Mohamed Niang (born 1976 in

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) is a retired professional

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player, who lastly played for

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rookies Everton Tigers, with whom he signed for in 2007.

College career

After attending the

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from 1994 to 1996, the 6 ft 10 in

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then moved to the

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and to the

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, where from 1996 to 1999 he played on the university's Blue Hens basketball team. In his first season, he played 12 games, scoring five points and pulled 10 rebounds. The 1997–98 season saw him feature in 11 games, scoring nine points, pulling six rebounds and blocking two shots.

Professional career

Mohamed was a fifth round pick for the Huntsville Flight in the 2001-02 inaugural draft of the

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(Now called

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). Niang most recently played in

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for

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in 2004, averaging 22.5 pts, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks and 1.4 assists. He coached the team the following season while recovering from ACL injury and signed up to be a player/coach for Everton Tigers during the summer of 2007.

Sources

National Basketball Development League Announces Inaugural Draft Results

Mohamed Niang - Sæson 2003- 2004 - Grundspillet

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