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2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 35
Yankuba Sima
- Height:
- 6-11
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Girona, Spain
- High School:
- Elev8 Institute
Bio
2017-18 (Redshirt Junior season at OSU)
• Game-by-Game Stats
• Left OSU following the 2017-18 season to pursue a professional career.
• Played in 27 games, including eight starts, after he regained eligibility in December due to his transfer into the program.
• Led the team in blocks, averaging 1.1 blocks per game.
• Was third on the team in field goal percentage (minimum 15 attempts) with a 50 percent mark from the floor.
• Scored a season-high 11 points in the Cowboys’ second round Big 12 tournament game, making four of his five field goal attempts and all three of his free-throw attempts.
• Grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked three shots against Baylor on Jan. 15.
• Played 29 minutes against Texas on Jan. 13, a game in which he scored seven points and collected seven rebounds.
• Made all of his field goals in games against UT-Rio Grande Valley (1-for-1), West Virginia (3-for-3), Arkansas (2-for-2) and Kansas (3-for-3).
• Blocked three shots in the Cowboys’ upset win against the Jayhawks in Lawrence, Kansas, on Feb. 3.
2016-17 (Sophomore season at St. John’s)
• Played in the first 10 games of the season for St. John’s before transferring to OSU. Sima signed with the Cowboys on Dec. 23 and sat out the remainder of the season.
• Averaged 6.0 points and 3.5 rebounds per game for the Red Storm in those 10 games.
• Blocked five shots, shot 44.7 percent from the floor and 72.0 percent from the free throw line.
2015-16 (Freshman season at St. John’s)
• Finished second in the Big East with 60 blocks, the ninth-most for a single season in St. John’s history. Sima’s 2.4 blocks per game ranks 22nd in the NCAA.
• Led St. John’s with 5.7 rebounds per contest to go with a 7.3 ppg scoring average.
• Started 18 of 25 appearances, playing 23.4 minutes per game.
• Posted a team-best 48.7 field goal percentage, the 15th highest shooting mark in the Big East.
• Named Big East Freshman of the Week on Nov. 23 after near-double-doubles against UMBC and Rutgers.
• Recorded double-figure points eight times, including his first career double-double with 17 points on 8-for-12 shooting and 10 rebounds against St. Francis Brooklyn (Dec. 6) at Madison Square Garden.
• Posted 13 points, nine rebounds and a season-high three blocks in a win over Rutgers.
• Led the team in scoring twice, including a 14-point performance versus Providence.
• Hauled in a career-high 14 boards against NJIT and topped the team in rebounding eight times.
High School
• Ranked No. 14 in the Class of 2015 for his position by CBS 247 Sports.
• Attended Elev8 Institute in Delray Beach, Fla. for his senior year of high school, where he earned All-State Third Team honors from the Florida Association Basketball Coaches/Source Hoops Independent Schools.
• Previously attended Arlington Country Day High School in Jacksonville, Fla., and the Canarias Basketball Academy in the Canary Islands, Spain.
Spanish National Team
• Competed for Spain in the 2016 FIBA U20 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland.
• Helped Spain capture the gold medal, averaging 7.6 points and 5.7 rebounds in the tournament.
• Represented Spain at the 2015 FIBA Under 19 World Championships in Heraklion, Greece.
• In Greece, Sima averaged 9.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.0 blocks over seven games at the tournament, including 22 points, eight rebounds and four blocks against Greece in the quarterfinals.
• Competed for Spain at the 2014 Under 18 European Championships in Konya, Turkey.
• Recorded the highest rebounding average (12.1) of the tournament helping Spain to a fifth place finish.
• He also ranked second in blocks per game (2.1) and double-doubles (6) to go with a 10.9 scoring average through nine games.
• His best performance was a 17-point, 19-rebound, six-block outing against Russia.
Personal
• Full name is Yankuba Sima Fatty.
• He was born in Girona, a city in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region.
• Is the son of Abdoulie Sima and Sajo Fatty, and he has four brothers, Lamin, Aliu, Ebrima and Ousman, and two sisters, Aya and Hawa.
• Game-by-Game Stats
• Left OSU following the 2017-18 season to pursue a professional career.
• Played in 27 games, including eight starts, after he regained eligibility in December due to his transfer into the program.
• Led the team in blocks, averaging 1.1 blocks per game.
• Was third on the team in field goal percentage (minimum 15 attempts) with a 50 percent mark from the floor.
• Scored a season-high 11 points in the Cowboys’ second round Big 12 tournament game, making four of his five field goal attempts and all three of his free-throw attempts.
• Grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked three shots against Baylor on Jan. 15.
• Played 29 minutes against Texas on Jan. 13, a game in which he scored seven points and collected seven rebounds.
• Made all of his field goals in games against UT-Rio Grande Valley (1-for-1), West Virginia (3-for-3), Arkansas (2-for-2) and Kansas (3-for-3).
• Blocked three shots in the Cowboys’ upset win against the Jayhawks in Lawrence, Kansas, on Feb. 3.
2016-17 (Sophomore season at St. John’s)
• Played in the first 10 games of the season for St. John’s before transferring to OSU. Sima signed with the Cowboys on Dec. 23 and sat out the remainder of the season.
• Averaged 6.0 points and 3.5 rebounds per game for the Red Storm in those 10 games.
• Blocked five shots, shot 44.7 percent from the floor and 72.0 percent from the free throw line.
2015-16 (Freshman season at St. John’s)
• Finished second in the Big East with 60 blocks, the ninth-most for a single season in St. John’s history. Sima’s 2.4 blocks per game ranks 22nd in the NCAA.
• Led St. John’s with 5.7 rebounds per contest to go with a 7.3 ppg scoring average.
• Started 18 of 25 appearances, playing 23.4 minutes per game.
• Posted a team-best 48.7 field goal percentage, the 15th highest shooting mark in the Big East.
• Named Big East Freshman of the Week on Nov. 23 after near-double-doubles against UMBC and Rutgers.
• Recorded double-figure points eight times, including his first career double-double with 17 points on 8-for-12 shooting and 10 rebounds against St. Francis Brooklyn (Dec. 6) at Madison Square Garden.
• Posted 13 points, nine rebounds and a season-high three blocks in a win over Rutgers.
• Led the team in scoring twice, including a 14-point performance versus Providence.
• Hauled in a career-high 14 boards against NJIT and topped the team in rebounding eight times.
High School
• Ranked No. 14 in the Class of 2015 for his position by CBS 247 Sports.
• Attended Elev8 Institute in Delray Beach, Fla. for his senior year of high school, where he earned All-State Third Team honors from the Florida Association Basketball Coaches/Source Hoops Independent Schools.
• Previously attended Arlington Country Day High School in Jacksonville, Fla., and the Canarias Basketball Academy in the Canary Islands, Spain.
Spanish National Team
• Competed for Spain in the 2016 FIBA U20 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland.
• Helped Spain capture the gold medal, averaging 7.6 points and 5.7 rebounds in the tournament.
• Represented Spain at the 2015 FIBA Under 19 World Championships in Heraklion, Greece.
• In Greece, Sima averaged 9.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.0 blocks over seven games at the tournament, including 22 points, eight rebounds and four blocks against Greece in the quarterfinals.
• Competed for Spain at the 2014 Under 18 European Championships in Konya, Turkey.
• Recorded the highest rebounding average (12.1) of the tournament helping Spain to a fifth place finish.
• He also ranked second in blocks per game (2.1) and double-doubles (6) to go with a 10.9 scoring average through nine games.
• His best performance was a 17-point, 19-rebound, six-block outing against Russia.
Personal
• Full name is Yankuba Sima Fatty.
• He was born in Girona, a city in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region.
• Is the son of Abdoulie Sima and Sajo Fatty, and he has four brothers, Lamin, Aliu, Ebrima and Ousman, and two sisters, Aya and Hawa.
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