Sidy N'Dir

Photo by: Harry Bloomberg/Pitt Athletics

Photo by: Alex Mowrey/Pitt Athletics

Photo by: Pete Madia/Pitt Athletics

Photo by: Alex Mowrey/Pitt Athletics

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-3
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Cosne, Burgundy, France
High School:
West Oaks Academy [FL]

The Storyline

Veteran wing player who joins the program after spending the previous four years at New Mexico State
Brings experience and winning pedigree to the program ... has appeared in postseason play three times, including a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances
Has the length, quickness and toughness to be a top-tier defender on the perimeter ... has the ability to be a strong rebounder from the guard position
Can play multiple positions on the perimeter ... balanced offensive game with the ability shoot beyond the arc, attack the rim off the dribble and facilitate
Combines with Malik Ellison and Khameron Davis to give Pitt three experienced wing defenders with excellent length and lateral quickness
Pitt’s most experienced player with 71 career games, including 43 starts ... enters the season with 497 points, 167 rebounds and 89 assists in his career
Suffered a season-ending foot injury nine games into the 2016-17 season
Graduated from New Mexico State in July of 2018 with a degree in business administration
Pursuing a graduate degree in Social Work

2017-18 (New Mexico State)

Helped guide the Aggies to their 21st NCAA Tournament appearance
Led the Aggies to their third WAC regular-season title in four years with 12-2 finish as well as its eighth WAC Tournament title
Started in all 34 games he saw action in ... averaged 7.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game ... scored in double figures 12 times
Shot 41.5 percent (86-of-207) from the field with a career-best 33 three-point field goals ... went 62-of-82 (.756) from the free throw line
Started and played 16 minutes in NCAA Tournament loss to Clemson (3/16)
Had seven points, five rebounds and four assists in a WAC Tournament win over Chicago State (3/8)
Recorded 15 points on 9-of-10 shooting from the line in a home win over Chicago State (2/22)
Posted 13 points, two rebounds and six assists at Utah Valley (2/15) ... went 5-of-8 from the field
Scored a season-high 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting with four three-point field goals in dominant victory over Utah Valley (1/20)
Had 11 points and three rebounds against Seattle (1/18)
Registered 11 points, six rebounds and two assists at Chicago State (1/6)
Scored 13 points and added two rebounds and two steals at UC Irvine (12/28)
Recorded 10 points and five rebounds against No. 6 Miami (12/23)
Had 13 points, four rebounds and two steals with a 7-of-7 shooting night at the free throw line against Eastern New Mexico (12/12)
Posted 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting against San Diego (12/6) ... knocked down three three-point field goals in the contest
Scored 10 points to go along with four rebounds and three assists at UTEP (11/30)
Knocked down three three-point field goals and finished with 13 points in a home win over UTEP (11/25)
Tallied 14 points with five rebounds, two assists and two blocks in win at home against New Mexico (11/17)

2016-17 (New Mexico State)

Started in the first nine games of the season before sitting out the remainder of the season due to a foot injury ... scored in double figures in seven of nine contests before the injury
Left the floor averaging 13.7 points with a .494 shooting clip and 2.7 rebounds per game
Scored 18 points in a win over Long Beach State (12/3) ... went 8-of-10 from the foul line in the contest
Went 6-of-8 from the field and 3-of-4 from the foul line in a 15-point effort against Air Force (11/30)
Had 12 points, four rebounds and two assists in a win over Nicholls State (11/22)
Dropped a career-high 26 points against Bethune-Cookman (11/20) at home on 9-of-13 shooting
Scored 14 points to go along with three rebounds and three assists at New Mexico (11/18)
Had 10 points in a win over Samford (11/16)
Opened the season with 14 points against Arizona Christian (11/11)
2015-16 (New Mexico state)
Saw the hardwood 28 times, averaging 11 minutes as a redshirt freshman
Wrapped up his first season averaging 3.9 points and 1.5 rebounds with a .410 shooting-percentage and 1.1 assist-to-turnover ratio
Went 3-of-3 from the field with two three-point field goals in his first NIT appearance at Saint Mary’s (3/15) ... finished with eight points and two rebounds in 12 minutes of action
Had eight points and five rebounds in a win at UT Rio Grande Valley (3/5)
picked up a season-best seven boards to go along with five points in a home win over Utah Valley (2/6)
Knocked down a pair of three-point field goals for six points in a win over UT Rio Grande Valley (1/30)
Scored 10 points and added two assists in a home win over Chicago State (1/16)
Had nine points, four rebounds, two assists and two blocks against Missouri-Kansas City (1/14)
Scored 14 points at Grand Canyon (1/9) behind 4-of-6 shooting from the field ... knocked down both three-point field goal attempts
Started a seven-game scoring streak in his first Western Athletic Conference game against Utah Valley (1/7) on the road with 14 points ... added five rebounds and a steal
Scored four points in his first collegiate game against Houston Baptist (11/13) at home ... made both shots from the field and added an assist

2014-15 (New Mexico State)

Sat out and was granted a redshirt for his first season in Las Cruces, N.M.
Originally committed to Texas A&M before transferring to New Mexico State

High School

Named second-team all-state by the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches for independent teams while at West Oaks Academy in Orlando, Fla
Was three-star recruit coming out of high school according to 247Sports.com, Rivals and ESPN
Helped guide the Flames to back-to-back state playoff appearances
Had single-game highs of 31 points and 18 assists while at West Oaks Academy
Named Most Outstanding International Player at the 2013 ADIDAS Nations tournament in Orange County, Calif., where he ran the point for Team Africa
Earned all-tournament honors at the Netscouts National Prep School Invitational after averaging 21 points and 4.3 dimes over four games

Personal

Born June 23, 1995 in France
Son of Abdoulaye N’Dir and Amy Tall
Father, Abdoulaye, is a basketball coach overseas ... lived in Senegal until moving to France in the 1980s
Has two younger sisters, Latifa and Fatou