Makhtar N'Diaye (basketball player)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 12, 1973 Diourbel, Senegal |
| Nationality | Senegalese |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Oak Hill (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1998 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1998–2008 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 40 |
| Career history | |
| 1998 | Oyak Renault |
| 1998–1999 | BC Lietuvos rytas |
| 1999 | Vancouver Grizzlies |
| 1999–2000 | Chorale Roanne Basket |
| 2000–2001 | Besançon BCD |
| 2001 | Chorale Roanne Basket |
| 2001–2002 | North Charleston Lowgators |
| 2002–2003 | JA Vichy |
| 2003–2004 | JDA Dijon Basket |
| 2004 | Chorale Roanne Basket |
| 2004 | Edimes Pavia |
| 2005 | TBB Trier |
| 2005 | ASVEL Basket |
| 2005–2007 | Levallois SC |
| 2007–2008 | AEK Larnaca |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Makhtar Vincent N'Diaye (born December 12, 1973) is a retired Senegalese basketball player who played as a power forward and center. He played for the Vancouver Grizzlies in 1999, becoming the first player from Senegal to join and play in the National Basketball Association.
Born in Diourbel, N'Diaye came to the United States to play high school basketball at Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia. He was recruited to play at Wake Forest by head coach Dave Odom, but was ruled ineligible to play by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) because of recruiting violations and transferred to Michigan. After two seasons, he transferred again, to North Carolina. After sitting out the required one season, N'Diaye played under coaches Dean Smith and Bill Guthridge, making the NCAA Tournament Final Four in 1997 and 1998.
During his NCAA playing career, N'Diaye acquired a reputation for rough play and contentious relations with game officials. In one three-game stretch in February 1998, he was assessed four technical fouls. He attracted national attention for his troublesome attitude during the 1998 Final Four, where he fouled out after only fourteen minutes of play in North Carolina's national semifinal loss to the University of Utah. During the game, he purportedly spat in the face of opposing player Britton Johnsen, and claimed that Johnsen had directed a racial slur at him and denied the spitting incident afterwards. Following a national uproar and vociferous denials of hate speech from both Johnsen and Utah coach Rick Majerus, N'Diaye retracted the accusation and issued a public apology.
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