Amath M'Baye

Amadou-Amath M'Baye (born 14 December 1989) is a French professional basketball player for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League. Standing at 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in), he plays at the power forward position.

Amath M'Baye
M'Baye with Olimpia Milano in 2017
No. 24 – CSKA Moscow
PositionPower forward
Personal information
Born (1989-12-14) 14 December 1989
Bordeaux, France
NationalityFrench
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolStoneridge Prep
(Simi Valley, California)
College
NBA draft2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2016Nagoya Diamond Dolphins
2016–2017New Basket Brindisi
2017–2018Olimpia Milano
2018–2019Virtus Bologna
2019–2022Pınar Karşıyaka
2022–2023Anadolu Efes
2023–presentCSKA Moscow
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  France
EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place2022 Germany
FIBA World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2019 China
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Bronze medal – third place2009 Greece

Career

Born in France, M'Baye is of Senegalese descent.[1] In the first two years as an NCAA men's basketball player, Amath M'Baye was in Wyoming. He averaged 12 points and 5.7 rebounds in 31 games. For that reason he received the individual award "All-MWC Honorable Mention". He later transferred to the Oklahoma Sooners where he played in the 2012–13 season (after sitting out one year, per NCAA transfer rules), having an average of 10.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. He was in the third-best quintet of the "All-Big12" and later in the best quintet of the "Big12 All-rookie".[2]

M'Baye started his professional career in Japan with the Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins for three seasons, from 2013 to 2016. During these three years, he averaged 20.2 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists. During the 2014–15 season, he won the MVP award at the Japan All-Star Game[3] and he was in the best quintet of the local league.

As a young player, Amath M'Baye was selected up for the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship in Greece with the French national basketball team, winning the silver medal.

In 2016, the French player signed a contract with the Italian basketball team New Basket Brindisi, and he will take part to the 2016–17 LBA season.[4][5]

On 26 July 2019 he signed a contract with Pınar Karşıyaka of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.[6] M'Baye averaged 11.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game during the 2019–2020 season. On July 3, 2020, he re-signed with the team.[7] M'Baye averaged 16.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game. He re-signed with Pınar Karşıyaka on August 10, 2021.[8]

On June 2, 2022, he signed with Anadolu Efes of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[9] In 33 EuroLeague games, he averaged 7 points and 2.8 rebounds, playing around 21 minutes per contest. On June 26, 2023, he parted ways with the Turkish powerhouse.

Honours and titles

Club
Olimpia Milano
Virtus Bologna

International
Italy Under-20

Individual

References
  1. "Amath M'Baye became a player of CSKA". cskabasket.ru.
  2. "Ranking the 10 Cockiest Players in College Basketball". bleacherreport.com. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  3. "M'Baye runs riot in NBL All-Star Game". jaoantimes.co.jp. 18 January 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  4. "AMATH M'BAYE QUITTE LE JAPON POUR BRINDISI" [Amath M'Baye to leave Japan for Brindisi]. bebasket.fr (in French). 29 June 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  5. "Amath M'baye: seguivo Brindisi da un po' di tempo. Sono entusiasta di giocare in Serie A" [Amath M'Baye: I was following Brindisi for a long time. I'm excited to play in Serie A]. Sportando.com (in Italian). 8 August 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  6. "Pinar Karsiyaka signs Amath M'Baye". Sportando. July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  7. "Amath M'Baye re-signs with Pinar Karsiyaka". Sportando. July 3, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  8. "M'Baye re-signs at Pinar Karsiyaka". Eurobasket. August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  9. "Amath M'Baye Anadolu Efes'te" (in Turkish). Anadolu Efes. June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  10. "Bologna dazzle on way to 2019 Basketball Champions League crown". Basketball Champions League. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
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