Samuel Ouedraogo

Samuel Ouedraogo

Samuel Ouedraogo (15) at the NAIA Nationals battling a rebound for LSU- Alexandria (March, 2015)
Free agent
Position Power forward / Center
Personal information
Born (1987-03-15) March 15, 1987
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Nationality Burkinabé
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College
NBA draft 2015 / Undrafted
Medals
FIBA Africa Championship

Abidjan 2013

Samuel Wendpagnangdé Ouedraogo (born March 15, 1987) is a Burkinabé basketball player who plays both the power forward and center positions.

He is a two times defensive player of the year and once led the NCAA Division II in both rebounds per game and offensive rebounds per game.[1][2][3][4][5] He also has an international experience playing in the FIBA Afrobasket.[6][7]

Biography

Ouedraogo is the oldest son from a family of nine children. He was sent by his parents to attend college in the United States in 2009. Soon after his arrival, he started getting a lot of attention from scouts and he ended up getting scholarship offers to play basketball while attending college. He won two conference team titles in the NAIA.[8][9][10] He also played in the NCAA for Bluefield State College in West Virginia. He graduated from college in 2015 with a bachelor's degree.[11][12][13] He graduated while winning a conference title and a bid to the NAIA national tournament in 2015 with the Louisiana State University at Alexandria.[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] [22]

Professional career

Ouedraogo went undrafted during the 2015 NBA Draft. He is currently a free agent.[23][24]

International career

Samuel Ouedraogo (#9) with the Stallions, The Senior Men's National Team Of Burkina Faso at the FIBA Afrobasket in Abidjan, Ivory Coast (2013)

Samuel Ouedraogo is a member of the Burkina Faso National Basketball Team. He played in the FIBA afrobasket tournament in 2013 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.[25][26][27][28][29] [30] [31][32]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.bdtonline.com/sports/college_sports/bluefield-state-hoops-teams-pick-up-wins/article_365e562d-1637-5719-90e0-0bf08395c659.html
  2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzSnOJrwJ2o
  3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3cAFOQ0EEw
  4. ↑ http://www.ovathletics.com/home/4-toppers-continue-to-cruise-over-bluefield-state/14309
  5. ↑ http://www.wvgazettemail.com/Sports/201311200268
  6. ↑ http://bayiri.com/sport/basket/samuel-ouedroago-un-etalon-basketteur-aux-usa-a-suivre.html
  7. ↑ http://www.texastech.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/061013aaa.html
  8. ↑ http://www.lsuagenerals.com/article/216.php
  9. ↑ http://www.victorysportsnetwork.com/Clip/news/lsua-takes-rrac-mens-hoops-tourney-on-buzzer-beater.htm
  10. ↑ http://daemenwildcats.com/news/2012/11/27/MBB_1127124206.aspx?
  11. ↑ http://dleaguedigest.com/2015/10/01/from-burkina-faso-to-the-nba-d-league-the-journey-of-samuel-ouedraogo/
  12. ↑ http://daemenwildcats.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=841
  13. ↑ http://stats.ncaa.org/rankings/ranking_summary?academic_year=2014.0&conf_id=-1&division=2.0&ncaa_custom_rank_summary_id=-1&org_id=1278&ranking_period=5.0&region_id=-1&sport_code=MBB&user_custom_rank_summary_id=-1
  14. ↑ http://www.lsuagenerals.com/article/216.php
  15. ↑ http://basketball.usbasket.com/player/USA/LSU-Alexandria/Samuel_Ouedraogo/152953
  16. ↑ http://www.thetowntalk.com/story/sports/college/lsua/2014/08/08/lsua-basketball-adds-transfers/13755639/
  17. ↑ http://www.lsuagenerals.com/roster/19/1/400.php
  18. ↑ http://www.redriverconference.com/f/14/4/Basketball_(Men)/2015_RRAC_Men's_Basketball_All-Conference_Team.php
  19. ↑ http://www.vmikeydets.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9800&ATCLID=209310585
  20. ↑ http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/68859/samuel-ouedraogo
  21. ↑ 55. http://wviac2.sidearmsports.com/news/2013/5/3/MBB_0503135027.aspx
  22. ↑ http://longwoodlancers.com/news/2013/12/13/MBB_1213133040.aspx
  23. ↑ http://dleague.nba.com/news/2015-nba-development-league-draft-eligible-prospects-list/
  24. ↑ http://www.ridiculousupside.com/2015/6/15/8784047/examining-intriguing-prospects-from-2015-nba-d-league-national-tryout
  25. ↑ http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/12/olym/news/p/eid/6232/nid/55605/sid/6585/article.html
  26. ↑ http://www.afrobasket.com/Burkina-Faso/basketball-National-Team.asp
  27. ↑ http://www.ledevoluy.com/automne/en/activities/sports-centre-2/sports-holiday-course-of-physical-preparation.html
  28. ↑ http://news.aniamey.com/h/2278.html
  29. ↑ http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/107960/sid/9642/tid/254/tid2//_/2013_FIBA_Africa_Championship_for_Men/index.html
  30. ↑ http://burkina24sports.com/2013/08/afrobasket-2013-le-president-du-faso-recoit-les-etalons-avant-leur-depart-a-abidjan/
  31. ↑ http://burkina24sports.com/2013/08/afrobasket-2013-la-liste-des-joueurs-convoques-et-du-staff-technique/
  32. ↑ http://wviac2.sidearmsports.com/news/2013/5/3/MBB_0503135027.aspx
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