Cheikh Samb
| No. 25 – Al-Ahli Dubai | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
October 22, 1984 Dakar, Senegal |
| Nationality | Senegalese |
| Listed height | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) |
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2006 / Round: 2 / Pick: 51st overall |
| Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers | |
| Playing career | 2005–present |
| Career history | |
| 2005–2007 | WTC Cornellá |
| 2007–2008 | Detroit Pistons |
| 2007–2008 | → Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
| 2008–2009 | Denver Nuggets |
| 2008–2009 | → Colorado 14ers |
| 2009 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2009 | New York Knicks |
| 2009 | Real Madrid |
| 2010–2011 | Mahram Tehran |
| 2011–present | Al-Ahli Dubai |
Samb Cheikh Tidiane (born October 22, 1984) is a Senegalese professional basketball player. He plays at the center position.
In the 2005-06 season, Samb played for WTC Cornellá in the Spanish second division, averaging 9.6 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.1 blocks, shooting 51.4% from the field and 76.1% from the free-throw line, playing an average of 26 minutes per game in 29 games. He led the league in blocked shots, registering more blocks than the totals of all but one team in the league.
Samb was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round (51st pick overall) of the 2006 NBA Draft, but was traded that day to the Detroit Pistons for shooting guard Maurice Evans. After being drafted, he played for the Pistons in the NBA Summer League, averaging 7.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks, while shooting 65.2% from the field and 60.0% from the free-throw line. He would be loaned back to the same Spanish outfit for 2006–07.
In his second season with Cornellá, Samb averaged 10.5 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.9 blocks, while shooting 52% from the field, and 61% from the free-throw line, playing 24 minutes per game in only 19 games, in an injury-plagued season. Joining the Pistons for another Summer League, Samb posted slightly better numbers than in the previous edition, starting in four and playing in all five games. Subsequently, he signed a contract with the Pistons on July 17, 2007.
On November 16, 2007, Samb played his first NBA regular season game: against the Los Angeles Lakers, he had four rebounds, two points and two blocks in just 15 minutes, before being allocated to the NBA Development League, with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.
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