over Georgetown.[12] Bey scored 18 points the following game in a 79–75 overtime win against DePaul.[13] At the conclusion of the regular season, Bey was unanimously selected first-team All-Big East.[14] Bey was named the winner of the Robert V. Geasey Trophy as the top player in the Philadelphia Big 5.[15] He averaged 16.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game as a sophomore.[16]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 Villanova 362929.6.458.374.6445.11.3.9.38.2
2019–20 Villanova 313133.9.477.451.7694.72.4.8.416.1
Career 676031.6.469.418.7284.91.8.8.411.9

References
  1. Tracy, Marc (March 30, 2018). "Top Private Schools Bring In the Power Elite (and the Power Forwards)". New York Times. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  2. Jensen, Mike (January 22, 2020). "Saddiq Bey's growth spurt helps Villanova in all sorts of ways". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  3. Alexander, Jonathan (November 2, 2017). "Saddiq Bey, four-star basketball recruit, commits to NC State". The News & Observer. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  4. Pell, Samantha (June 15, 2018). "Four-star 2018 forward Saddiq Bey commits to Villanova". Washington Post. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  5. Juliano, Joe (March 6, 2019). "Villanova freshman Saddiq Bey shows he was ready for big-time college basketball". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  6. Jensen, Mike (November 7, 2018). "Villanova unveils the new pieces of its basketball puzzle". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  7. Russo, Ralph D. (March 16, 2019). "Villanova beats Seton Hall to become first team to win three consecutive Big East Tournament titles". NBC Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  8. Juliano, Joe (March 25, 2019). "An immediate offseason question at Villanova: Will Jahvon Quinerly transfer after frustrating season?". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  9. Watkins, Eric (March 10, 2019). "Phil Booth, Eric Paschall and Saddiq Bey Earn Big East Honors". 247 Sports. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  10. "College basketball awards: 20 small forwards named to 2020 Julius Erving Award preseason watch list". NCAA. October 16, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  11. "Behind Bey, No. 23 Villanova holds off pesky Penn 80–69". ESPN. Associated Press. December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  12. "Bey scores 33, leads No. 16 Villanova past Georgetown 80–66". ESPN. Associated Press. January 11, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  13. "No. 14 Villanova survives scare, beats DePaul 79–75 in OT". ESPN. Associated Press. January 14, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  14. Juliano, Joe (March 8, 2020). "Saddiq Bey leads a group of four Villanova players receiving Big East postseason honors". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  15. "Bey, Robinson-Earl Lead Wildcats' Big Five Award Winners". Villanova Wildcats. April 15, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  16. Dauster, Rob (March 10, 2020). "NBC Sports College Basketball All-American Teams". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
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