Cheikh N'diaye

Position:
Center
Height:
7-0
Weight:
240
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Dakar, Senegal
High School:
Army-Navy Academy

CAREER: Finished his Oregon State career with 115 points, 92 rebounds, six assists, seven steals and 33 blocked shots … Averaged 1.4 points, 1.2 rebounds and 0.4 blocked shots in 80 games … Started 13 games … Scored a career-high 10 points at Mississippi State on Dec. 1, 2016 … Grabbed a career-high six rebounds against Oral Roberts on Nov. 21, 2014 … Had a career-high three blocked shots in two games … Got first career start in the season opener against Rice on Nov. 14, 2014.

SENIOR (2016-17): Played in nine games and started eight … Missed the final 23 games with an injured left shoulder … Averaged 3.6 points, 2.2 rebounds, 0.1 assists and 0.8 blocked shots in 10.8 minutes per game … Had career highs with 10 points, four field goals and seven field goal attempts at Mississippi State (12/1) ... Scored nine points in the season opener against Prairie View A&M (11/11) ... Also had career highs with five free throws and seven free throw attempts against Prairie View A&M (11/11).

JUNIOR (2015-16): Played in 25 games … Averaged 1.0 point, 0.9 rebounds, 0.2 steals and 0.3 blocked shots in 5.2 minutes per game … Grabbed a season-high three rebounds against Arizona State (3/9) ... Made both field goal attempts against UCLA (1/20) ... Played a season-high 12 minutes at Utah (1/17) ... Made both field goal attempts and had two blocked shots against California (1/9) ... Tied a career high with one steal against California (3/10), USC (3/2), Utah (1/17) and Oregon (1/3) ... Had career highs with three free throws and four free throw attempts against Tulsa (12/19) ... Tied a career high with three blocked shots against Nevada (12/5) ... Made season debut against Iona (11/17) and grabbed one rebound.

SOPHOMORE (2014-15): Played in 29 games and started five … Averaged 1.5 points, 1.3 rebounds, 0.1 steals and 0.5 blocked shots in 7.7 minutes per game … Got first career start in the season opener against Rice and had a career-high three blocked shots (11/14) … Had career highs against Oral Roberts with eight points, three field goals, two free throws, six rebounds and 22 minutes (11/21) … Tied career highs with three field goals and four field goal attempts against Washington (2/8) ... Tied a career high with one steal at Washington State (1/17).

FRESHMAN (2013-14): Played in 17 games … Averaged 0.8 points, 0.6 rebounds, 0.2 assists, 0.1 steals and 0.2 blocked shots in 4.2 minutes per game … Had career highs with four points, two field goals and two field goal attempts at DePaul (12/1) ... Had a career-high three rebounds against Akron (12/22) ... Had first career rebound and assist against SIUE (11/26) ... Had first career blocked shot against Maryland Eastern Shore (12/15) ... Made college debut against Portland (11/13) and scored first career points on a layup in the first half.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Army-Navy Academy in Carlsbad, Calif. in 2013 … Ranked the 24^th best center in the nation by ESPN.com … Lettered four years in basketball … Averaged 13.3 points, 11.7 rebounds and 4.5 blocked shots per game as a senior … Led team to 29-5 record and San Diego Section Division IV championship in senior season … Named to San Diego County Basketball Coaches Association All-Star game in 2013 … Selected to All-San Diego Section Basketball First Team in 2013 … Named the 2013 Player of the Year at Army-Navy Academy … Averaged 11.5 points, 11.2 rebounds and 5.3 blocked shots per game as a junior … Played AAU with Double Pump, Branch West and Pangos … Member of Honor Roll … Graduated with a 3.3 GPA.

PERSONAL: Born Dec. 10, 1993 in Dakar, Senegal … Son of Lamime and Gnagna N’diaye … Father is an accountant and mother works in business … Has four siblings: Mamadou, Germaim, Papis and Awa … Chose Oregon State because of the “nice people in Corvallis, the coaches, the players and my major” … Favorite athlete is Kevin Garnett … Hobbies are soccer, surfing and volleyball … Majoring in Digital Communication Arts.

CAREER HIGHS

Points: 10 at Mississippi State (12/1/16)
FG Made: 4 at Mississippi State (12/1/16)
FG Attempted: 7 at Mississippi State (12/1/16)
3-PT Made: 0
3-PT Attempted: 0
FT Made: 5 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/11/16)
FT Attempted: 7 vs. Prairie View A&M (11/11/16)
Rebounds: 6 vs. Oral Roberts (11/21/14)
Assists: 2 vs. SIUE (11/26/13)
Blocked Shots: 3, two times, last vs. Nevada (12/5/15)
Steals: 1, seven times, last vs. California (3/10/16)
Minutes: 22 vs. Oral Roberts (11/21/14)