Has played in 465 career regular season games (29 starts) over eight seasons with Indiana, Utah, Philadelphia and Cleveland…holds career averages of 7.0 points and 2.3 rebounds in 16.8 minutes per game…also shooting .441 from the field, .397 from three-point territory and .866 from the charity stripe…has one career double-double.

A 6-foot-8 forward from Lawrence, Massachusetts, Niang played collegiately at Iowa State, where he led the Cyclones to four straight NCAA Tournament appearances. Niang was a two-time AP All-American and averaged 20.2 points per game as a senior. Niang's father, Sidy, is from Senegal.

Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts and is son to Sidy and Alison Niang…his father Sidy was bored and raised in Senegal…majored in business marketing at Iowa State University and was student body president at Tilton Prep during high school…volunteered with the Iowa Children’s Hospital during his career at Iowa State.