21 Facts About Mouhamadou Gueye

Mouhamadou "Mo" Gueye is an American professional basketball player for the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League.

Mouhamadou Gueye played college basketball at the NCAA Division I level for the Stony Brook Seawolves and Pittsburgh Panthers.

Mouhamadou Gueye shared a passion for basketball with his father who would watch cassette tape games of their hometown New York Knicks and Ababacar's favourite player Michael Jordan.

Mouhamadou Gueye played with friends at local parks and recreation centres in addition to his father paying for him to work with a trainer.

Mouhamadou Gueye did not play on the school's basketball team during his junior or senior seasons due to disciplinary measures arising from his truancy.

Mouhamadou Gueye was invited to play for a local Amateur Athletic Union team, iWork Basketball, during his senior year.

Mouhamadou Gueye was invited for a workout on campus and was offered a spot on the roster when the coaches saw his ball-handling and passing abilities.

On December 8,2019, Mouhamadou Gueye made two plays against defending champions Virginia that both made the SportsCenter Top 10.

Mouhamadou Gueye made the SportsCenter Top 10 again after a January 8,2020 slam dunk on Anthony Lamb of Vermont.

Mouhamadou Gueye appeared in 33 games and made eight starts.

Mouhamadou Gueye ranked in the top ten nationally in blocks, and had eight against UMBC on February 7,2021, one shy of the program record.

Mouhamadou Gueye had 129 blocks in two seasons at Stony Brook, the second most in the program's Division I history.

On September 21,2022, Mouhamadou Gueye signed with the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association.

Mouhamadou Gueye was waived by the Mavericks on October 12,2022.

On October 23,2022, Mouhamadou Gueye was listed on the training camp roster of the Mavericks' NBA G League affiliate team, Texas Legends.

On November 3,2022, Mouhamadou Gueye was named to the opening night roster for the Texas Legends.

Mouhamadou Gueye averaged 8.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.9 blocks per game in 29 games played.

Mouhamadou Gueye joined the Toronto Raptors for the 2023 NBA Summer League and on July 21,2023, the Legends traded his G League rights to Raptors 905.

Mouhamadou Gueye was the leading candidate for a two-way contract with Toronto at the time but the injury ruled him out; the team instead signed Jontay Porter.

On February 10,2024, Mouhamadou Gueye signed a 10-day contract with Toronto and two days later, he made his NBA debut on February 12 against the San Antonio Spurs, recording two points, three rebounds and two blocks in six minutes.

Mouhamadou Gueye appeared in 11 games for Toronto and averaged 2.4 points and 2.1 rebounds per game.