Satou Sabally

Satou Sabally (born 25 April 1998) is a German professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks.[1][2] Despite having one remaining season of college eligibility, Sabally announced in February 2020 that she would enter the 2020 WNBA draft; she was draft-eligible because she will reach the league's minimum age of 22[lower-alpha 1] shortly after the April draft.[4]

Satou Sabally
Dallas Wings
PositionSmall forward
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1998-04-25) April 25, 1998
New York City, New York
NationalityGerman
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Career information
High schoolRotteck Gymnasium
CollegeOregon (2017–2020)
WNBA draft2020 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall
Selected by the Dallas Wings
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–presentDallas Wings

Early life

Sabally was born in New York City to a Gambian father and German mother. The family moved to Gambia when she was 2 years old, and then moved to Berlin when she was preparing to start school. She was discovered by a local coach as a 9-year-old at a playground and began regularly attending practices. She was the only girl on her first youth team.[5]

2017-18

During her first year at Oregon, Sabally appeared in every game for the Ducks while averaging 10.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. She was named to the Pac-12 all-Freshman team and Pac-12 Freshman of the Year.[1]

2018-19

In her second season, Sabally started all 38 games and was the third most efficient player in NCAA. Following the season, she was named to the Pac-12 team, an honorable mention All-American by the WBCA, and to the watchlist for both the Naismith Trophy and Wade Trophy.[1]

Footnotes
  1. The current collective bargaining agreement between the WNBA and its players' union specifies a minimum age of draft eligibility as 20 for "international players" and 22 for other players, measured as of December 31 of the draft year. The WNBA's definition of "international players" specifically excludes those born in the US and those who have played US college basketball. US-born players are subject to the 22-year age limit even if they have never played basketball in the country.[3]

References
  1. "Satou Sabally - Women's Basketball". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  2. Allen, Jim (March 25, 2018). "Success isn't foreign to Oregon freshman Satou Sabally of Germany". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, WA. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  3. "Article XIII, Section 1: Player Eligibility" (PDF). 2020 Women's National Basketball Association Collective Bargaining Agreement. Women's National Basketball Players Association. pp. 110–11. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  4. Rowe, Holly (February 20, 2020). "Oregon junior Satou Sabally to enter WNBA draft after season". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  5. Spears, Marc J. (April 17, 2020). "The WNBA is getting more than a star in Satou Sabally". The Undefeated. Retrieved April 17, 2020.


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