Brancou Badio

El Hadji Omar Brancou Badio (born 17 February 1999), nicknamed "Papi", is a Senegalese professional basketball player for Baxi Manresa of the Liga ACB. He also plays for the Senegal national basketball team.

Brancou Badio
No. 0 – Baxi Manresa
PositionPoint guard
LeagueLiga ACB
Personal information
Born (1999-02-17) 17 February 1999
Rufisque, Senegal
NationalitySenegalese
Listed height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Career information
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2021FC Barcelona
2019–2021→FC Barcelona B
2021–2022Skyliners Frankfurt
2022–presentManresa
Medals
AfroBasket
Bronze medal – third place2021 Rwanda

Early life and career

Badio was born in Rufisque, Senegal and played for Saltigué in his hometown, competing at the senior level by the age of 15. His older sister Marietou had played for Saltigué.[1] He was named Revelation Player of his league in 2018.[2] Badio moved to Spain to join Canarias Basketball Academy and played for its affiliated team La Matanza in the Liga EBA.[3]

Professional career

For the 2019–20 season, Badio signed with FC Barcelona. He averaged 13.4 points per game while shooting 40 percent from three-point range for the club's reserve team in the LEB Plata.[3] He declared for the 2020 NBA draft.[4] On 20 September 2020, Badio made his senior debut for Barcelona, scoring three points in seven minutes in an 89–86 win over San Pablo Burgos.[5]

On 24 September 2021, Badio signed a one-year contract with German club Skyliners Frankfurt, with the option for another season.[6] He averaged 10.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3 assists in 26 minutes per game for the Skyliners.

On 10 May 2022, Badio returned to Spain when he signed with Manresa for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[7]

National team career

Badio played four games for the Senegal national team during 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification.[1] Badio also played at AfroBasket 2021, where he averaged 17.3 points and 5.5 assists as the team's starting point guard.[8]

References
  1. Margalef, Josep (27 August 2020). "'Papi' Badio, toda una revelación para Jasikevicius". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. "El hadji Brancou Badio (Saltigués) et Mariama Ndour élus révélations de la saison 2017-2018". wiwsport (in French). 5 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  3. "NBA El viaje de Brancou Badio, perla del Barça: De Primera Autonómica al Draft en un año". Marca (in Spanish). 2 May 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  4. "'Papi' Badio, la perla del Barcelona que irá a la SuperCopa y al Draft". Gigantes del Basket (in Spanish). 10 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  5. "Liga ACB – Barcelone : Brancou Badio était de la partie face à Burgos". Basketsenegal (in French). Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  6. "FRAPORT SKYLINERS VERPFLICHTEN BRANCOU ´PAPI´ BADIO VOM FC BARCELONA". Fraport Skyliners (in German). 24 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  7. "El BAXI Manresa incorpora Brancou Badio per al final de temporada". BAXI Manresa (in Catalan). 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  8. "Senegal at the FIBA AfroBasket 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
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