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Kadi Sissoko

Kadiatou "Kadi" Sissoko (born January 25, 1999) is a French professional basketball player for OGM Ormanspor of the Turkish Super League. She was selected in the third round of the 2023 WNBA draft by the Phoenix Mercury. She played college basketball at Syracuse, Minnesota, and USC.

Kadi Sissoko
Sissoko with the Phoenix Mercury in 2023
No. 30 – OGM Ormanspor
PositionForward
LeagueTurkish Super League
Personal information
Born (1999-01-25) January 25, 1999 (age 25)
Aubervilliers, France
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High schoolLycee Marcelin Berthelot
College
WNBA draft2023: 3rd round, 29th overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Mercury
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018Basket Landes
2023Phoenix Mercury
2023–2024Flammes Carolo
2024–presentOGM Ormanspor
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

College career

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Sissoko committed to play for Syracuse in 2018. She played with her Orange teammates — Marie-Paule Foppossi and Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi — while over in France during high school and when she was on the French National Teams.[1][2] Sissoko struggled with a knee injury during her freshman season with the Orange, causing her to have a meniscus surgery.[3] She averaged 2.9 points and 2.1 rebounds per game during the year and following the season announced that she would be transferring.[4]

Sissoko transferred to Minnesota following her freshman season and had to sit out due to the NCAA transfer rules.[5] When she signed with the Gophers and played, Sissoko became the highest ranked recruit to play for Minnesota since Rachel Banham.[2] Sissoko spent two season with the Gophers and became a staple in the starting lineup averaging double digit points and was the team's leading rebounder. Following her redshirt junior season, Sissoke announced she was entering the transfer portal again.[6]

Sissoko found her next home with the USC Trojans.[7] During her one season at USC, Sissoko was the Trojans' leading scorer with 15.6 points per game, 1.3 steals per game as well as being the team's second leading rebounder with 6.4 rebounds per game. She was named to the All-Pac-12 Team and the Media All-Pac-12 Team.[8]

College statistics

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Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 Syracuse 22 70 .392 .158 .600 1.8 0.5 0.3 0.0 3.2
2020–21 Minnesota 20 251 .416 .323 .672 6.6 1.7 0.7 0.6 12.6
2021–22 Minnesota 27 356 .415 .214 .722 5.7 1.4 0.7 0.3 5.7
2022–23 USC 26 401 .455 .290 .720 6.2 1.9 1.2 0.6 15.4
Career 101 1078 .427 .257 .705 5.1 1.4 0.8 0.4 10.7

Professional career

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Phoenix Mercury

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Sissoko was selected 29th Overall in the Third Round of the 2023 WNBA draft by the Phoenix Mercury.[9] Sissoko made the Opening Night roster for the Mercury and made her WNBA debut against the Los Angeles Sparks on May 19, 2023, scoring 2 points and grabbing 2 rebounds.[10] She was waived by the Mercury prior to the 2024 season.

WNBA career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2023 Phoenix 40 0 8.4 .371 .167 .625 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.7 1.5
Career 1 year, 1 team 40 0 8.4 .371 .167 .625 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.7 1.5

References

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  1. ^ "Kadiatou Sissoko". cuse.com. Syracuse Athletics. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b Hodowanic, Paul. "After a year on the bench, Kadi Sissoko is ready to make an impact". mndally.com. MN Daily. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  3. ^ Kramer, Lindsay (3 December 2018). "Syracuse women's basketball player sidelined by knee injury". Syracuse.com. Syracuse. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  4. ^ Schneidman, David (9 June 2019). "Veronika Vorackova, Kadiatou Sissoko to transfer from Syracuse". dailyorange.com. Daily Orange. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  5. ^ Nelson, Joe. "5-star recruit from Paris, Kadiatou Sissoko, transfers to play for Gophers". Sports Illustrated Minnesota Sports, News, Analysis, and More. SI. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  6. ^ Youngblood, Kent. "Gophers women's basketball forward Kadi Sissoko enters transfer portal". startribune.com. Star Tribune. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Kadi Sissoko Joins USC Women's Basketball As Transfer Addition". usctrojans.com. USC Athletics. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  8. ^ "USC Women's Basketball Lands A Program-Record Three Players On All-Pac-12 Team". usctrojans.com. USC Athletics. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  9. ^ "USC's Kadi Sissoko And Okako Adika Selected Back-to-Back In WNBA Draft". usctrojans.com. USC Athletics. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  10. ^ "USC's Kadi Sissoko Earns Spot on WNBA Roster With Phoenix Mercury". usctrojans.com. USC Athletics. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
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