Hamady Barro N'Diaye (pronounced HAH-muh-dee EN-jigh; born January 12, 1987) is a Senegalese professional basketball player for Hyères-Toulon of the LNB Pro B. A 7-foot tall center, N'Diaye played college basketball for Rutgers University and was a second-round selection in the 2010 NBA draft.
Early life N'Diaye grew up in Senegal and came to the United States to attend high school at Stoneridge Preparatory School in Simi Valley, California. He played soccer in childhood and began playing basketball as a high school student.#5 HAMADY NDIAYE • RUTGERS • CENTER • 7-0, 235 • DAKAR, SENEGAL
College career During his senior year at Rutgers University, N'Diaye had 145 blocks and averaged 4.5 blocks per game (the third highest in the nation). On March 9, 2010, during a 69–68 loss to Cincinnati in the Big East Tournament, N'Diaye ended the season with the 358 blocked shots in his career. He broke school records held by former NBA player Roy Hinson. N'Diaye was awarded the Big East Defensive Player of the Year.
Professional career On June 24, 2010, N'Diaye was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 56th overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft. His draft rights were then traded to the Washington Wizards.Hamady Ndiaye Player Profile – RealGM On January 6, 2011, N'Diaye was assigned to the Dakota Wizards of the NBA D-League. He was recalled on February 4. On December 10, N'Diaye re-signed with the Wizards. On January 1, 2012, N'Diaye was assigned to the Iowa Energy. On January 30, he was recalled. On February 7, he was waived by the Wizards.Wizards waive center Hamady Ndiaye On February 27, N'Diaye was acquired by the Maine Red Claws of the NBA D-League.RED CLAWS ACQUIRE HAMADY N'DIAYE In April 2012, he joined Guangzhou Liu Sui Whampoa of China.
In July 2012, N'Diaye joined the Indiana Pacers for the Orlando Summer League and the Charlotte Bobcats for the Las Vegas Summer League. On September 25, 2012, he signed with the Sacramento Kings.2012–13 SACRAMENTO KINGS TRAINING CAMP ROSTER However, he was waived on October 26.KINGS WAIVE TONY MITCHELL, HAMADY NDIAYE, WILLIE REED In November 2012, he joined Tianjin RongGang of China for the 2012–13 season.
He joined the Dallas Mavericks for the 2013 NBA Summer League. On August 29, 2013, N'Diaye's rights were acquired by the Delaware 87ers in the 2013 NBA Development League Expansion Draft.NBA Development League Announced 2013 Expansion Draft Results In September 2013, he signed with the Sacramento Kings.KINGS 2013-14 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER On December 6, 2013, the Kings assigned N'Diaye to the Reno Bighorns of the NBA D-League.KINGS ASSIGN HAMADY NDIAYE TO RENO He was recalled the next day.KINGS RECALL HAMADY NDIAYE FROM RENO On January 3, 2014, he was reassigned to the Bighorns. He was recalled the next day.Sacramento Kings recall center Hamady Ndiaye from D-League On January 6, 2014, he was waived by the Kings.Sacramento Kings waive center Hamady Ndiaye
On January 25, 2014, N'Diaye was acquired by the Delaware 87ers.Delaware 87ers Acquire Hamady N'Diaye On March 10, 2014, he was waived by the 87ers due to a season-ending injury. In May 2014, he joined Guangxi Rhinos of China.
On September 17, 2014, N'Diaye signed with the Brooklyn Nets.Brooklyn Nets Sign Hamady Ndiaye However, two days later, his contract was voided by the Nets after he failed the required physical.Brooklyn Nets Void Contract of Hamady Ndiaye In November 2014, he signed with Byblos of the Lebanese Basketball League.Pharis and N’Diaye close to Byblos On April 29, 2015, he signed with Kia Carnival of the Philippine Basketball Association.Hamady Ndiaye moves to KIA Carnival
On August 18, 2015, N'Diaye signed with Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.Hamady N’Diaye signs with Bnei Herzliya
In July 2016, N'Diaye signed with the Philippines-based basketball club, Mighty Sports PH at the 38th William Jones Cup and later on winning the gold medal for the club with an unbeaten record of 8–0.PH DETHRONES IRAN IN JONES CUP
On September 23, 2016, N'Diaye signed a one-year deal with the Spanish club Unicaja Málaga. On January 31, 2017, he parted ways with Unicaja. Two days later, he returned to his former club Bnei Herzliya.
On August 18, 2017, N'Diaye signed with the Italian team Sidigas Avellino for the 2017–18 season. After averaging 5.4 points and 3.7 rebounds per game, he re-signed with the team on August 9, 2018.
On July 31, 2019, N'Diaye signed with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the LNB Pro A. N'Diaye averaged 6.2 points and 3.9 rebounds per game.
On August 19, 2020, N'Diaye signed with Boulazac Basket Dordogne. Without playing any competitive game with BBD, he has signed with Élan Béarnais of the French LNB Pro A on October 19, 2020.
On June 21, 2022, N'Diaye signed with Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A.
On October 25, 2024, N'Diaye signed with Hyères-Toulon of the LNB Pro B.
Personal N'Diaye is a member of the Iota Phi Theta fraternity.Notable Iota Men
Career statistics
NBA Source
Regular season
| align="left" | | align="left" | Washington | 16 || 0 || 5.0 || .800 || – || .500 || .4 || .0 || .1 || .3 || .9 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Washington | 3 || 0 || 1.0 || .000 || – || – || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Sacramento | 14 || 0 || 5.3 || .333 || – || .000 || 1.3 || .2 || .0 || .3 || .4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| Career | style="text-align:left;"| | 33 || 0 || 4.8 || .467 || – || .462 || .8 || .1 || .1 || .3 || .6
References
External links
Eurobasket.com profile FIBA.com profile