Summer Feature Series: Madiaw Niang

BOCA RATON, Fla. - Sophomore forward Madiaw Niang is the subject of this week's summer feature story.

Born in Senegal, Niang came to the United States for both academic and athletic reasons.

"I came to the US to pursue my education and play basketball at the same time."

While playing at DME Academy, FAU rose to the top of the Niang's list.

"I talked to a lot of coaches during the recruiting process, but I felt most comfortable with Coach May," said Niang. "A lot of people talked about what a great guy he was and how (FAU) would be a good place for me."

In his first year as an Owl, Niang played almost 15 minutes a game and recorded his first career double-double (12 points, 14 rebounds) in an overtime win at Illinois.

"Going through the learning process as a freshman, I didn't expect to play that much (last season). But with all the injuries, I took the opportunity to do as much as I could to help the team out."

Niang is hoping to use last year's experience as a springboard for this coming season.

"We went through a lot last year, we've been working hard in practice and the coaches have been helping us with the details."

As a sophomore, Niang wants to fine tune his game.
"I want to get better at the little things and help my team as much as I can so that we can build a winning program."

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