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Alassane Kouyate
- Player
- Number: 211)
- Position: F
- Height: 6' 8“
- Weight: 200
- Hometown: Bamako, Mali
- High School: Walsh Jesuit High School (Cuyahoga Falls, OH)
- Transfer From: none
- Birthday: December 29, 19822)
At UMass
- Was with the basketball program for three seasons, but injuries limited him to just one.
- 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
- 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
Stats
| Season | G | GS | MP | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | PTS | PPG | ORB | DRB | TRB | RPG | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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
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Wore the number before UMass retired it for Marcus Camby
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