#15

Arame Niang Season 2020-21

PositionF
Height6-3
ClassRedshirt Senior
HometownRufisque, Senegal
Previous SchoolWestern Kentucky
2021-22 Season (Grad Student): Played in 27 games with 19 starts, averaging 7.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.9 blocks in 18.2 minutes … ranked among AAC leaders in blocked shots (15th at 0.9), … tallied a season high 19 points against Memphis (2/23) and registered 18 points and went 7-for-8 at the free throw line vs East Carolina (2/19)  … posted a season-high 11 rebounds with eight points against Alabama A&M (11/10)) … had 16 points and eight rebounds with a season-best four blocks vs Bellarmine (11/12) … tallied 18 points on 9-13 shooting against Tulsa (1/29).

2020-21 Season (R-Senior): Played in 24 games with 21 starts, averaging 6.9 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.5 blocks in 24.7 minutes … ranked among AAC leaders in blocked shots (fourth at 1.5), defensive rebounds (11th at 4.5) and rebounds (tied for 14th at 6.2) … scored in double figures seven times … posted a pair of double doubles: tallied 12 points and 13 rebounds at Florida (12/5) and registered 10 points and a season-high 16 rebounds at Tulane (2/7) … posted a season-high 14 points with seven rebounds and a season-best six assists and six blocks against Memphis (3/8) … had seven points and seven rebounds with a season-best four steals at Memphis (2/10) … tallied 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting against USF (12/22).

2019-20 Season (Senior): Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer rules.

Prior to Cincinnati: In her junior season at Western Kentucky, played in 33 of 35 games, averaging 5.7 points and 3.6 rebounds in 15.3 minutes … shot 46.6 percent from the field as a junior at WKU …  posted a double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds against Morgan State (11/28) … tallied 15 points with a trio of 3-pointers against Rice (3/15) … scored 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting against FAU (1/19) … netted 12 points in the season opener against Oklahoma (11/9) … sat out the 2017-18 season at WKU to satisfy NCAA requirements after transferring from Kansai Gaidai University in Hirakata, Japan.

Personal: Born Feb. 14, 1997 in Rufisque, Senegal … daughter of Nogaye Diene and Mamadou Niang … has four brothers: Mouhamed, Mohamed, Ahmadou and Babacar … right-handed.
Arame_Niang

Graduate Student
2021-22

Forward
6-3 / -
Niang_Arame

Redshirt Junior
2019-20

Forward
6-3 / -