| Modou Niang |
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• Academic All-WAC (2008)
This Season:
Is expected to settle in and be more of a contributor this year after going through a lot of adjustments in his freshman season... Has good size and athleticism.
2008 Season (Fr.):
Played in 18 games in his freshman season at Utah State and averaged 5.1 minutes per outing... Finished the year by averaging 0.6 points, 1.2 rebounds and 0.6 blocks per game, while shooting 27.3 percent from the field and 71.4 percent from the free throw line... Played a season-high 17 minutes at Cal Poly... Also had season-highs with four points, three rebounds and three blocks against the Mustangs... Earned academic all-WAC honors.
High School:
Named the top center two years in a row in the National High School Championships in Japan... During his senior season he averaged a double-double as he led the nation in scoring at 32.3 points, to go along with 18.7 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 3.6 blocks per game... Also shot 74.7 percent from the field and 54.2 percent from the free throw line... During his senior season he had season-highs of 51 points and 40 rebounds... Led Hachioji to consecutive National All-Star tournaments... Hachioji High School finished third in the nation during his sophomore season and fourth during his senior season... During his junior season, he averaged 33.6 points, 14.8 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game as he was named a Tokyo (Kanto) All-Star... Was also named a Tokyo (Kanto) All-Star as a sophomore as he averaged 33.5 points, 20.4 rebounds and 5.3 blocks per game.
Personal:
Full name is Modou Niang... Born April 12, 1987 in Richard-Toll, Senegal... One of six children of Mamadou and N'deye Niang... Majoring in math... Likes bowling, listening to music, reading books and surfing the internet... First name is pronounced Mow-do and his last name is pronounced Knee-yan.
