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Mike Ibby

Balogun
Djimde

Guard • 6-2 • 175 • Junior
Guard • 6-8 • 255 • Junior

Major: Psychology Major: International Studies
Hometown: Staten Island, N.Y. Hometown: Bamako, Mali

High School: Curtis
High School: Huntington Prep
Junior College: West Hills CC
Last College: University of Illinois

West Hills Community College
University of Illinois

Averged 14 points, three rebounds and
Academic All-Big Ten in 2013...Played
four assists in 2013, shooting 44 percent from the field and 35 percent in 11 games on the season, scored two points and grabbed three
from 3-point as a sophomore...Named All-Conference...Team finished rebounds...Played in 17 games as a freshman in 2012 and scored

13-14 overall and 7-5 in the Central Valley Conference...Averaged 12.7 five points.
points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists his freshman year, shooting .414
from the field and .333 from 3-point range...Named to the Central High School

Valley Conference All-Freshman team.
Attended two years of high school in the United States after arriving
from Mali...Spent his senior year at Huntington Prep (W.Va.) where

Curtis High School
he averaged 10 points, eight rebounds and three blocks as a senior,
Averaged 12 points his senior year and helped lead team to a 27-5 helping lead Huntington Prep to a 25-3 record against a national
record and a city championship...Named MVP of city championship schedule...Scored a season-high 25 points vs. Kestrel Heights (N.C.)...

game.
Attended Progressive Christian Academy in Maryland as a junior...
High school coach at Huntington Prep was Rob Fulford...Played for
Dawg Bites
the DC Assault AAU program.

Born May 7, 1991 in Staten Island, N.Y....Son of Stephanie and
Emmanual Balogun...One of four children...Majoring in psychology.
Dawg Bites
Born Dec. 15, 1991 in Bamako, Mali...Given name is Ibrahima, but

Q&A
goes by Ibby...Parents are Ogomaly dit Mamadou Djimde and Djimde
Fatoumata Guindo...One of six children, he has two older brothers, an
Favorite sports quote: “I love this game.” – Michael Jordan
Favorite sports movie: Above the Rain
older sister and younger twin brothers...Also played soccer growing
Favorite guilty-pleasure movie: The Notebook
up...Speaks five languages...Majoring in International Studies.

If you could be one NBA player for a day: Kobe Bryant
Favorite pump-up song: DMX – Where My Dogs At
Q&A
Your celebrity crush: Sanaa Lathan
Your nickname: Mikey Ballgame Favorite sports movie: Blind Side
Favorite food: Waffles
If you could be one NBA player for a day: Dwight Howard
Favorite pump-up song: TaTa, by Tiken Jah Fakoly
Favorite subject: English
Favorite pre-game meal: Rice and beef
Favorite TV shows: Sportscenter, Law & Order SVU
Favorite actor: Denzel Washington
What would you consider a good night: Win game
Favorite place to eat in southern Illinois: Sam’s Cafe Your celebrity crush: Oumou Sangare
Favorite video game: 2K14
Favorite person to follow on twitter, Instagram, Vine: Shaquille O’Neal
Your nickname: Ibby
Favorite subject: Math
I chose SIU because: Family
A Saluki is: A dog
Favorite TV shows: 24
Best thing about Saluki fans: The love
After college, I plan to: Start my own business
My hero: My dad
Hobby outside of basketball: Soccer
Favorite actor: Eddie Murphy
My values: Honesty
Hidden talent: I can dance.
Favorite video game: NBA 2K13
Talent I wish I had: I wish I could sing.
A Saluki is: A fast dawg
My motto: Good things come to those who wait.
My hero: My dad
Not many people know this about me: I was a model when I was younger.
My values: Family
Hidden talent: I can play tam-tam.

Talent I wish I had: Dribble like a point guard
My motto: Hard work pays off.
If you walked into my apartment you would say: Ball player
Not many people know this about me: Speak five languages

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