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Pronounced "Uh-zeez Band-ae-go"
Named No. 16 transfer addition by ESPN's Jeff Borzello in June 2023
FIFTH YEAR (2024-25)
Started all 35 games, joining Jizzle James and Dillon Mitchell as the only ones to do so ... Averaged 7.4 ppg and 6.0 rpg, shooting 67.8 percent from the field ... His 64.6 percent mark at the free-throw line was 10.1 higher than the year before, attributed to extra reps during team water breaks at practice ... Posted 11 double-figure scoring games, including 17 against Howard and 16 at UCF, with UC going 9-2 on the year and 15-3 in his career when he scored 10 or more ... Had three 10-rebound games, all against Big 12 opponents (at Colorado, vs. Utah, at West Virginia), with the Utah one being a double-double ... Blocked 14 shots over the first four games and ended with 50.
SENIOR (2023-24)
Played 29 games and started 26 ... Averaged 6.6 ppg and 7.4 rpg on 64.2 percent shooting ... Missed first four games per NCAA transfer waiver process, then made explosive debut against Georgia Tech off the bench, blocking a shot, slamming an alley-oop and helping force a shot clock violation in his first three minutes ... Had 10 blocks over three-game span late in the year, beginning with season-high four swats against No. 14 Baylor in Big 12 Quarterfinals ... Scored in double-figures seven times, including 12 in win at No. 12 BYU as a game-time decision ... Became first Bearcat with three-straight double-doubles since Tre Scott in Feb. 2020 with three-straight double-doubles, and he had four in all (12-17 against Bryant, 10-12 vs. Dayton, 12-11 at BYU and 10-10 at No. 15 Texas Tech) ... Hurt back in opening minutes against Dayton, fighting through it rest of the game and returning for BYU in Big 12 opener.
UTAH VALLEY (2022-23)
WAC Defensive Player of the Year who helped the Wolverines to a program-record 28 wins and NIT Final Four appearance ... Averaged 11.4 points and 10.5 rebounds per game ... Scored in double-figures 27 times, led by a career-high 23 against Seattle ... Posted 15 points and 12 boards against the Bearcats in the NIT Quarterfinals ... Third nationally in blocks (106), fourth in rebounding and ninth in double-doubles (17) ... Had two games of 17 rebounds, including at Wake Forest, plus a 14-point, 16-rebound game in his finale against UAB in the NIT Semis ... UVU won WAC regular-season title in addition to road wins over BYU, Oregon, Colorado and New Mexico.
AKRON (2020-22)
Played in 33 games for Akron last season during his COVID freshman season ... in 12.2 minutes per game, Bandaogo averaged 1.2 blocks, 3.3 rebounds, and 3.2 points a contest ... shot 48.8 percent from the field last season ... had multiple blocks in 10 games this past season, including a career-high five against Point Park ... scored a season-high 11 points twice and pulled down five or more rebounds eight times ... played just seven games during for Akron during the 2020-21 season due to COVID pandemic travel to the United States ... in his two seasons at Akron, he averaged 2.9 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks per game.
NBA ACADEMY AFRICA
Bandaogo joined NBA Academy Africa in October 2018 ... Originally based in Dakar, NBA Academy Africa relocated to Saly in November 2018 after the NBA opened a new state-of-the-art facility which is now the primary training location for NBA Academy prospects from across the continent.
Prior to joining The NBA Academy Africa, Bandaogo was part of SEED Project, an International NGO based in Senegal that uses basketball to engage more than 2,000 youth from Senegal and The Gambia in education and leadership development programs ... in December 2018, Bandaogo competed alongside top prospects from the league’s academies in a series of exhibition games at the NBA G League Winter Showcase in Las Vegas. He also played for the NBA Academies select team in the 2018 and 2019 Tarkanian Classic.
In April 2019, Bandaogo was part of the NCAA’s Next Generation Sunday event at the 2019 Men’s Final Four where he participated in life-skills sessions and competed in exhibition games against his peers from around the world while experiencing aspects of the Final Four from a player’s perspective.
Bandaogo competed for The NBA Academy Africa in the 2019 NBA Academy Games in Atlanta, Georgia ... the event featured prospects from the NBA Academies in Australia, China, India, Mexico, and Senegal, along with select teams comprised of top international prospects.
Pronounced "Uh-zeez Band-ae-go"
Named No. 16 transfer addition by ESPN's Jeff Borzello in June 2023
FIFTH YEAR (2024-25)
Started all 35 games, joining Jizzle James and Dillon Mitchell as the only ones to do so ... Averaged 7.4 ppg and 6.0 rpg, shooting 67.8 percent from the field ... His 64.6 percent mark at the free-throw line was 10.1 higher than the year before, attributed to extra reps during team water breaks at practice ... Posted 11 double-figure scoring games, including 17 against Howard and 16 at UCF, with UC going 9-2 on the year and 15-3 in his career when he scored 10 or more ... Had three 10-rebound games, all against Big 12 opponents (at Colorado, vs. Utah, at West Virginia), with the Utah one being a double-double ... Blocked 14 shots over the first four games and ended with 50.
SENIOR (2023-24)
Played 29 games and started 26 ... Averaged 6.6 ppg and 7.4 rpg on 64.2 percent shooting ... Missed first four games per NCAA transfer waiver process, then made explosive debut against Georgia Tech off the bench, blocking a shot, slamming an alley-oop and helping force a shot clock violation in his first three minutes ... Had 10 blocks over three-game span late in the year, beginning with season-high four swats against No. 14 Baylor in Big 12 Quarterfinals ... Scored in double-figures seven times, including 12 in win at No. 12 BYU as a game-time decision ... Became first Bearcat with three-straight double-doubles since Tre Scott in Feb. 2020 with three-straight double-doubles, and he had four in all (12-17 against Bryant, 10-12 vs. Dayton, 12-11 at BYU and 10-10 at No. 15 Texas Tech) ... Hurt back in opening minutes against Dayton, fighting through it rest of the game and returning for BYU in Big 12 opener.
UTAH VALLEY (2022-23)
WAC Defensive Player of the Year who helped the Wolverines to a program-record 28 wins and NIT Final Four appearance ... Averaged 11.4 points and 10.5 rebounds per game ... Scored in double-figures 27 times, led by a career-high 23 against Seattle ... Posted 15 points and 12 boards against the Bearcats in the NIT Quarterfinals ... Third nationally in blocks (106), fourth in rebounding and ninth in double-doubles (17) ... Had two games of 17 rebounds, including at Wake Forest, plus a 14-point, 16-rebound game in his finale against UAB in the NIT Semis ... UVU won WAC regular-season title in addition to road wins over BYU, Oregon, Colorado and New Mexico.
AKRON (2020-22)
Played in 33 games for Akron last season during his COVID freshman season ... in 12.2 minutes per game, Bandaogo averaged 1.2 blocks, 3.3 rebounds, and 3.2 points a contest ... shot 48.8 percent from the field last season ... had multiple blocks in 10 games this past season, including a career-high five against Point Park ... scored a season-high 11 points twice and pulled down five or more rebounds eight times ... played just seven games during for Akron during the 2020-21 season due to COVID pandemic travel to the United States ... in his two seasons at Akron, he averaged 2.9 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks per game.
NBA ACADEMY AFRICA
Bandaogo joined NBA Academy Africa in October 2018 ... Originally based in Dakar, NBA Academy Africa relocated to Saly in November 2018 after the NBA opened a new state-of-the-art facility which is now the primary training location for NBA Academy prospects from across the continent.
Prior to joining The NBA Academy Africa, Bandaogo was part of SEED Project, an International NGO based in Senegal that uses basketball to engage more than 2,000 youth from Senegal and The Gambia in education and leadership development programs ... in December 2018, Bandaogo competed alongside top prospects from the league’s academies in a series of exhibition games at the NBA G League Winter Showcase in Las Vegas. He also played for the NBA Academies select team in the 2018 and 2019 Tarkanian Classic.
In April 2019, Bandaogo was part of the NCAA’s Next Generation Sunday event at the 2019 Men’s Final Four where he participated in life-skills sessions and competed in exhibition games against his peers from around the world while experiencing aspects of the Final Four from a player’s perspective.
Bandaogo competed for The NBA Academy Africa in the 2019 NBA Academy Games in Atlanta, Georgia ... the event featured prospects from the NBA Academies in Australia, China, India, Mexico, and Senegal, along with select teams comprised of top international prospects.