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2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster

Roberta Pratt

34 Samba Kane

  • Position Center
  • Height 7-0
  • Weight 220
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Dakar, Senegal
  • Highschool Florida Prep Academy / USF

Biography

2021-22: Saw action in three games on the season ... recorded 2 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 blocks in just 12 minutes against MSOE Oct. 30 in the exhibition ... put together a solid MKE debut for just 8 minutes on the court against Eastern Kentucky Nov. 13 ... recorded 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 points against the Colonels ... tied his season-high with 5 rebounds at #24 Florida Nov. 18, coming in a season-best 14 minutes on the court.

• 2021-22 game-by-game in PDF Format

Prior to MKE: Comes to Milwaukee after spending one season at the University of San Francisco … will be eligible to play for the Panthers in 2021-22 ... played in 23 games with the Dons in 2020-21, making four starts while averaging 2.7 points and 2.3 rebounds in 9.6 minutes per contest as a junior … shot an impressive 62.2 percent (28-of-45) from the floor, while also recording 0.6 blocks per game (13 total) … posted a season-high 10 points and added seven rebounds in a win over Towson and had two-or-more blocks in four different outings … spent the 2019-20 season at Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa, Iowa … played in 24 games, averaging 5.8 points and 4.3 rebounds per game … connected on 59.4 percent (63-of-106) of his field-goal attempts, blocking 29 total shots in just 13.8 minutes per contest ... had a season-high 17 points in mid-December against Missouri State-West Plains, connecting on all eight shots in just 15 minutes of action … finished in double-figures in scoring on seven occasions as a sophomore, posting a season-high four blocks in a pair of games … all-academic selection at Indian Hills … freshman year was played at Illinois, averaging 1.5 points on 59.1 percent (13-of-22) shooting from the floor … did not get much chance to shine, averaging less than five minutes in the 18 contests he appeared … did have 10 total blocks and put up a season-best eight points (4-5 FG) against UNLV and four blocks against Iowa.
 
High School: Helped lead Florida Prep Academy to a 25-6 record and a regional final appearance as a senior, averaging 9.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 68 percent from the field … came to the United States in 2016 from the Flying Star Academy in Senegal … spent his first year in the U.S. at Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colorado … played for the Colorado Hawks AAU program … played soccer before being introduced to the game of basketball in high school.

Personal: Son of Cira Ndiaye and Cherif Kane … a communications major … chose Milwaukee because of the great people that can help him become the best version of himself … career goals are to graduate college and play professionally … most memorable sports experience was beating Michigan State his freshmen year at Illinois … hobbies include watching movies and playing the drums … born November 20, 1999.

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