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Background

CAREER
2005-06 SEASON: Averaged 3.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.45 blocked shots in 42 games, with 25 starts … Averaged 4.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and 18.6 minutes in his starts … Was inactive for 36 games (Nov. 2-7, Nov. 16 – Jan. 18) and drew four DNP-CDs … Played a career-high 34:33 minutes Apr. 4 vs. Boston … Recorded career highs of 13 points and 15 rebounds (including a career-best eight offensive) Mar. 31 vs. Phoenix … Tallied nine points with four rebounds and two blocked shots in 27:29 minutes Mar. 22 at Boston … Scored nine points to go with a career-best three blocked shots Jan. 23 at Denver … Appeared in first game since Nov. 13, recording two points and one assist in 7:30 minutes Jan. 20 at Seattle … Reacquired from the Arkansas RimRockers of the NBADL on Jan. 18 … Assigned to Arkansas of the NBA Development League on Nov. 20 … Saw action in just one game prior to being assigned to the NBADL, registering two points with one rebound in 1:12 minutes Nov. 13 vs. Seattle … NBADL: Averaged 19.7 points, 11.6 rebounds, 1.41 steals, 1.56 blocks and 33.2 minutes in 18 games with the Arkansas RimRockers … Recorded a double-double in six consecutive games to start the season and finished with 13 … Tallied 29 points (11-19 FG, 7-7 FT), 12 rebounds and two blocks Jan. 13 vs. Tulsa … Netted 15 of his 21 points in the second half to go along with a game-best 15 rebounds Dec. 30 vs. Fort Worth … Registered seventh double-double and first 20-20 of the season with 27 points and a season-high 24 rebounds Dec. 23 at Austin … Posted a season-high 40 points on 11-for-19 shooting from the field and 18-for-20 from the line along with 14 rebounds Nov. 27 at Fort Worth … Played in his first game as a member of the RimRockers on Nov. 25 vs. Austin and recorded 21 points and a game-high 11 rebounds in 34 minutes.

2004-05 SEASON: Averaged 2.3 points and 2.1 rebounds in 27 games, including four starts … Registered six points, four free throws, a career-best nine rebounds, including a career-best eight boards on the defensive end, in 25 minutes April 19 at Milwaukee … Netted eight points, seven rebounds and recorded career highs of three steals and 26 minutes April 17 vs. Boston as a starter … Tied career high with nine points,and added six rebounds in 22 minutes vs. New Jersey on April 15 … Made first start April 8 vs. Atlanta, netting two points with two rebounds in 15 minutes … Activated on March 4 prior to the game at Memphis … Placed on the injured list Dec. 17 with left knee tendinitis and missed 33 games (Dec. 17 – March 2) … Netted a career-best nine points on four-of-eight shooting from the field with three offensive rebounds in 10 minutes Dec. 10 vs. Denver … Placed on the injured list Nov. 27 with left knee bursitis and missed eight games (Nov. 27 – Dec. 8) … Made his NBA debut Nov. 13 at Portland, playing three minutes … Placed on the injured list Nov. 1 with left knee tendinitis and missed the first six games of the season (Nov. 3-12).

COLLEGE
Played the final three seasons of his collegiate career at Cal State Fullerton after one season at Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga, California … Finished his career as Cal State Fullerton’s 13th all-time leading scorer with 1,135 points and fourth all-time leading rebounder with 654 rebounds … Named first-team All-Big West after his senior year … Ranked second in the conference in scoring (17.3 points) and led the Big West in rebounding (9.7 rebounds) in his senior season … Recorded 13 double-doubles, highlighted by 26 points and a career-high 18 rebounds against Cal Poly … Tallied a season-high 33 points against Loyola-Marymount … Averaged 13.8 points and a team-high 8.8 rebounds as a junior … Contributed a team-leading 15.5 points and 8.6 rebounds in his sophomore campaign … Registered a career-high 36 points on 14-for-21 shooting at Sacramento State.

Personal

  • Pronounced POP SOH
  • Played the final three seasons of his collegiate career at Cal State Fullerton after one season at Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga, California
  • Finished his career as Cal State Fullerton’s 13th all-time leading scorer with 1,135 points and fourth all-time leading rebounder with 654 rebounds
  • Named first-team All-Big West after his senior year
  • Ranked second in the conference in scoring (17.3 ppg) and led the Big West in rebounding (9.7 rpg) in his senior season
  • Recorded 13 double-doubles, highlighted by 26 points and a career-high 18 rebounds against Cal Poly
  • Tallied a season-high 33 points against Loyola-Marymount
  • Averaged 13.8 points and a team-high 8.8 rebounds as a junior
  • Contributed a team-leading 15.5 points and 8.6 rebounds in his sophomore campaign
  • Registered a career-high 36 points on 14-for-21 shooting at Sacramento State
  • A native of Senegal, he speaks fluent English, French, and his native tongue of “Wolof.”