Mouhamed Sene

Mouhamed Sene

Position	Center
Height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Weight	230 lb (100 kg)
League	ACB
Team	Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
Born	May 12, 1986 (1986-05-12) (age 25) Thies, Senegal
Nationality	Senegalese
Draft	10th overall, 2006 Seattle SuperSonics
Pro career	2006–present
Career history	Verviers-Pepinster Seattle Supersonics/Oklahoma City Thunder (2006–09) Idaho Stampede (2007-08) Albuquerque Thunderbirds (2009) New York Knicks (2009) Toulon Basket (2009-10) BCM Gravelines Dunkerque (2010-11)

Mouhamed Saer Sene (born May 12, 1986) is a Senegalese professional basketball player currently playing for Baloncesto Fuenlabrada from the Spanish ACB. A center, he is noted for his shot-blocking potential because of his 7 ft 8½ in (2.35 m) wingspan.^[1]

Basketball career

Sene was born in Thies. Aged 20, he was drafted 10th overall by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2006 NBA Draft. On January 11, 2007, after having received little playing time, he was assigned to the NBA Development League's Idaho Stampede.^[2]

In the 2007–08 season, Sene received an honorable mention for the All-NBA Development League teams, after playing in 28 games for the Stampede (starting in five), with averages of 12.4 points, 9.0 rebounds and 1.7 blocks in 28.2 minutes per game, with highs of 30 points, 18 rebounds and seven blocks. He continued to have little impact with the Sonics (13 games, 62 minutes).

On February 19, 2009, Sene was waived by the Sonics, now named Oklahoma City Thunder.^[3] He was signed by the New York Knicks on April 9.^[4]

On July 31, 2009, after only one appearance, Sene was waived by the Knicks, later moving to France with Hyères-Toulon Var Basket.^[5]

In November 2010, he signed with BCM Gravelines Dunkerque.^[6][7] With Gravelines he averaged 10.8ppg, 8.2rpg and 1.8bpg in Europe and 10.4ppg, 7.4rpg and 1.3bpg in Pro A.

In August 2011 he signed with Baloncesto Fuenlabrada for two seasons.^[8]

NBA career statistics

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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2006–07	Seattle	28	3	6.0	.367	.000	.586	1.6	.0	.1	.4	1.9
2007–08	Seattle	13	0	4.8	.458	.000	.471	1.2	.1	.0	.5	2.3
2008–09	Oklahoma City	5	0	4.6	.714	.000	.778	1.8	.0	.2	.4	3.4
2008–09	New York	1	0	6.0	.500	.000	1.000	5.0	.0	.0	1.0	3.0
Career		47	3	5.5	.427	.000	.589	1.6	.0	.1	.4	2.2

References

1. ^ Sonics player profile
2. ^ Sonics assign center Mouhamed Sene to Idaho Stampede
3. ^ Report card time: Grading the trades
4. ^ "Knicks Sign Mouhamed Sene". NBA.com. 2009-04-09. http://www.nba.com/knicks/news/sene090409.html. Retrieved 2009-04-09. 
5. ^ Mohamed Sene au HTV (Mohamed Sene at HTV) (French)
6. ^ Signature de Saer Sene (French)
7. ^ Effectif 2009-2010 (Squad 2009-2010) (French)
8. ^ Fuenlabrada announces Saer Sene

External links

• Mouhamed Sene at NBA.com
• Stats at Basketball-Reference
• ESPN.com profile

Persondata
Name	Sene, Mouhamed
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	May 12, 1986
Place of birth	Thies, Senegal
Date of death
Place of death