Samuel Ouedraogo

Samuel Ouedraogo
Samuel Ouedraogo (15) at the NAIA Nationals battling a rebound for LSU- Alexandria (March 18, 2015)
Personal information
Born (1987-03-15) March 15, 1987 (age 37)
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
NationalityBurkinabé
Listed height6 ft 09 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College
NBA draft2015: undrafted
PositionPower forward / center

Samuel Wendpagnangdé Ouedraogo (born March 15, 1987) is a Burkinabé former basketball player who plays both the power forward and center positions.

He is a two times defensive player of the year and once led the NCAA II in both rebounds per game and offensive rebounds per game.[1][2][3][4] He also has an international experience playing in the FIBA Afrobasket.

Biography

Ouedraogo is the oldest son from a family of nine children. Soon after his arrival in the United States in December 2009, he started getting a lot of attention from scouts, landing multiple scholarship offers. He is from Ouagadougou, the capital city of Burkina Faso.[5][6]

College career

Ouedraogo won two conference team titles in the NAIA.[7][8][9] He also played in the NCAA for Bluefield State College in West Virginia, where he dominated the nation in total rebounds( 12.5 RPG) and offensive rebounds (5.2 RPG) over his junior year. Previously during his sophomore year, he got selected to play for the Burkina Faso national team at the FIBA Afrobasket[10][11][12]

Ouedraogo participated at the NAIA national tournament with Daemen College from New York during his freshman year in 2012 and with Louisiana State University at Alexandria for his senior year in 2015.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

On January 21, 2013, Ouedraogo beat an ASRC arena's 11 years old record in rebounds against West Liberty University, while playing at Bluefield State College. 11 of his 19 rebounds that night were offensive rebounds.[22] He had a career high and school record of 25 rebounds (12 offensive rebounds) on November 20, 2013 against West Virginia State University[23]

Ouedraogo graduated from college in 2015 at Louisiana State University at Alexandria

Professional career

Ouedraogo went undrafted during the 2015 NBA draft.[24][25]

In 2020, Ouedraogo was selected to be part of Ice Cube's BIG3 Basketball League. The draft class was filled with a lot of NBA alumni including the likes of Metta World Peace, Jordan Hill , Renaldo Balkman, Jason Maxiell, Mamadou N'diaye, Ryan Hollins, DeShawn Stevenson, Isaiah Austin etc. Ouedraogo went undrafted.

International career

Ouedraogo is a member of the Burkina Faso National Basketball Team. He played in the FIBA afrobasket tournament in 2013 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.[26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33]

References

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  3. ^ "#4 Toppers continue to cruise over Bluefield State | The Ohio Valley's #1 site for local Sports Talk!". www.ovathletics.com. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  4. ^ Atkinson, Tommy R. (20 November 2013). "Jackets open season with win". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
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  8. ^ "LSUA takes RRAC men's hoops tourney on buzzer-beater".
  9. ^ "Daemen Secures Share of AMC Regular Season Title". 18 February 2012.
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  12. ^ "NCAA Statistics". stats.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  13. ^ "Generals Secure First Place in ConferecneTourney | LSUA Generals Athletics".
  14. ^ "Samuel Ouedraogo Player Profile, Houston Wolverines, News, Stats - USbasket".
  15. ^ "LSU-Alexandria basketball adds 2 transfers".
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  17. ^ "Red River Athletic Conference - 2015 RRAC Men's Basketball All-Conference Team". www.redriverconference.com. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  18. ^ "Keydets Use Defense, Hot Shooting to Rout BSC, 121-80". Virginia Military Institute. 16 November 2013. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
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  20. ^ "Longwood Hosts Bluefield State College Saturday". Longwood University Athletics. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
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  23. ^ "Men's Basketball vs Bluefield State College on 11/20/2013 - Box Score". West Virginia State University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  24. ^ "290 Prospects Eligible to be Selected in 2015 NBA Development League Draft - NBA D-League". Archived from the original on 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  25. ^ Schlosser, Keith (2015-06-15). "Top Performers from the 2015 NBADL National Tryout". Ridiculous Upside. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
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  28. ^ "Le Dévoluy - Office de Tourisme". Le Dévoluy - Office de Tourisme (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  29. ^ "Burkina Faso-Basketball Les Etalons basketteurs en matchs amicaux face au Mena du Niger". aNiamey.com. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  30. ^ "Samuel Ouedraogo profile, FIBA Africa Championship for Men 2013". FIBA.COM. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  31. ^ "B24 Sport – L'actualité sportive du Burkina et du Monde 24h/24 – Afrobasket 2013 : Le Président du Faso reçoit les Etalons avant leur départ à Abidjan". Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  32. ^ "B24 Sport – L'actualité sportive du Burkina et du Monde 24h/24 – Afrobasket 2013 : La liste des joueurs convoqués et du staff technique". Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  33. ^ "BSC's Samuel Ouedraogo Selected to Burkina Faso Senior Men's National Basketball Team". WVIAC. Retrieved 2021-03-17.