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Aristide
Sawadogo |
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Senior ● Center ● 7-1
● 265 ● Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso ● Phillipe Zinda HS |
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Three-year letterwinner aiming for a breakout senior season… The tallest
player in the history of Clayton State men’s basketball… Possesses great
footwork and a soft shooting touch for
a player of his size… Has
developed vastly with his game during his three seasons at Clayton
State… Size makes him a potential professional prospect… A legitimate
All-Peach Belt Conference and
Division II All-American hopeful.
2005-06: Saw action in 21 games with 20
starts as a junior… Missed the early part of the season with a foot
injury… Averaged four points and five rebounds a game while shooting 52
percent from the field… Ranked second on the team in blocked shots with
26… Scored a career-high 13 points against Lander… Also scored 10 points
against Albany State and eight points and 12 rebounds against North
Georgia.
2004-05: Saw action in all 31 games as a
sophomore… Averaged two points and three rebounds a game, while leading
the team in blocked shots with 34… Scored seven points and grabbed 11
rebounds against Southeastern… Also scored six points against Webber…
Grabbed nine rebounds against Lander.
2003-04: Saw action in 24 games during his
first season in a Clayton State uniform… Averaged two points and one
rebound a contest, while shooting 62 percent from the field… Scored a
season-high 10 points against Carver… Also scored eight points against
UNC-Pembroke in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament.
Pre-Clayton State: Starter on junior national Burkina
Faso team that placed second in West African Games ... Averaged 15
points and 12 rebounds in Central Africa Tournament … Graduated high
school from Lycee Philipe Zinda Kabore in Burkina Faso in 1998.
Personal: Born: December 28, 1981… Holds a
3.4 grade-point average and is on the Dean’s List at Clayton State…
Athletic hero growing up was Magic Johnson… Favorite pro sports team is
the Dallas Mavericks… Major is Accounting.
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