 Sanogo in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 15 – Trapani Shark | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | LBA | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | (2002-02-12)12 February 2002 (age 23) Bamako, Mali | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| College | UConn (2020–2023) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2023:undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2023–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2023–2025 | Chicago Bulls | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | →Windy City Bulls | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Trapani Shark | ||||||||||||||
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Adama Sanogo (born 12 February 2002) is a Malian professionalbasketball player forTrapani Shark of theLega Basket Serie A (LBA) and theBasketball Champions League. In 2023 he won thenational championship with theUConn Huskies and was named theFinal Four's Most Outstanding Player.
Sanogo grew up inBamako, Mali, and first playedsoccer before switching to basketball in 2014.[1][2] His uncle, basketball scout Tidiane Dramé, convinced him to start playing basketball. One year later, Sanogo moved to the United States to play for Our Savior New American School inCentereach, New York. He transferred toThe Patrick School inHillside, New Jersey, due to a coaching change at his previous school. In his senior season, he averaged 13.3 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. Sanogo competed for the New York Rens on theAmateur Athletic Union circuit.[3] A consensus four-starrecruit, he committed to playing college basketball forUConn over offers fromSeton Hall andNebraska.[1]
Sanogo became a starter in the third game of his freshman season at UConn. On 3 March 2021, he recorded a season-high 16 points, nine rebounds and two blocks in a 69–58 win overSeton Hall.[4] As a freshman, Sanogo averaged 7.3 points and 4.8 rebounds per game, earningBig East All-Freshman Team honors.[5] On 24 November 2021, he scored a career-high 30 points in a 115–109 double overtime win againstAuburn.[6] On 1 December, Sanogo suffered an abdominal injury during a 72–63 win versusMaryland Eastern Shore Hawks and was ruled out for several weeks.[7] He was named to the First TeamAll-Big East.[8]
On 4 April 2023, Sanogo won thenational championship with UConn and was named theFinal Four's Most Outstanding Player.[9] He became the first African-born player sinceHakeem Olajuwon (1983) to win the award.[10]
After going undrafted in the2023 NBA draft, Sanogo signed atwo-way contract with theChicago Bulls on 10 July 2023.[11]
On December 28, 2023, Sanogo made his NBA debut for the Bulls in a 120–104 loss to theIndiana Pacers. In the next game he played with for Chicago, on January 2, 2024, Sanogo put up 8 points, 4 rebounds, and a season-high 6 assists in a 110–97 loss to thePhiladelphia 76ers.[12] In what became only his 9th NBA game played on April 12,[13] Sanogo recorded a 20/20 double-double with 22 points and 20 rebounds (including 10 offensive rebounds) in a 129–127 win over theWashington Wizards,[14] becoming the first rookie sinceEarl Williams in 1975 to record a 20-point, 20-rebound game off the bench.
On July 6, 2024, Sanogo signed another two-way contract with the Bulls.[15] On February 19, 2025, he was waived by the Bulls.[16]
On July 25, 2025, Sanogo signed withTrapani Shark of theLega Basket Serie A (LBA).[17]
Sanogo won a gold medal representingMali at the2017 FIBA Under-16 African Championship in Mauritius, averaging 10.5 points and eight rebounds per game.[18] At the2018 FIBA Under-17 World Cup, he averaged six points and seven rebounds per game.[19]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | Chicago | 9 | 0 | 7.3 | .519 | — | .667 | 4.0 | .0 | .1 | .0 | 4.0 |
| 2024–25 | Chicago | 4 | 0 | 5.4 | .571 | — | — | 1.5 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
| Career | 13 | 0 | 6.7 | .529 | — | .667 | 3.2 | .1 | .1 | .0 | 3.4 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | UConn | 23 | 20 | 17.0 | .554 | – | .577 | 4.8 | .6 | .4 | .9 | 7.3 |
| 2021–22 | UConn | 29 | 28 | 29.2 | .504 | .000 | .686 | 8.8 | 1.0 | .9 | 1.9 | 14.8 |
| 2022–23 | UConn | 39 | 39 | 26.5 | .606 | .365 | .766 | 7.7 | 1.3 | .7 | .8 | 17.2 |
| Career | 91 | 87 | 25.0 | .560 | .358 | .715 | 7.3 | 1.0 | .7 | 1.2 | 13.9 | |
Sanogo is the son of Cheickne Sanogo and Awa Traore, and has four sisters and one brother. He is a practicingMuslim,[10] so, due to the timing ofRamadan in 2023, he was fasting during the NCAA tournament.[20]
