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Mike
Balogun
Guard • 6-2 • 175 • Junior
Major:
Psychology
Hometown:
Staten Island, N.Y.
High School:
Curtis
Junior College:
West Hills CC
West Hills Community College
Averged 14 points, three rebounds and
four assists in 2013, shooting 44 percent from the field and 35 percent
from 3-point as a sophomore...Named All-Conference...Team finished
13-14 overall and 7-5 in the CentralValley Conference...Averaged 12.7
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
Valley Conference All-Freshman team.
Curtis High School
Averaged 12 points his senior year and helped lead team to a 27-5
record and a city championship...Named MVP of city championship
game.
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Born May 7, 1991 in Staten Island, N.Y....Son of Stephanie and
Emmanual Balogun...One of four children...Majoring in psychology.
Q&A
All-time favorite basketball shoe:
Air Jordan 12’s
Favorite sports quote:
“I love this game.” – Michael Jordan
Favorite sports movie:
Above the Rain
Favorite guilty-pleasure movie:
The Notebook
If you could be one NBA player for a day:
Kobe Bryant
Favorite pump-up song:
DMX – Where My Dogs At
Your celebrity crush:
Sanaa Lathan
Your nickname:
Mikey Ballgame
Favorite food:
Waffles
Favorite subject:
English
Favorite TV shows:
Sportscenter, Law & Order SVU
Favorite actor:
Denzel Washington
Favorite place to eat in southern Illinois:
Sam’s Cafe
Favorite video game:
2K14
I chose SIU because:
Family
A Saluki is:
A dog
Best thing about Saluki fans:
The love
My hero:
My dad
My values:
Honesty
Hidden talent:
I can dance.
Talent I wish I had:
I wish I could sing.
My motto:
Good things come to those who wait.
Not many people know this about me:
I was a model when I was younger.
Ibby
Djimde
Guard • 6-8 • 255 • Junior
Major:
International Studies
Hometown:
Bamako, Mali
High School:
Huntington Prep
Last College:
University of Illinois
University of Illinois
Academic All-BigTen in 2013...Played
in 11 games on the season, scored two points and grabbed three
rebounds...Played in 17 games as a freshman in 2012 and scored
five points.
High School
Attended two years of high school in the United States after arriving
from Mali...Spent his senior year at Huntington Prep (W.Va.) where
he averaged 10 points, eight rebounds and three blocks as a senior,
helping lead Huntington Prep to a 25-3 record against a national
schedule...Scored a season-high 25 points vs. Kestrel Heights (N.C.)...
Attended Progressive Christian Academy in Maryland as a junior...
High school coach at Huntington Prep was Rob Fulford...Played for
the DC Assault AAU program.
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Born Dec. 15, 1991 in Bamako, Mali...Given name is Ibrahima, but
goes by Ibby...Parents are Ogomaly dit Mamadou Djimde and Djimde
Fatoumata Guindo...One of six children, he has two older brothers, an
older sister and younger twin brothers...Also played soccer growing
up...Speaks five languages...Majoring in International Studies.
Q&A
All-time favorite basketball shoe:
Air Jordan
Favorite sports movie:
Blind Side
If you could be one NBA player for a day:
Dwight Howard
Favorite pump-up song:
TaTa, by Tiken Jah Fakoly
Favorite pre-game meal:
Rice and beef
What would you consider a good night:
Win game
Your celebrity crush:
Oumou Sangare
Favorite person to follow on twitter, Instagram, Vine:
Shaquille O’Neal
Your nickname:
Ibby
Favorite subject:
Math
Favorite TV shows:
24
After college, I plan to:
Start my own business
Hobby outside of basketball:
Soccer
Favorite actor:
Eddie Murphy
Favorite video game:
NBA 2K13
A Saluki is:
A fast dawg
My hero:
My dad
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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