NCAA Division I transfer from Drake who should make a huge impact in his final season at the collegiate level… Aims to step in at center for graduated countryman Aristide Sawadogo… Big, strong physical player who has the ability to control the glass… Possesses tremendous footwork in the paint and has an eye for the basket offensively… Has already earned his Bachelor’s Degree from Drake and is enrolled in Clayton State’s MBA program… A potential All-Peach Belt Conference performer this season.
Pre-Clayton State: Lettered last season at Drake under legendary coaching great Dr. Tom Davis… Saw action in only seven games due to injury… Lettered two seasons prior to that at Tompkins-Cortland junior college in Cortland, N.Y., where he became the school’s all-time leading leader in rebounds and blocked shots… Averaged 15 points, nine rebounds and recorded 54 blocked shots as sophomore, earning NJCAA All-Region 3 honors… Set the Tompkins-Cortland single-game record for rebounds with 22.
High School: Graduated high school from Lycee Philipe Zinda Kabore in Burkina Faso in 2000… Captain of the Burkina Faso National 20-Under Team.
Personal: Born: November 26, 1982… Father played professional soccer in Burkina Faso, and his younger brother is on the Burkina Faso National Team in soccer… Favorite television show is “Law and Order”… Most admired athlete growing up was Alonzo Mourning… Favorite professional sports team is the Miami Heat.