| Iowa Wolves | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | NBA G League | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | (2003-09-19)19 September 2003 (age 21) Ziguinchor, Senegal | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | NBA Academy Africa (Saly, Senegal) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2024:undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2022–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | DUC | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | NBA G League Ignite | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Salt Lake City Stars | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Iowa Wolves | ||||||||||||||
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Babacar Sané (born 19 September 2003) also known asYounq Ossoko is a Senegaleseprofessional basketball player for theIowa Wolves of theNBA G League. Internationally, he plays for theSenegal national team. Standing at 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), he plays assmall forward.
Born in the city ofZiguinchor, Sané grew up inBignona, where he was discovered by theNBA Academy Africa after playing in the SEED Project Hoop Forum.[1]
In May 2022, Sané played forDakar Université Club in the2022 BAL season as part of the BAL Elevate program in which one player from the NBA Academy was assigned to a roster.[2] On 5 March, he made his BAL debut in a 70–85 loss toSLAC and had 8 points and 3 rebounds in 21 minutes.[3] He averaged 4 points off the bench in 10.9 minutes per game.[1]
On 26 October 2022, Sané signed with theNBA G League Ignite.[4][5] On 18 January, Sané scored 17 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, a franchise record for most rebounds in a game.[6] He was named to the G League's inaugural Next Up Game for the 2022–23 season.[7]
After going undrafted in the2024 NBA Draft, Sané signed with theUtah Jazz on 14 August 2024,[8] but was waived on 26 September.[9] On October 28, he joined theSalt Lake City Stars.[10]
On February 2, 2025, Sané was traded to theIowa Wolves of theNBA G League in exchange forJaedon LeDee.[11]
Sané played for theSenegal U18 national team at the 2020FIBA U18 African Championship in Egypt, averaging 14 points per game, and winning a silver medal.[12] He also played in the2019 FIBA U19 World Cup.[13]
On 25 February 2022, he made his debut for the seniorSenegal national team in a2023 FIBA World Cup qualifier againstEgypt.[14]
