Mouhamadou Gueye

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Mouhamadou Gueye
Gueye with the Stony Brook Seawolves in 2020
No. 16 – Toronto Raptors
PositionSmall forward / power forward / center
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1998-07-06) July 6, 1998 (age 25)
Staten Island, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolCurtis (Staten Island, New York)
College
NBA draft2022: undrafted
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–2023Texas Legends
2023–2024Raptors 905
2024–presentToronto Raptors
2024–present→Raptors 905
Career highlights and awards
  • Third-team All-America East (2021)
  • America East Defensive Player of the Year (2021)
  • America East All-Defensive team (2021)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Mouhamadou "Mo" Gueye (/ɡi/ GHEE; born July 6, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with Raptors 905 of the NBA G League. He played college basketball at the NCAA Division I level for the Stony Brook Seawolves and Pittsburgh Panthers.

Early life[edit]

Gueye was born in Staten Island, New York, to Senegalese parents who played basketball.[1][2] His father, Ababacar, moved to Staten Island from Senegal in 1987 with $100 and saved money from a job in construction so that his wife, Souwadou, could join him a few years later.[1] Gueye shared a passion for basketball with his father who would watch cassette tape games of their hometown New York Knicks and Ababacar's favourite player Michael Jordan.[1] He played with friends at local parks and recreation centres in addition to his father paying for him to work with a trainer.[1]

High school career[edit]

Gueye attended Curtis High School in Staten Island and started as a 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) guard before he grew 10 inches (25 cm) over four years.[1] He did not play on the school's basketball team during his junior or senior seasons due to disciplinary measures arising from his truancy.[1]

Gueye was invited to play for a local Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) team, iWork Basketball, during his senior year.[1] A teammate uploaded a highlight reel of Gueye's play to YouTube which was noticed by an assistant coach at Monroe College.[1][3] Gueye was invited for a workout on campus and was offered a spot on the roster when the coaches saw his ball-handling and passing abilities.[1]

College career[edit]

Gueye debuted at Monroe, in the NJCAA, during the 2016–17 season when he averaged 2.1 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.[1] He sat out the 2017–18 season because of academic issues.[1] Gueye's playing ability increased when he returned for his sophomore season in 2018–19 and attracted the interest of several colleges.[1]

Gueye made the jump to the NCAA Division I level as he transferred to the Stony Brook Seawolves ahead of the 2019–20 season, where he learned how to play effectively within a system by knowing when to set screens, take shots and make passes.[1] On December 8, 2019, Gueye made two plays against defending champions Virginia that both made the SportsCenter Top 10.[4] Gueye made the SportsCenter Top 10 again after a January 8, 2020 slam dunk on Anthony Lamb of Vermont.[5] He appeared in 33 games and made eight starts.

In his second season with the Seawolves, he was named America East Defensive Player of the Year, averaging 3.1 blocks per game. He was also named to the All-Conference Third Team.[1] Gueye ranked in the top ten nationally in blocks, and had eight against UMBC on February 7, 2021, one shy of the program record.[6][7] He had 129 blocks in two seasons at Stony Brook, the second most in the program's Division I history.[8]

With an extra year of eligibility owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, Gueye transferred to the Pittsburgh Panthers of the Atlantic Coast Conference for his final season of college eligibility.[9][10] He averaged 9.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game during the 2021–22 season with the Panthers.[11]

Professional career[edit]

Texas Legends (2022–2023)[edit]

On September 21, 2022, Gueye signed with the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).[11] He was waived by the Mavericks on October 12, 2022.[12] On October 23, 2022, Gueye was listed on the training camp roster of the Mavericks' NBA G League affiliate team, Texas Legends.[13] On November 3, 2022, Gueye was named to the opening night roster for the Texas Legends.[14] He averaged 8.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.9 blocks per game in 29 games played.[15]

Toronto Raptors / Raptors 905 (2023–present)[edit]

Gueye joined the Toronto Raptors for the 2023 NBA Summer League[16] and on July 21, 2023, the Legends traded his G League rights to Raptors 905.[17] On August 1, he signed a contract with the Raptors,[15] but was waived on October 20.[18] Ten days later, he joined Raptors 905.[19] On December 1, he sustained a neck injury during the game against the Maine Celtics.[20] Gueye was the leading candidate for a two-way contract with Toronto at the time but the injury ruled him out; the team instead signed Jontay Porter.[21]

On February 10, 2024, Gueye signed a 10-day contract with Toronto[22] and two days later, he made his NBA debut on February 12 against the San Antonio Spurs, recording two points, three rebounds and two blocks in six minutes.[23] On February 20, he returned to Raptors 905[24] and on March 4, he signed a two-way contract with Toronto.[25] Gueye appeared in 11 games for Toronto and averaged 2.4 points and 2.1 rebounds per game.[26]

Career statistics[edit]

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

NBA[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2023–24 Toronto 11 0 10.9 .289 — .444 2.1 .5 .3 1.6 2.4
Career 11 0 10.9 .289 — .444 2.1 .5 .3 1.6 2.4

College[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Stony Brook 33 8 24.8 .445 .302 .710 6.4 1.5 0.4 2.0 7.0
2020–21 Stony Brook 21 16 26.4 .429 .345 .725 7.1 2.0 0.8 3.1 9.7
2021–22 Pittsburgh 32 28 29.2 .435 .364 .770 6.3 1.1 0.6 2.1 9.8
Career 86 52 26.8 .436 .347 .734 6.5 1.5 0.6 2.3 8.7

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Meyer, Craig (January 21, 2022). "How Pitt's Mouhamadou Gueye took a narrow, fortuitous path to becoming an ACC starter". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  2. ^ Herrmann, Mark (January 23, 2020). "Reaching New Heights: 'They said I would be tall. They didn't know I was going to be 6-9 tall.'". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  3. ^ Peak, Chris (June 1, 2021). "Pitt's newest transfer looking to make his name". Panther-lair. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "Reaching New Heights: 'They said I would be tall. They didn't know I was going to be 6-9 tall.'". Stony Brook University Athletics. 2020-01-23. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  5. ^ "STONY BROOK MEN'S BASKETBALL: 2019-20 GAME NOTES" (PDF).
  6. ^ "SBU Sports: Men's hoops edged by UMBC as Seawolves begin crucial stretch | TBR News Media". 2021-02-10. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  7. ^ "BLOCK PARTY! Mo Gueye Named America East Defense Player of Year". Stony Brook University Athletics. 2024-02-10. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  8. ^ "PSU, Pitt both add size". altoonamirror.com. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  9. ^ "Pitt Lands 2021 America East Defensive Player of the Year Mouhamadou Gueye". University of Pittsburgh Athletics. June 8, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  10. ^ Saxon, Kyle (January 19, 2022). "Gueye's emergence gives Pitt men's basketball a 'different look'". The Pitt News. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  11. ^ a b Sefko, Eddie (September 21, 2022). "Mavericks Fill Out Training Camp Roster With Five Signees". Dallas Mavericks. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  12. ^ "Mavs Waive Tyler Hall, DJ Stewart, Marcus Bingham, Mouhamadou Gueye". hoopswire.com. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  13. ^ "Legends Draft Two, Finalize Training Camp Roster". Our Sports Central. October 23, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  14. ^ "Legends Announce 2022-23 Opening Night Roster". oursportscentral.com. November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  15. ^ a b "RAPTORS SIGN TEMPLE, GUEYE AND OBANOR". NBA.com. August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  16. ^ "RAPTORS ANNOUNCE NBA SUMMER LEAGUE 2023 ROSTER". NBA.com. July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  17. ^ "Legends Acquire 2024 1st Round Pick". OurSportsCentral.com. July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  18. ^ "RAPTORS WAIVE DOWTIN JR, GUEYE AND WINSLOW". NBA.com. October 20, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  19. ^ "RAPTORS 905 FINALIZES TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". NBA.com. October 30, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  20. ^ "Raptors 905 lose another player to injury as Mouhamadou Gueye leaves on stretcher". TheStar.com. December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  21. ^ Murphy, Blake (December 8, 2023). "Raptors Notebook: Frequent slow starts hard to overcome". Sportsnet. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  22. ^ "RAPTORS SIGN WINSLOW AND GUEYE TO 10-DAY CONTRACTS". NBA.com. February 10, 2024. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  23. ^ Thompson, Stephen (February 13, 2024). "Former Pitt F Mouhamadou Gueye Makes NBA Debut". SI.com. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  24. ^ "2023-2024 Raptors 905 Transaction History". RealGM.com. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  25. ^ "RAPTORS SIGN GUEYE TO TWO-WAY CONTRACT". NBA.com. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  26. ^ "Raptors' Mouhamadou Gueye: Ruled out for season finale". CBS Sports. April 13, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2024.

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