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'''Bandja Sy''' (born July 30, 1990) is a Malian-French professional [[basketball]] player who play for [[KK Partizan|Partizan]] of the [[Serbian Basket League|Serbian League]]. Standing at 2.04  m (6'8"), he plays the [[small forward]] and [[power forward (basketball)|power forward]] positions. After playing four years of [[college basketball]] at [[New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball|New Mexico State]] Sy entered the [[2013 NBA draft]], but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.
'''Bandja Sy''' (born July 30, 1990) is a Malian-French professional [[basketball]] player who play for [[KK Partizan|Partizan]] of the [[ABA League JTD|Adriatic Basketball Association]] . Standing at 2.04  m (6'8"), he plays the [[small forward]] and [[power forward (basketball)|power forward]] positions. After playing four years of [[college basketball]] at [[New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball|New Mexico State]] Sy entered the [[2013 NBA draft]], but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.


==High school career==
==High school career==

Revision as of 12:54, 17 January 2018

Bandja Sy
Free agent
PositionSmall forward / Power forward
Personal information
Born (1990-07-30) July 30, 1990 (age 34)
Paris, France
NationalityMalian / French
Listed height204 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight214 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High schoolStoneridge Preparatory School
(Simi Valley, California)
CollegeNew Mexico State (2009–2013)
NBA draft2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
2014–2016SLUC Nancy
2016–2017ASVEL Basket
2017–2018AEK Athens
2018–Partizan
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-WAC (2013)

Bandja Sy (born July 30, 1990) is a Malian-French professional basketball player who play for Partizan of the Adriatic Basketball Association . Standing at 2.04  m (6'8"), he plays the small forward and power forward positions. After playing four years of college basketball at New Mexico State Sy entered the 2013 NBA draft, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

High school career

Sy joined the Aggies after the 2008-09 season at Stoneridge Prep in Simi Valley, California. He averaged 18 points and four rebounds a game. Sy attended the Adidas National Tournament in the summer of 2008 and 2009. At the Douais Tournament, he was named the best wing player and played in the all-star game. In August 2007, Sy was selected to attend the Basketball without Borders Europe in Paris, France. The NBA and FIBA conduct the camp as part of the NBA’s global basketball development and community outreach program.[1]

College career

New Mexico State

Sy played college basketball at New Mexico State University, with the New Mexico State Aggies, from 2009 to 2013. As a freshman, Sy was a role player, appearing in 15 games for the Aggies. He averaged 1.5 points and 0.9 rebounds per game. As a sophomore, Sy played in all 33 games and started in 20 contests for the Aggies averaging 4.7 points and 2.7 rebounds per game. In his third season in the Crimson and White, Sy played in all 36 games and started in two contests. He averaged 8.8 points and 4.0 rebounds per game and shot 45.5 percent from the field and 32.8 percent from the 3-point line. In his final season with the Aggies, Sy was a first team All-WAC honoree. He led the Aggies in rebounding with 7.3 rebounds per game and was second on the squad in scoring with 11.9 points per game. Sy was the only Aggie to start in all 35 games in 2012-13.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Sy returned to France and joined Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez of the LNB Pro A.[2] During his rookie season, Sy averaged 5.8 points and 3.8 rebounds in 18.3 minutes per game. After one season, he left Orthez and joined SLUC Nancy. He stayed with the team for two seasons, playing in 33 games and averaging 8.2 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.

On June 24, 2016, he joined ASVEL Basket of the LNB Pro A and of the Champions League.[3] With ASVEL, at LNB Pro A, he averaged 5.7 poins and 2.8 rebounds per game and 8 points and 3.5 rebounds per game at Champions League, being one of the most spectacular players due to his amazing dunks.

On September 15, 2017, Sy left ASVEL and joined AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League, replacing Cleanthony Early on the teams squad who left the due to disciplinary reasons.[4] He was officially released from the Greek club on January 17, 2018.

References

  1. ^ "New Mexico State Bio". nmstatesports.com. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  2. ^ "Pau-Orthez signs rookie Bandja Sy". sportando.com. July 16, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  3. ^ "ASVEL signs Bandja Sy to a three-year contract". sportando.com. July 24, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  4. ^ "AEK BC and Bandja Sy agreed contract terms". sdna.gr. September 15, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.


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