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Jersey Number 4
Mohamed Bamba
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-11
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Harlem, N.Y.
- High School:
- Westtown School [Pa.]
- Major:
- Business
Bio
Pronuciation: Mo-HAH-med BAHM-bah
Versatile and skilled frontcourt player … McDonald’s All-American (19th selection in UT history) and Jordan Brand All-American (15th selection in UT history) … fourth signee in UT program history ranked as one of the nation’s top two recruits, joining Avery Bradley (No. 1 by ESPN in 2009), Kevin Durant (No. 2 by Rivals in 2006) and Myles Turner (No. 2 by ESPN in 2014) … teamed with fellow UT freshman Matt Coleman and sophomore James Banks III along with coach Shaka Smart (head coach) to lead Team USA to a gold medal at the 2016 FIBA Americas U18 Championship in Valdivia, Chile.
High School:
Westtown School in West Chester, Pa. (head coach Seth Berger) … McDonald’s All-American and Jordan Brand All-American … ranked as the No. 2 overall prospect in the nation by Rivals and No. 3 by ESPN and Scout … nation’s top-ranked frontcourt player by Rivals … played for Team USA in the 2017 Nike Hoop Summit … earned a spot on the 2017 Naismith Trophy High School All-America first team … one of five finalists for the Naismith National High School Player of the Year … averaged 12.8 points, 9.3 rebounds and 3.4 blocks per game in his senior season while leading Westtown to a 32-2 mark and a second consecutive Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association state title … as a junior, he averaged 14.0 points, 11.0 rebounds and 6.0 blocks per game in pacing Westtown to the state championship … also helped Westtown register a 26-6 record in his sophomore season.
Personal:
Full name is Mohamed Bamba … born May 12, 1998 in Harlem, N.Y. … son of Lancine (lah-SEEN) Bamba and Aminata (ah-mih-NAH-tuh) Johnson … both his father and mother are originally from Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire) … the couple met in New York City after each had come separately to the United States … has one older sister, Sita Johnson, and two older brothers, Sidiki Johnson and Ibrahim Johnson … majoring in Business.
