ESPNLA.COM: Introduction to Mamadou Ndiaye

Mamadou Ndiaye is 7-foot-5 high school basketball player from Senegal who recently transferred to Hungtington Beach (Calif.) Brethren Christian. The 18-year old junior is quickly becoming one of the more sought after recruits in the nation.

[@cnt170]

He is raw talent right now, once he gets coached up, he will be good! He hasn't played b-ball that long like the rest of the kids have at his age, I hear he is a fast learner, one thing you can't teach is height. He has the desire to learn and the will to be the best and he shall be, The NBA and college will coach him up, he will not fail or become another Manute Bowl, he is very young! Also notice his soft touch shooting the ball, that is great for someone that tall. God bless this this kid!!

[@11nick26]

i've never heard a crowd more excited over a jumpball....

[@stevelau1933]

He might have no more than a 12 inch vertical without a post game yet, but it looks like he can get up and down the court, block shots, rebound and has tons of raw potential. He hasn't been playing basketball that long either so he will be interesting to watch in a couple years when he's eligable for the draft. He can be as good as Yao Ming as long as he stays healthy.

[@gunman4hire98]

Honestly I cant wait till he joins the nba.... once he builds more muscle mass there won't be anyone able to stop him and their won't be a person he can't stop. Future hall of famer.

[@swim0nas]

Hes just chillin

[@Supernovaautographs]

Mamadou is my friend he's cool

[@ZODAGAWD]

this reminds me of the fresh prince of bel air when the coach asked the team any question about the plays.. the answer was always "PASS IT TO WILL" (in this case PASS IT TO MAMADOU NDIAYE)

[@Derek70388]

He moves surprisingly well for a guy his size. Has a nice shooting touch too. But he needs to develop his skills now if he wants to succeed in the NCAA and one day, the NBA. He's also gonna need to start lifting.

[@DGCCTV]

He's just a kid. He got a long way too go to a good basketball player, with the right coaching he could og a long way. He a project

[@TranswarpXL]

I see him becoming a Manute Bol type player, though hopefully with more longevity. Then again, he could be the next Hasheem Thabeet or Shagari Alleyne.

[@dpsdud]

i really want to play this guy

[@xMOBxTriikCORE]

I remember playing on a 7ft. rim..

[@zerodc438]

Pink shoes..real cute..

[@Icavein1]

guy is 7'5 and probably still growing, if he stays healthy and has any sort of basketball skill he will be in the nba. He doesnt really need to develop a big skill set

[@youngsolder22]

that smile at 0:33 was like " these niggas think im a high schooler, im about to go in on these kids"

[@SuperJ1337]

I actually played against this dude...all I can say is holy shit O.o

[@TheFatMack]

i wish he would go to DUKE or PITT

[@TheCREATINE11]

MANUTE BOL is back.....

[@rjc9996]

Gotta love his defense. Just stand around laughing at all the short people lol

[@ABalla1122]

@ffdjr1313 This guy can make it wherever he wants. He's 7 ft. 5! That's bigger than anyone in the NBA and he has skill

[@brenmac98]

lol at all the haters..he's gonna be making millions in a few years. U mad?

[@oOoleveloOo]

he's making 3's in his warmup. granted its HS 3's, but shows some promise.

[@liftedJ33P]

@ffdjr1313 you are right, He is a perfect canvis for a GREAT nba player,...lets admit it hieght maker almost every differane in basketball, but in every sport you HAVE to have heart for it and The will to wanna be the best you can, and in his case (possibly) THE best......i dont see no desire in him...

[@tntvogel]

look at number 10 at 10:35 his elite socks are backwards

[@DJAJ16]

terrible comparison. oden was an excellent player, and played well in his limited NBA games, he was just always injured.

[@MosherMike]

Just watching him is sending me to sleep. He's just cumbersome

[@eyeofthetiger444]

hakeem olajuwon was 34 too

[@Guyonxbox]

i feel sorry for him i mean i saw his team today and everyone in the gym was looking at him

[@HateLoveHP]

he is 37 years old

[@jmad3000]

look at him, he might be tall but he's bearly moving.

[@MrHolocoust]

:D he just drops the ball to the basket and laughs :D!!!

[@TheCREATINE11]

Manute BoL is back.........

[@kevisthegoat]

What do you mean? If he was your size, then he would be your size. He wouldn't be 4 ft 5 on an 8 ft rim. He's huge. He doesn't need to be good when all he has to do is stand infront of the net, and hardly jump an inch off the ground to dunk. He can run pretty decent for his size. And the best part of this, is that he isn't some 6'7 guy who we all know won't make it in the NBA seeing as the average height is 6'7. He's 7'5. Nobody in the NBA currently is that size.

[@jtg0617]

I dont think your are quite grasping what I was trying to say...I meant that Mamadou playing against these high school kids would be like me playing against a bunch of 6th graders on an 8ft rim.

[@mamadouseck5042]

As a senegalese I can tell it's not him, that guy on wiki already played in the NBA and he plays in Europe now, before commenting dumb shit, be sure of what you say

[@11nick26]

look how stagnant the offense is because they just rely on him every time...

[@TheTexastngray]

He could be really good with work on some things.

[@stevelau1933]

He's wearing 34, Shaq's number. This shows who he probably looks up to.

[@Burrelly25]

How is the score that close? Throw alley oops to him every time down the court

[@dornl]

LOL, dude definitely was celebrating winning the jump ball! 4:10

[@kyoshokev]

this is like having a hack in nba2k

[@Quplas]

Oh basketball. A sport where you don't need to be skilled to succeed at all, you just need to have to correct body type.

[@sebastianfollon8895]

looks down to you mean xd he's taller then shaq

[@Thesoccerdood]

I bet all of his teammates led in the assists stats in their area..

[@tigerc325]

ASC!

[@chrisdouglasroberts]

@Pre2247 did u really just say lad?

[@GoatPWN]

what position does he play???????

[@user-wh7np9ep2j]

if his action is speeder......

[@MegaGangsterShaz]

Why did Greg Oden go back to highschool?

[@kfen8794]

he should play volleyball

[@MegaPhonebooth]

9:55 watch the court in the background on the far left... kid made a half court shot lol

[@heondokim]

he should be having like 10 blocks a game

[@JDalleMolle]

Bet u could take him tbgb09

[@MrBhunters]

How did he lose the tip.....

[@TheCREATINE11]

he is wearing NIKE HYPERDUNK is it??

[@Jhun5200]

cuz it's a good school and he likes it there? who are you to judge his college decision?

[@ABalla1122]

@KAUpitcher123 Actually I know a lot about basketball. He's got some skill right now but he has a ton of potential. Get him some good coaching and he can be very successful. I never said he could go against lebron or any of those guys and I said he can be successful. To me, getting a full ride to a division 1 school for basketball is going somewhere. As far as the league goes, tons of players who end up going to big schools play in sub par leagues so their stats look good.

[@lifegoson8]

Imagine reading there roster on a program. Going down the line. 5"6, 5"6, 5"7, 5"10, 7"5, 5"... Wait what? lmao

[@TexasCNC]

Is this dude playing on a JV team?

[@tmic4043]

Why is he going to irvine?!

[@TheCREATINE11]

@09:46 Get outta way and take that...

[@Mitjitsu]

These white basketballers are probably taller than most people commenting on this video.

[@Madb63]

he might be tall, but that's not all there is. he needs footwork and better fundamentals. and he needs to jump- height is an advantage, but not when someone jumps as tall as you and you don't leave the ground...

[@Henrici4]

He actually doesnt shoot that bad

[@bhurley831]

where the hell the hell do you find two basketball teams with one black guy each. I could do good in this league

[@maozhong88]

PINK shoes on a mens basketball team???? what the hell

[@Spencer758]

Soft touch! But you can tell that the coach tries to keep him from dribbling... Such a long ways between his hands and the ground, would make it easy to steal the ball from him. For the fact that he can actually move pretty well... get him into some more And1 games and some street ball games so he can really learn how to control the ball, and he would be unstoppable!

[@xXxFB4LxXx]

looks like a tennis ball in his hands

[@MarcDshort108]

theyr playing rack city? HAHAHHA! hope its just the instrumental.

[@bestballer1234]

that nigga had to duck 00:19 lmao

[@ffdjr1313]

Unless he shows some passion and heart he wont make it

[@cobrala]

Tall or not let me tell you Manute bol(RIP) who played in the NBA never had the skills Mamadou has right now at 17.

[@rocklee5413]

lol their kobe grinches :b

[@ChrisBarraz]

man that ref through such a bad jump ball

[@jrmcgrady5513]

THAT'S HIS FATHER! Really people? The kid in the video is a teenager! You can't tell the difference between a teenager and a middle-aged man? OMG. GET REAAAL.

[@BabyBlueJeff]

He really doesn't even have any basketball skills, seriously. He's just tall. Any of us could do this if we're playing against 1st graders on a Fisher Price hoop.

[@jjlaxer99]

@GoatPWN pointgaurd

[@T-TiiMe]

Worst flop ever at 8:25

[@johnisawesome2015]

gotta love how the other team thought it would be cool if they all bought pink shoes instead they just look really gay

[@182isTommy]

Yeah, i'm assuming Akeem(Hakeem) Olujawon....

[@LLhookLL]

*It *your *.

[@cobrala]

It was like a rare skin disease. Stevens-Johnson syndrome

[@Icavein1]

well he will go to college.

[@infamouscrook]

if he's 18, i'm 3. Like most African athletes, his "official" age is questionable.

[@superoriginalname]

u can tell he's not even motivated, playing average sized kids is just far too predictable for him to even enjoy it

[@DwightSA123]

Threw*

[@hya212]

It looks like he's not even trying.

[@DodjersBoy]

WHITNEY

[@planetpeter917]

threw*

[@dion8070]

its hard to believe all his team mates are like 6ft tall wen his so big ahahaha they look like 12yrolds s;

[@ThePoopGUNZ]

threw**

[@ThaModder200]

Was he laughing?

[@leemarkin]

high school player? really? wiki says he is 37...

[@jtg0617]

i've been doing a lot of thinking about the videos of this guy. im 6ft and if you put him down to my scale it would be like me playing against a bunch of a guys who are 4ft 5 on an 8 ft rim. if you take that into consideration he is seriously awful at basketball. its like he doesnt know how big he is. he better learn at least one post move before he attends UC Irvine next year

[@ADGuvetis]

I wonder if he always plays with such a lack of effort.

[@NotoriousVIC100]

he seems clumsy. he needs to go up against real competition

[@Flyerman777]

Dude all they have to do is cross half court!

[@ThatKidCanBall1234]

hes on a team full of short white guys who only shoot 3s. classic

[@poofy1313]

you have a 7'5 guy on this team thats probably 2a.. and this score is this close. jokes.

[@BigDon246]

He would never be able to play for a big time Division 1 team because he can't play man to man defense. All he does defensively is stand around in the paint. Whatever school signs this guy would have to change their entire identity as a team and I don't think this kid would be worth it.