Seton Hall basketball adds Assane Mbaye, 7-foot-3 center from Patrick School
Shaheen Holloway has gone back to his alma mater to help fill out Seton Hall basketball’s frontcourt for the 2024-25 season.
Assane Mbaye, a senior center who stands 7-foot-3, committed to the Pirates late Thursday.
Here are three things to know about him (this will be updated Friday).
1. He’s a shot-blocker
The Patrick School’s national team went 27-4 this past winter. According to their statistics on NJ.com, Mbaye joined the team this past season and appeared in about half the games, averaging 2.2 points, 6.4 boards and 3.4 blocks. Footage and coverage of him on social media emphasizes his shot-blocking ability.
New Jersey’s top talent evaluator Jay Gomes, publisher of the authoritative NJHoops.com, ranked Mbaye as the state’s No. 18 senior in the Class of 2024.
2. He’s from Senegal and played in Spain
Mbaye, who is 19 and will turn 20 in December, played on the under-18 club circuit in Spain in 2021-22, winning a title with the City of Badajoz Academy.
3. The Patrick School pipeline continues
In addition to Holloway, the long list of St. Pat’s/Patrick School alums to play for the Hall include Grant Billmeier, Jeff Robinson, Angel Delgado, Jordan Walker, Bryce Aiken, Jamir Harris, and Al-Amir Dawes. Holloway remains close with Celtics coach Chris Chavannes.
Mbaye is the third high-school senior headed to the Hall in the fall, joining guard Jahseem Felton and forward/center Godswill Erheriene.
Seton Hall’s projected 2024-25 depth chart
Guards (4): Chaunce Jenkins, Dylan Addae-Wusu, Scotty Middleton, Jahseem Felton.
Wings (1): Isaiah Coleman.
Bigs (5): Prince Aligbe, Gus Yalden, David Tubek, Godswill Erheriene, Assane Mbaye.
Jerry Carino has covered the New Jersey sports scene since 1996 and the college basketball beat since 2003. He is an Associated Press Top 25 voter. Contact him at jcarino@gannettnj.com.
This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Seton Hall basketball adds Assane Mbaye, Patrick School 7-footer
