Tounde Yessoufou

Height:
6-5
Weight:
220
Class:
Sophomore
Position:
Guard
Hometown:
Cotondou, Benin
High School:
St. Joseph High School
Prev School:
Baylor

2025-26 (Baylor)
Honorable Mention All-Big 12… named to the midseason watch list for the Julius Erving Award…NABC Second Team All-District… started all 34 games for the Bears, averaging 17.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 2.0 steals per contest… set the Baylor single-season freshman scoring record with 605 points… ranked 10^th nationally among freshmen in scoring average… reached double figures 32 times, finishing with nine points apiece in the other two games… scored 20 or more points 12 times… shot 46.5% from the field, 29.3% from 3-point range and 74.6% from the free throw line… led the team in steals and ranked second in rebounding… his 67 steals were the second-highest total by a Baylor freshman, trailing only the 68 logged by VJ Edgecombe in 2024-25… his 1.97 steals per game ranked 41^st nationally overall, third among freshmen… scored 24 points on 10-of-16 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds in his collegiate debut against UTRGV (Nov. 3)… finished with 15 points and nine rebounds in a loss to St. John’s at the Players Era Championship (Nov. 25)… tallied 18 points on 7-of-14 shooting in a win over San Diego State in Las Vegas (Nov. 26)… made 11 of his 15 field goal attempts on his way to 27 points in a win over Sacramento State (Dec. 2)… poured in 22 points on 8-of-15 shooting at Memphis (Dec. 6)… scored 28 points in back-to-back games against Southern (Dec. 21) and Arlington Baptist (Dec. 29)… logged 23 points on 11-of-17 shooting in a win at Oklahoma State (Jan. 13)… dropped 20 points against Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse (Jan. 16)… tallied 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting and added eight rebounds against TCU (Jan. 24)… scored 27 points on 10-of-16 from the field in a win over Colorado (Feb. 4)… scored a season-high 37 points, going 12-of-19 from the floor and 5-of-8 from 3-point range in a duel against AJ Dybansta and BYU (Feb. 10)… logged his lone double-double of the season, a 20-point, 12-rebound effort at Houston (March 4)… scored 26 points on 10-of-16 shooting against Utah (March 7)… earned Big 12 Co-Player of the Week and Co-Newcomer of the Week honors on March 9… posted 19 points and seven rebounds in the opening game of the College Basketball Crown against Minnesota (April 1).

Before College
McDonald’s All-American… consensus five-star prospect out of St. Joseph High School in Santa Maria, Calif… ranked ninth in his class according to ESPN, 14^th according to 247Sports… selected to compete in the Jordan Brand Classic… graduated as the all-time leading high school scorer in the state of California (3,659, currently second), breaking the record held for more than 20 years by DeMarcus Nelson.