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2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster

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1 Ahamadou Fofana

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 175
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bronx, N.Y.
  • High School Frederick Douglass
  • Prev School Erie Community College
  • Twitter elite_ahamadou
  • Instagram elitee_ahamadou

Biography


CAREER HIGHS
Points:
21 vs. Marist (3/3/21)

Rebounds: 9, 2x (last vs. Marist, 3/3/22)
Assists: 8 at Youngstown State (12/11/21)

2021-22 • SENIOR SEASON
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Played in 30 games and made 25 starts for the Griffs.
• Averaged 9.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.
• Scored a career-high 21 points in the team's home win over Marist on March 3.
• Posted double-digits in the scoring column 14 times.

• Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds in two different games, including the home win over Marist March 3.
• Had five-or more rebounds in eight different contests.
• Led Canisius and ranked sixth in the MAAC with his 3.2 assists per game.
• Dished out a career-high eight assists in the team's road loss at Youngstown State Dec. 11.
• His 3.1 assists per game in MAAC play ranked sixth in the conference as well.
• Finished the year with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.5, which was sixth in the league.
• Ranked first on the team and ninth in the MAAC with his 1.2 steals per game.
• Had a career-high six steals in the team's home win over Siena March 5.
• Ranked second on the team with his 40 3-point field goal makes.
• His 3-pointer with 1.1 second left to play lifted the Griffs over cross-town rival Buffalo Dec. 18, at KeyBank Center.
• Ranked second on the team with his 31.4 minutes per game average.
• Played a career-high 41 minutes in the team's overtime loss at Fairfield Feb. 14.

2020-21 • JUNIOR SEASON
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Played in all 13 games for the Griffs and made 12 starts.
• Averaged 8.3 points, 2.7 assists and 2.6 rebounds in his first season with the program.
• Scored a season-high 17 points (all in the second half) in a home win over Saint Peter's Jan. 2.
• In that game, he went 9-for-10 from the free-throw line, with seven of those makes coming in the contest's closing 36 seconds.
• Had four games with 10-or more points scored.
• Pulled down a season-high five rebounds in two different games (at Quinnipiac Feb. 13 and at Siena March 5).
• Had multiple assists in 10 of the team's 13 games.
• Dished out a season-best six assists in the team's road win at Quinnipiac Feb. 13.
• His 2.7 assists per game average ranked 14th in the league.
• Was tied for sixth in the conference with his 1.7 assist-to-turnover ratio.
• Shot 79.4 percent (27-for-34) from the free-throw line, which ranked eighth in the MAAC.
• Drew four offensive charges, which was tied for second-most on the team.
• Played 30-plus minutes in four games. Averaged 27.1 minutes per contest.

BEFORE CANISIUS
• Played the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons at Erie Community College.
• Played in 61 career games for the Kats, where he made 41 starts.
• Averaged 15.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.8 assists per game in his career at Erie Community College.
• Led the Kats and was tied for 29th in the nation in scoring average with his 20.3 points per game in 2019-20.
• Scored 15 points and dished out 15 assists in ECC's 91-73 win over Genesse Community College in the NJCAA Region III Division II Championship game, where he was named tournament MVP.
• Was honored as a first team National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II All-America selection after the 2019-20 campaign.
• Chosen as ECC's Lawrence C. Spring "Male Athlete of the Year" at the end of the 2019-20 academic year.
• Played one season of basketball at Frederick Douglas Academy in Harlem, N.Y., where he was good for 7.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game as a senior.


PERSONAL
• Is majoring in sport management at the College.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2020-21Junior

    Guard
    6'1" 175 lbs
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    2021-22Senior

    Guard
    6'1" 175 lbs
    1