Babacar Sane

Height:
6-7
Weight:
235
Class:
Senior
Position:
Forward
Hometown:
Bignona, Senegal
High School:
NBA Academy Africa
Prev School:
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (Germany)

Comes to St. John’s with a wealth of experience across three continents... played last season in the German Basketball Bundesliga after spending three seasons in the G League domestically... also played two stints in the Basketball Africa League and has excelled internationally for Senegal.

2025-26 (MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg)
Appeared in 32 games, averaging 9.9 points and 3.8 rebounds in 16.7 minutes per contest… shot 46.7% from the floor, 34.6% from deep… reached double figures 17 times, including three outings of 20-plus points…

2024-25 (NBA G League)
Split the season between the Iowa Wolves (16 games) and the Salt Lake City Stars (13 games)… made seven starts in 29 appearances… averaged 8.7 points and 3.9 rebounds on the season… averaged 11.8 points and 4.6 rebounds per outing in his 16 games with Iowa… reached double figures 13 times with two 20-point efforts, which came in back-to-back games against Stockton (Feb. 8) and Greensboro (Feb. 11)… scored a season-high 22 points on 9-of-17 shooting in the aforementioned game against Stockton… grabbed a season-high nine boards in his final game of the season against the South Bay Lakers (March 29).

2023-24 (G League Ignite)
Appeared in 23 games, eight of which were starts… averaged a career-best 11.0 points per outing, shooting 45.6% from the field… also collected a career-high 5.9 rebounds per game… averaged 22.5 minutes per contest… reached double figures 14 times with three games of 20-plus points… scored a career-best 23 points on 9-of-18 shooting against Fort Wayne (Feb. 13).

2022-23 (G League Ignite)
A G League All-Star, scoring 16 points on 8-of-13 shooting and grabbing seven rebounds for Team Scoot… appeared in 23 games for G League Ignite, starting eight… averaged 7.0 points and 5.8 rebounds per outing… shot 42.3% from the floor and 32.6% from deep… scored in double figures seven times… scored a season-high 17 points on two occasions against Santa Cruz (Jan. 5) and Fort Wayne (Jan. 16).

2022; 2025 (Basketball Africa League)
Undertook two separate stints in the Basketball Africa League… suited up Dakar Universite Club in 2022, averaging 4.0 points per game… returned to the BAL in the spring of 2025, averaging 12.1 points and 5.1 rebounds for Union Sportive Monastirienne… earned Second Team All-BAL Second Team honors.

International
Has appeared in 19 contests with the Senegalese Senior National Team… Averaged 11,3 points and 4.7 rebounds over six games at FIBA World Cup Qualifiers in February and July of 2026… averaged 7.3 points and 3.3 rebounds over six games at the 2025 FIBA AfroBasket qualifiers… made seven appearances at the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers, averaging 7.0 points and 3.1 boards per contest.