Cheikh Samb
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| Position | Center |
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| Height | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| League | NBA |
| Team | Detroit Pistons |
| Jersey | #35 |
| Born | October 22, 1984 Senegal |
| Nationality |  Senegalese |
| Draft | 2nd round, 51st overall, 2006 Los Angeles Lakers |
| Pro career | 2005–present |
| Former teams | WTC Cornella (2005-07) Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2007) |
| Official profile | Info Page |
Samb Chiekh Tidiane (born October 22, 1984, in Senegal) is a Senegalese professional basketball player. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round (51st pick overall) of the 2006 NBA Draft, but was traded that day to the Detroit Pistons for shooting guard Maurice Evans. Samb is 7 ft 1 in (2.15 m) tall and weighs 215 lb (98 kg).
In the 2005-06 season, he played for WTC Cornella in the Spanish LEB2 league, averaging 9.6 points, 7.7 rebounds, 3.1 blocks, shooting 51.4% from the field, 38.5% from three and 76.1% from the free throw line, playing an average of 26 minutes per game in 29 games. He led the league in blocked shots, registering more blocks than the totals of all but one other team in the league. After being drafted Chiekh played for the Detroit Pistons NBA Summer League averaging 7.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks while shooting 65.2% from the field and 60.0% from the free throw line without attempting a three.
In his second season with Cornella he averaged 10.5 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.9 blocks while shooting 52% from the field, 50% from three and 61% from the free throw line playing 24 minutes per game in only 19 games in an injury plagued season. Chiekh returned from Spain to average 9.0 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.0 blocks while shooting 57.7% from the field and 71.4% from the free throw line while not attempting a three, starting in four and playing in all five Detroit Pistons NBA Summer League games. Subsequently, he earned a two-year contract with the Pistons. Chiekh's brother Mamadou is the consensus top international prospect born in 1989.[1]
On November 16, 2007, Samb debuted in his first regular season NBA game with the Pistons: against the Los Angeles Lakers, he had 4 rebounds, 2 points and 2 blocks in just 15 minutes.
On December 14, in his second NBA Development League (D-League) game with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, against the Dakota Wizards, Samb took an elbow to his mouth and lost two front teeth.[2] The teeth, knocked out at the root, were subsequently put in a saline solution and he was taken to a dentist to have the teeth reset.[2] He also suffered a probable upper jawbone fracture.[2]He would be recalled to the NBA on December 21, switching to the Mad Ants again on January 2008.
On February 3, 2008, Samb recorded a triple double with the Mad Ants, with 12 points, 12 rebounds and 11 blocks. On March 22, he was once again re-called to the Pistons.
[edit] References
- ^ DraftExpress Rankings: International '89
- ^ a b c Ants lose game, center's front teeth. Posted December 15, 2007
[edit] External links
- Cheikh Samb Info Page at NBA.com
- 2006 NBA Draft Prospect Profile
- 2007 NBA Summer League statistics
- On Cheikh Samb's development and potential - Detroit Bad Boys (blog)
- 2006 NBA Summer League statistics
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