====== Alassane Kouyate ======
  * **Player**
  * **Seasons:** [[season_2002-03|2002-03]], [[season_2003-04|2003-04]], [[season_2004-05|2004-05]]
  * **Number:** 21((Wore the number before UMass retired it for [[camby_marcus|Marcus Camby]]))
  * **Position:** F
  * **Height:** 6' 8"
  * **Weight:** 200
  * **Hometown:** [[wp>Bamako|Bamako, Mali]]
  * **High School:** [[wp>Walsh Jesuit High School]] (Cuyahoga Falls, OH)
  * **Transfer From:** none
  * **Birthday:** December 29, 1982((https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/alassane-kouyate/482))

{{ ::kouyate_alassane_roster_photo.jpg?nolink|Alassane Kouyate roster photo}}
===== At UMass =====
  * Was with the basketball program for three seasons, but injuries limited him to just one.
  * Committed to UMass in the fall 2001 signing period.  Chose UMass over Wisconsin, Kansas State, and [[opponent_duquesne|Duquesne]].((https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/alassane-kouyate/482))
  * Was a student within the College of Arts & Sciences.

==== 2004-05 season ====
  * Lingering knee injuries kept him out most of the season
  * Suited up for the first time for the Rhode Island game (2/23), but did not end up playing in any game
  * Returned to Ohio over winter recess to undergo rehab with his doctor back home

==== 2003-04 season ====
  * Took a medical redshirt, suffering from knee injuries
  * Did not play in any games

==== 2002-03 season ====
  * Saw action in 14 games on the season, earning his first career start against Duquesne
  * Averaged 0.1 ppg and 0.6 rpg, while seeing 54 minutes of action
  * Grabbed a career-high four rebounds in six minutes of action at Tennessee
  * [[https://umasshoops.com/news/2002-03/kouyate_hospitalized20030212.htm|Missed some time with an internal injury]]
  * Had a career-best two assists in a eight minutes of work at Temple
  * Tallied the first points of his collegiate career at Dayton, as he finished with two points and three rebounds in a eight minutes of action
  * [[https://umasshoops.com/recruit/lasme_kouyate_briggs_profile03212002.htm#article2|Profile article prior to the season]]

==== Stats ====
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|2002-03|14|1|54|3.9|1|6|.167|1|6|.167|0|0|--|0|2|.000|2|0.1|1|8|9|0.6|2|0|0|3|11|

[[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/alassane-kouyate-1.html|More stats from Sports-Reference.com]]

==== Career Highs ====
|Points|2 - at Dayton (1/29/03)|
|Field Goals|1 - at Dayton (1/29/03)|
|Field Goals Att.|2 - at Dayton (1/29/03)|
|3-Point FG|0|
|3-Point FG Att.|0|
|Free Throws|0|
|Free Throw Att.|1 - at Tennessee (2/5/03)|
|:::|1 - at Dayton (1/29/03)|
|Rebounds|4 - at Tennessee (2/5/03)|
|Assists|2 - at Temple (2/26/03)|
|Blocks|0|
|Steals|0|
|Minutes|8 - at Temple (2/26/03)|
|:::|8 - at Tennessee (2/5/03)|

===== Pre-UMass =====
  * Averaged 15 points and 11 rebounds as a senior at Walsh Jesuit High School in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
  * Served as team captain for coach Frank Lupica's Warriors as a senior, when he hit 69 percent of his field goals
  * First team All-Ohio selection
  * Elite 8 Tournament MVP
  * Recorded double-digit rebounding effort in 2002 Pitt-Ohio All-Star Game
  * As a sophomore at Medina (Ohio) Highland High School, he was a standout basketball and soccer player, earning All-Suburban honors in sports and averaging 18 points on the hardwood
  * Transferred to Walsh Jesuit, but missed his junior season due to state transfer rules

===== Personal =====
  * Son of Fousseyni and Koita Kouyate.
  * His guardians in the United States are Bob and Becky Kelly.
  * Can speak five languages -- English, French and three African dialects.

===== External links =====
  * [[https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/alassane-kouyate/482|Official UMass roster page]]
  * [[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/alassane-kouyate-1.html|Sports-Reference - Alassane Kouyate]]

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