2022-23 M. Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 22
Mady Sissoko
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Bafoulabe, Mali, West Africa
- High School:
- Wasatch Academy (Utah)
Bio
2023-24 (Senior)
Appeared in all 35 games and started 26 times … Finished the season averaging 3.3 points and was second on the team with 5.1 rebounds in 15.3 minutes … Connected on 56.8 percent of his shots from the floor (42-of-74) … Hit 70.5 percent of his free throws (31-of-44) … Blocked 15 shots … In Big Ten games, started 18 of 20 times … Averaged 2.3 points and 4.2 rebounds in 14.5 minutes … Overall, scored in double figures twice … Had five games with at least 10 rebounds … Had one double-double, with 11 points and 10 rebounds against Southern Indiana (11/9) … Led the team in rebounding 14 times … Had two points and 10 rebounds against Arizona (11/23) … Tied his career-high in rebounding twice, with 12 rebounds (and 6 points) against Indiana State (12/30) and with 5 points and 12 rebounds in a win over Penn State (1/4) … Also had 10 rebounds (and 4 points) at Illinois (1/11) … An Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2022-23 (Junior)
One of six players to appear in all 34 games … Started every game but the regular season home finale … Averaged a career-high 21.4 minutes per game … Finished the season averaging 5.1 points and was second on the team with 6.1 rebounds … Led the team with 28 blocked shots … Scored in double figures five times, grabbed at least 10 rebounds five times and had one double-double … Averaged 3.9 points and 5.8 rebounds in 20.7 minutes during Big Ten games … Opened eyes in his second career start, scoring 14 points and grabbing nine rebounds in a loss to Gonzaga (11/11) in the Armed Forces Classic on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln … Followed that up with a career game, scoring a career-high 16 points, with eight rebounds, three steals and two blocks in a career-best 33 minutes in a double overtime in win over Kentucky (11/15) in the Champions Classic … Had 11 points, four rebounds and two blocks in a win over Portland (11/27) in the final game of the Phil Knight Invitational … Scored 12 points and grabbed five rebounds against Northwestern (12/4) … Set a career-high with 12 rebounds (and nine points) against Oakland (12/21) … Scored six points and had a Big Ten career-high 11 rebounds in a loss at Wisconsin (1/10) … Had his first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in a win at home against Iowa (1/26) … Scored eight points and grabbed 10 rebounds with two blocks in a win over Marquette (3/19) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
2021-22 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 30 games, averaging 4.5 minutes per contest … Averaged 1.1 points and 1.0 rebounds per game … Shot 63.2 percent from the floor (12-of-19) … Hit 69.2 percent of his free throw attempts (9-of-13) … Blocked 13 shots … Played a season-high 12 minutes in two games, first against Eastern Michigan (11/20) and then at Michigan (3/1) … Scored a season-high nine points in that game at Michigan, hitting all three of his field goal attempts and 3-of-5 from the free throw line to go with nine rebounds … An Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2020-21 (Freshman)
Appeared in 25 games, averaging 1.1 points and 1.8 rebounds in 5.5 minutes per game • Connected on 58.8 percent of his field goals (10-of-17) and 43.8 percent of his free throws (7-of-16) • Scored a career-high eight points and had two rebounds at Michigan (3/4) • Played a career-high 13 minutes against Iowa (2/13) • Had a career-high six rebounds twice, against Oakland (12/13) and at Minnesota (12/28) • Blocked two shots four times, against Eastern Michigan (11/25), at Nebraska (1/2), against Rutgers (1/5) and at Indiana (2/20).
High School
As a senior at Wasatch Academy in Mt. Pleasant, Utah, averaged 12.2 points, 6.7 rebounds, 0.9 blocks and 0.9 assists in 13 games before the season was postponed • Sissoko was ranked No. 35 in the ESPN Top 100 and the Nike Top 100 Elite • Rated the No. 36 overall player and No. 7 among centers by 247Sports.com • Averaged 12.5 points, 8.9 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game as a junior at Wasatch Academy during the 2018-19 season • Also played for the Vegas Elite and Jimmer Elite (Utah Mountain Stars).
Personal
Mady Goundo Sissoko (Mau-DEE Si-SO-ko) • A native of Bafoulabe, Mali, West Africa, he has been in the United States since 2016 • Born on Dec. 20, 2000 in Mali • The son of Kassim Sissoko and Fatoumata Kanoufe • His guardians are Mike Clayton and Paul Olson • Has three brothers and six sisters • Environmental science major.
Appeared in all 35 games and started 26 times … Finished the season averaging 3.3 points and was second on the team with 5.1 rebounds in 15.3 minutes … Connected on 56.8 percent of his shots from the floor (42-of-74) … Hit 70.5 percent of his free throws (31-of-44) … Blocked 15 shots … In Big Ten games, started 18 of 20 times … Averaged 2.3 points and 4.2 rebounds in 14.5 minutes … Overall, scored in double figures twice … Had five games with at least 10 rebounds … Had one double-double, with 11 points and 10 rebounds against Southern Indiana (11/9) … Led the team in rebounding 14 times … Had two points and 10 rebounds against Arizona (11/23) … Tied his career-high in rebounding twice, with 12 rebounds (and 6 points) against Indiana State (12/30) and with 5 points and 12 rebounds in a win over Penn State (1/4) … Also had 10 rebounds (and 4 points) at Illinois (1/11) … An Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2022-23 (Junior)
One of six players to appear in all 34 games … Started every game but the regular season home finale … Averaged a career-high 21.4 minutes per game … Finished the season averaging 5.1 points and was second on the team with 6.1 rebounds … Led the team with 28 blocked shots … Scored in double figures five times, grabbed at least 10 rebounds five times and had one double-double … Averaged 3.9 points and 5.8 rebounds in 20.7 minutes during Big Ten games … Opened eyes in his second career start, scoring 14 points and grabbing nine rebounds in a loss to Gonzaga (11/11) in the Armed Forces Classic on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln … Followed that up with a career game, scoring a career-high 16 points, with eight rebounds, three steals and two blocks in a career-best 33 minutes in a double overtime in win over Kentucky (11/15) in the Champions Classic … Had 11 points, four rebounds and two blocks in a win over Portland (11/27) in the final game of the Phil Knight Invitational … Scored 12 points and grabbed five rebounds against Northwestern (12/4) … Set a career-high with 12 rebounds (and nine points) against Oakland (12/21) … Scored six points and had a Big Ten career-high 11 rebounds in a loss at Wisconsin (1/10) … Had his first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in a win at home against Iowa (1/26) … Scored eight points and grabbed 10 rebounds with two blocks in a win over Marquette (3/19) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
2021-22 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 30 games, averaging 4.5 minutes per contest … Averaged 1.1 points and 1.0 rebounds per game … Shot 63.2 percent from the floor (12-of-19) … Hit 69.2 percent of his free throw attempts (9-of-13) … Blocked 13 shots … Played a season-high 12 minutes in two games, first against Eastern Michigan (11/20) and then at Michigan (3/1) … Scored a season-high nine points in that game at Michigan, hitting all three of his field goal attempts and 3-of-5 from the free throw line to go with nine rebounds … An Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2020-21 (Freshman)
Appeared in 25 games, averaging 1.1 points and 1.8 rebounds in 5.5 minutes per game • Connected on 58.8 percent of his field goals (10-of-17) and 43.8 percent of his free throws (7-of-16) • Scored a career-high eight points and had two rebounds at Michigan (3/4) • Played a career-high 13 minutes against Iowa (2/13) • Had a career-high six rebounds twice, against Oakland (12/13) and at Minnesota (12/28) • Blocked two shots four times, against Eastern Michigan (11/25), at Nebraska (1/2), against Rutgers (1/5) and at Indiana (2/20).
High School
As a senior at Wasatch Academy in Mt. Pleasant, Utah, averaged 12.2 points, 6.7 rebounds, 0.9 blocks and 0.9 assists in 13 games before the season was postponed • Sissoko was ranked No. 35 in the ESPN Top 100 and the Nike Top 100 Elite • Rated the No. 36 overall player and No. 7 among centers by 247Sports.com • Averaged 12.5 points, 8.9 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game as a junior at Wasatch Academy during the 2018-19 season • Also played for the Vegas Elite and Jimmer Elite (Utah Mountain Stars).
Personal
Mady Goundo Sissoko (Mau-DEE Si-SO-ko) • A native of Bafoulabe, Mali, West Africa, he has been in the United States since 2016 • Born on Dec. 20, 2000 in Mali • The son of Kassim Sissoko and Fatoumata Kanoufe • His guardians are Mike Clayton and Paul Olson • Has three brothers and six sisters • Environmental science major.
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