| HS: St. Benedict's Prep |
Newark, NJ |
| Born: 11/1997 |
Bamako, Mali |
Season Stats
| Season |
Cl |
Pos |
G |
GS |
Min |
FG |
FGA |
% |
FT |
FTA |
% |
3Pt |
3PA |
% |
Asst |
Reb |
DReb |
OReb |
Fls |
DQ |
TO |
ST |
BS |
Pts |
PPG |
APG |
RPG |
| 2017-18 |
Fr |
C |
30 |
0 |
373 |
31 |
52 |
59.6% |
19 |
40 |
47.5% |
0 |
0 |
--- |
4 |
96 |
59 |
37 |
71 |
3 |
27 |
10 |
20 |
81 |
2.7 |
0.3 |
3.2 |
| 2018-19 |
So |
C |
29 |
0 |
293 |
19 |
41 |
46.3% |
17 |
43 |
39.5% |
0 |
0 |
--- |
5 |
77 |
48 |
29 |
68 |
1 |
9 |
15 |
14 |
55 |
1.9 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
| 2019-20 |
Jr |
C |
32 |
32 |
767 |
81 |
117 |
69.2% |
31 |
56 |
55.4% |
0 |
0 |
--- |
6 |
242 |
153 |
89 |
131 |
10 |
30 |
40 |
44 |
193 |
6.0 |
0.2 |
7.6 |
| 2020-21 |
Sr |
C |
2 |
1 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
--- |
3 |
6 |
50.0% |
0 |
0 |
--- |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
| 2021-22 |
Gr |
C |
13 |
3 |
153 |
15 |
23 |
65.2% |
9 |
14 |
64.3% |
0 |
0 |
--- |
5 |
36 |
20 |
16 |
31 |
0 |
6 |
9 |
11 |
39 |
3.0 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
| Career |
|
|
106 |
36 |
1601 |
146 |
233 |
62.7% |
79 |
160 |
49.4% |
0 |
0 |
--- |
20 |
452 |
280 |
172 |
305 |
14 |
73 |
74 |
90 |
371 |
3.5 |
0.2 |
4.3 |
Bourama Sidibe was a center for the Syracuse Orange basketball team for five seasons. His career unfortunately was hampered by a series of injuries.
Sidibe would start his freshman season splitting time at the center position with junior Paschal Chukwu. He displayed flashes of athletic defensive capabilities as well as a strong offensive presence near the basket. Unfortunately he would hurt his ankle in early December, and then develop tendonitis in his knee. These two injuries would hamper the rest of his season, forcing him to miss games, have reduced minutes in the games he did play, and reduced his overall mobility. His knees felt good for the Pittsburgh game in mid January, and Sidibe displayed his potential by coming off the bench and leading the Orange to victory with 18 points, 16 rebounds and 3 blocked shots. However, most the rest of his season was playing when Chukwu was in foul trouble, and the Orange needed a replacement. Chukwu was in foul trouble in the ACC tournament against North Carolina, so Sidibe played 22 minutes that day. He would pull down ten rebounds before fouling out.
Sidibe would struggle his sophomore year on both ends of the court, resulting in less playing time. He became more foul prone which also contributed to less time on the court.
Sidibe was the starting center for his full junior season. His season was plagued by foul trouble and at times a lack of aggression defensively. He would play productive minutes many games, but for most the season struggled with inconsistency. However, he finished the season with six consecutive strong games, each with 10+ rebounds. His best games of the year were against North Carolina, where he had 17 points/15 rebounds in the loss, and 12 points / 13 rebounds in the ACC tournament win. Though he was not a polished offensive player, he was pretty good and scoring near the hoop making 69% of his shots on tip ins, hook shots, and short drives.
Sidibe would tear the meniscus in his left knee only 4:23 into the season opener his senior year. That would require surgery and several weeks of recovery.[1] He attempted to play against Clemson on February 6th, and managed to play eleven minutes in the loss. However, his knee still bothered him, and he would not play again that season.
Sidibe returned for a fifth season, and the Orange helped he could overcome his knee issues. However, he still was bothered by knee issues during the preseason. He was not able to play his first game until December 27th, and played sparingly. He played a total of five games and 12 minutes through February 12th. However, that changed when he was pressed into playing time when Jesse Edwards broke his hand and was out for the season. He would play substantially in the last seven games of the season, and would start the last three games. He had a solid effort off the bench in the loss to Duke with 11 points in twenty six minutes.
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[1] Syracuse.com 11/30/2020