2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster
DouDou Gueye
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-10
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Dakar, Senegal
- High School:
- SEEDS Academy
Joined the Cardinals for his final season as a graduate transfer from South Carolina State.
2016-17 (Grad)
Appeared in 18 games off the bench … averaged 5.4 minutes per game … had his best statistical game with six points, four rebounds and four assists against IU Kokomo (Nov. 29) … grabbed three rebounds against both Indiana State (Nov. 15) and Eastern Kentucky (Dec. 10).
Pre-Ball State
Spent two seasons at South Carolina State ... played in all 34 games and made 18 starts in 2015-16 for a South Carolina State team that reached the finals of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Tournament and competed in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) ... missed the 2014-15 season as a medical redshirt ... began his career at Western Nebraska Community College, where he played for two seasons ... attended SEEDS Academy, a high-level academic and basketball boarding school in Senegal ... took part in the Basketball Without Borders Africa program, an instructional camp organized by the NBA in conjunction with FIBA.
Personal
Full name is DouDou Gueye ... born Jan. 31, 1992 in Dakar, Senegal ... son of Mafatim and N'Dioba Gueye ... has two sisters, Fama and Dumy, and one brother, Makhtar ... a master's student in the physical education program.
