Oumar Ballo

Height: 208cm – 6’10’’
Born: 13.07.2002
Nationality: Mali
Position: Center
Current team: The Academy

RANK:

Of 2002 Generation

PREDRAFT MEASUREMENTS

YEAR	SOURCE	HEIGHT W/O SHOES	HEIGHT W SHOES	WEIGHT	WINGSPAN	STANDING REACH	NO STEP VERT	MAX VERT
2016	CIBA Showcase	6'8		244.3	7'5		18"

EVALUATION

U16 OVERVIEW

Born in Mali to 6’5 & 6’8 mother and father respectively. Baby Shaquille O’neal may be the most appropriate comparison when it comes to Ballo and it’s not that much exaggerated. He possess huge body but is not heavy at all on his feet. Oumar is smaller as he stands around 6’10 but possess mind blowing 7’5 wingspan. He totally dominated FIBA U16 Africa and domestic Spanish championship in the same age group. Basically his strength is too much for any youth competition in this world. With his enormous bulk he easily clears out space. Usually hard foul is the only way to stop him and prevent from making easy lay up or big dunk. Oumar started to play basketball at the age of 11 which is not late especially for bigs. Previously he was doing soccer which he benefits from as far as footwork goes. Beside paint domination, natural aggressiveness, he displays soft hands and ok rim running ability but struggles at the FT line for now. He has an older brother who plays professionally in France.