Mansour Kasse
Mansour Kasse (born 28 June 1992 in Dakar, Senegal) is a Senegalese basketball player who represents the Senegal national basketball team in international competition.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 June 1992 Dakar, Senegal |
| Nationality | Senegalese |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 222 lb (101 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Position | Power forward |
| Career history | |
| 2010–2012 | Real Madrid B |
| 2012–2013 | Basket Navarra Club |
| 2013–2016 | Cáceres Patrimonio de la Humanidad |
| 2016-2017 | JS Kairouan |
| 2017 | CB Morón |
| 2017-2018 | Vevey Riviera Basket |
| 2018-2019 | Sitra Club |
| 2019 | Al-Riffa |
| 2019-2020 | Al Hala Sports Club |
Player profile
Mansour Kasse has great athletic ability, versatility – being a very complete player on both sides of the basketball court. Offensively, he has a good shot from 4–5 meters and a variety of resources and movements, scoring easily with both hands. Defensively he is very hard and difficult to overcome, especially in positions close to the basket, where he is a dominant player. Mansour Kasse has a great ability to capture the defensive rebound, allowing the team to start the fastbreak thanks to his vision to make and complete the first pass. His enormous reach enables him to block shots and steal the ball from rivals who play from different positions (guards, forwards, centers). The great Nigerian center Hakeem Olajuwon is Mansour’s inspiration.
Pro career
Kasse arrived in summer 2010 to Real Madrid from Baloncesto Majadahonda, after an outstanding performance at the U-18 Spanish basketball championship.[1]
In the 2011–12 season he was a dominant power forward in Real Madrid B at Liga EBA, coached by Alberto Angulo. He trained and travelled with Real Madrid's first team, in Liga ACB and Euroleague.[2]
In August 2012 he signed for the LEB Oro team Basket Navarra Club.[3] On 7 September he made his debut in the league against Palencia Baloncesto, scoring 17 points.
In summer 2013 he signed for Cáceres Patrimonio de la Humanidad. In week 16 he was named as the best center of the league. In his second season in the club, Cáceres clinched the title and promoted to LEB Oro.
In the summer of 2016 he signed for JS Kairouan of the Tunisian Division I Basketball League, where he managed to lead his team into the playoffs for the title, after averaging 17.4 points, 10.2 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game. After finishing the season in Tunisia, and after playing for the Senegal National team in March, 2017, he returned to Spain to join the CB Morón, as a reinforcement to dispute the playoffs of promotion to LEB Oro. During the playoffs he's averaged 13.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block in 25 minutes per game, and he was named the MVP of the second playoff day.[4]
In the summer of 2017 he signed for Vevey Riviera Basket of the LNA, the Swiss 1st Division.[5]
In 2018/19 he’s played at the Bahrain Premier League, winning the Bahrain’s Cup, averaging 22.2 points, 15.7 rebounds and 2.4 blocks, coached by Sam Vincent (former NBA head coach and NBA champion as a player).
National team
Mansour Kasse has been international Under-16 and Under-18 with Senegal. At the age of 16 he played at the 2008 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship, finishing the tournament in the fourth position.
In summer 2013 he was pre-selected with the Senegal National team[6] to play in the 2013 FIBA Africa Championship.
In summer 2015 he was pre-selected with the Senegal National team[7] to play in the 2015 FIBA Africa Championship.
In March, 2017, he was selected to participate with the Senegal National team in the FIBA AfroBasket 2017 qualifiers. Mansour Kasse played 3 games, and Senegal qualified for the Tournament.[8]
Trophies
References
- realmadrid.com Real Madrid player profile Archived 2013-11-09 at the Wayback Machine
- euroleague.net Real Madrid roster Euroleague 2011/12 Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
- "Mansour Kasse stays in Spain". africabasket.com.
- "Mansour Kasse MVP". FEB.
- "New players for Vevey". 24heures.ch.
- "National team: Mansour Kasse strengthens the group". Le Soleil. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27.
- "Sarr shortlists 20 players for AfroBasket 2015". FIBA.
- "Mansour Kasse qualifiers Afrobasket2017". FIBA.