Oumar
Ballo
stats

Jul 13, 2002 (21 years old)
Malian
2m08 / 6-10
C

Regular season averages

Pts 12.7
Reb 10.2
Ast 0.8
Stl 1.0
Blk 1.2

Oumar Ballo is a basketball player born on July 13, 2002 in Koulikoro. His height is six foot ten (2m08 / 6-10). He is a center who most recently played for Arizona Wildcats in NCAA.

Oumar Ballo stats

Last 5 games

Date	OPPONENT	League		SCORE	Pts	Reb	Ast	MIN	2M-2A	3M-3A	FG%	1M-1A	1%	Or	Dr	Reb	Ast	Stl	To	Blk	Fo	+/-	Pts	Eff
Mar 29, 2024	vs CLE	NCAA	L	72-77	15	15	1	29	7-10	0-0	70.0%	1-7	14.3%	7	8	15	1	0	2	1	3	-	15	21
Mar 23, 2024	vs DAY	NCAA	W	78-68	8	3	0	22	4-5	0-0	80.0%	0-0	-	0	3	3	0	0	2	0	1	-	8	8
Mar 21, 2024	vs LON	NCAA	W	85-65	11	13	0	28	4-4	0-0	100.0%	3-4	75.0%	4	9	13	0	2	2	4	1	-	11	27
Mar 16, 2024	vs ORE	NCAA	L	59-67	14	12	0	31	5-5	0-0	100.0%	4-9	44.4%	2	10	12	0	1	1	5	2	-	14	26
Mar 14, 2024	vs USC	NCAA	W	70-49	10	13	0	27	3-4	0-0	75.0%	4-10	40.0%	3	10	13	0	2	1	3	0	-	10	20

Basketball Career Averages

Regular Season Stats

Regular Season Stats International competitions

Season	Team	League	Pts	Reb	Ast	GP	W-L	MIN	FG%	3%	1%	Or	Dr	Reb	Ast	Stl	To	Blk	Fo	Pts	Eff
20-21	Gonzaga Bulldogs	NCAA	2.5	1.5	0.1	24	24-0	6.2	62.9	-	55.2	0.6	0.9	1.5	0.1	0.2	0.7	0.3	1.0	2.5	2.9
21-22	Arizona Wildcats	NCAA	6.8	4.4	0.6	37	33-4	15.3	62.2	-	70.1	1.6	2.8	4.4	0.6	0.4	0.9	1.2	1.6	6.8	10.1
22-23	Arizona Wildcats	NCAA	14.2	8.6	1.6	35	28-7	27.6	64.7	-	56.5	2.3	6.3	8.6	1.6	0.7	1.9	1.3	2.3	14.2	19.0
23-24	Arizona Wildcats	NCAA	12.7	10.2	0.8	38	29-9	8.8	65.2	-	49.3	3.7	6.5	10.2	0.8	1.0	1.4	1.2	2.2	12.7	19.0

Season	Team	League	Pts	Reb	Ast	GP	W-L	MIN	FG%	3%	1%	Or	Dr	Reb	Ast	Stl	To	Blk	Fo	Pts	Eff
18-19	U17 Mali	U17 WC	20.6	16.9	1.6	7	2-5	33.4	55.2	0.0	52.8	5.9	11.0	16.9	1.6	1.0	2.6	1.3	2.0	20.6	28.4
19-20	U19 Mali	U19 WC	17.6	11.8	1.6	5	3-2	30.8	52.4	-	71.0	5.2	6.6	11.8	1.6	1.2	1.2	3.8	2.0	17.6	27.0
21-22	U19 Mali	U19 WC	12.6	8.9	3.0	7	2-5	28.9	51.9	0.0	30.0	3.6	5.3	8.9	3.0	0.9	2.0	2.9	1.6	12.6	18.7

Oumar Ballo

Records

Oumar Ballo - Points

Oumar Ballo scores a career high 30 points (2022)

On November 23, 2022, Oumar Ballo set his career high in points in a NCAA game. That day he scored 30 points in Arizona Wildcats's home win against Creighton Bluejays, 81-79. He also had 13 rebounds and 1 block. He shot 14/17 from two, shooting at 82.4% from the field. He also shot 2/5 from the free-throw line.

Oumar Ballo - Rebounds

Oumar Ballo grabs a career high 21 rebounds (2023)

On December 23, 2023, Oumar Ballo set his career high in rebounds in a NCAA game. That day he grabbed 21 rebounds in Arizona Wildcats's home loss against Florida Atlantic Owls, 95-96. He also had 13 points, 2 assists, 3 steals and 1 block.

Oumar Ballo - Assists

Oumar Ballo gives a career high 6 assists (2023)

On January 28, 2023, Oumar Ballo set his career high in assists in a NCAA game. That day he dished 6 assists in Arizona Wildcats's road win against Washington Huskies, 72-95. He also had 21 points, 12 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block.

Oumar Ballo - Steals

Oumar Ballo has a career high 3 steals (2023)

On January 15, 2023, Oumar Ballo tied his career high in steals in a NCAA game. That day he reached 3 steals in Arizona Wildcats's road loss against Oregon Ducks, 87-68. He also had 10 points, 7 rebounds.

Oumar Ballo - Blocks

Oumar Ballo blocks a career high 6 shots (2022)

On March 13, 2022, Oumar Ballo set his career high in blocks in a NCAA game. That day he went for 6 blocks in Arizona Wildcats's home win against UCLA Bruins, 84-76. He also had 2 points, 5 rebounds.

Oumar Ballo - Efficiency

Oumar Ballo records a career high 40 efficiency rating (2023)

On January 28, 2023, Oumar Ballo set his career high in efficiency in a NCAA game. That day he accomplished 40 efficiency in Arizona Wildcats's road win against Washington Huskies, 72-95. He also had 21 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists.

Basketball Photos

Oumar Ballo through the years

Photo of Oumar Ballo, 2021-2022 season - ©DR

Photo of Oumar Ballo, 2019-2020 season - ©DR

Basketball Bio

Oumar Ballo's Basketball Journey

Oumar Ballo is a malian basketball player born on July 13, 2002. His height is six foot eight (2m08 / 6'8") and plays center.

From Shaq to Ballo!

Favorite NBA player of Oumar used to be Shaquille O'Neal while he grew up in Koulikoro (Mali). Oumar started to play basketball intensively around 11 years old after a first successful try out at Canterbury Academy (Las Palmas, Spain). With Canterbury (i.e. CIBA), he was named MVP of the U16 Spanish league in May 2017 and its team finished at the third place behind Real Madrid and Barcelona.

In the summer of 2018, Oumar played the FIBA U17 World Cup and reached unbelievable basketball stats with an average of 20.6 points (55.2 FG%) and 16.9 rebounds… including 3 monster performances:

32 points and 32 rebounds (!) against the Dominican Republic

28 points and 19 rebounds against the Philippines

26 points and 19 rebounds against the China

Ballo confirms serious NBA prospect status

At the beginning of the 2018-2019 season, Oumar Ballo injured its ankle and missed most of the season within a training center in Mexico City (linked to the NBA Academy Latin America). In February 2019, Ballo joined the NBA All Star week-end in Charlotte with the Basketball Without Borders camp alongside other basketball prospects such as: Cashius McNeilly (Canada), Matej Rudan (Croatia), Killian Hayes (France), Matthieu Gauzin (France), Jermaine Miranda (Puerto Rico), …

During the 2019 summer, Oumar Ballo joined its National team to play the FIBA U19 World Cup in Heraklion (Greece). He was one the youngest basketball player in the competition as he only reached 17 years old on July 13th, a few days after the world cup final. Yes, Oumar performed amazing performances with a stats average of 18.3 points, 13.0 rebounds and 4 blocks per game! More important, he led Mali to the final against the USA following:

21 points, 17 rebounds and 4 blocks over Puerto Rico in 1/4 finals

17 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks over France in 1/2 finals

After an impressive tournament, and one year after the U17 world cup, Oumar Balo repeat to be named in the All-Star Five team!

Next basketball chapter: Gonzaga and NBA draft

After being reclassified in the 2019 class (one year of advance), Oumar Ballo committed to join the Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball program for the 2019-2020 season. He will play with Martynas Arlauskas, Joel Ayayi, Filip Petrusev, Kilian Tillie, … Big time NBA prospect, Oumar Ballo could declared for the 2020 or the 2021 NBA draft. He is even currently projected around the 20th place of the 2020 NBA draft.

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Basketball stats abbreviations

MIN: Minutes played
2M-2A: Two-points field goal made, attempted
3M-3A: Three-points field goal made, attempted
FG%: Field goal percentage
1M-1A: Free throws made, attempted
1%: Free throw percentage

Or: Offensive rebounds
Dr: Defensive rebounds
Reb: Total rebounds
Ast: Assists
Stl: Steals

Blk: Blocks
Fo: Personal fouls
Pts: Points scored
Eff: Efficiency