Mohamed Bamba
Bamba at the 2017 McDonald's All-American Game
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| Texas Longhorns | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward / Center | ||||||||||||
| League | Big 12 Conference | ||||||||||||
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| Born |
May 12, 1998 Harlem, New York |
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school |
Cardigan Mountain School (Canaan, New Hampshire) Westtown School (Westtown, Pennsylvania) |
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| College | Texas (Verbal commit) | ||||||||||||
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Mohamed Karlakwan Damala Bamba (born May 12, 1998) is an American basketball player who attended Westtown School in Westtown, Pennsylvania. Considered one of the top high school prospects of the class of 2017, Bamba has committed to play at the University of Texas at Austin.
Bamba was born on May 12, 1998 in Harlem, New York to Lancine Bamba and Aminata Johnson, who both emigrated from Ivory Coast. Mohamed's grandparents were born and brought up in Mali. His older brother Sidiki Johnson played college basketball at Arizona, Providence, and Wabash Valley. Bamba first became interested in basketball at age six, inspired by the game's popularity in his hometown.
In eighth and ninth grade, Bamba attended Cardigan Mountain School, an all-boys boarding school in Canaan, New Hampshire.
Before his sophomore year, Bamba transferred to Westtown School in Westtown, Pennsylvania. As a junior he averaged 14 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks per game. He played in the 2017 McDonald's All American Game and the Nike Hoop Summit.
Bamba is rated as a five-star recruit and is ranked among the top recruits in his class. His final four schools were Kentucky, Duke, Texas and Michigan. Ultimately, Bamba chose to play for the University of Texas for his college career.
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