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2013-14 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Baye Moussa Keita
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-10
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Saint Louis, Senegal
- High School:
- Oak Hill Academy
Senior Year: Pulled down seven rebounds in the season opener against CORNELL ... Keita grabbed three rebounds at ST. JOHN'S ... Keita scored seven points against HIGH POINT, recording a season high ... Baye had a season high nine rebounds against VIRGINIA TECH. He made his first start of the season at BOSTON COLLEGE. Baye tied his career high with five blocks at WAKE FOREST... Missed two games due to a right knee sprain ... Tied his season high with a team-high nine rebounds at DUKE ... Played a season-high 30 minutes against MARYLAND .. Baye pulled down seven rebounds, including a season-high six on the defensive end against WESTERN MICHIGAN ... Keita ranks sixth in school history for games played with 142.
Canadian Exhibitions: Keita averaged 7.3 rebounds per game in Canada, the third-best mark on the team … When Syracuse defeated BISHOP, Keita had six points and seven rebounds in 13 minutes of play … He had a squad-best 11 boards in the overtime triumph against CARELETON.
Junior Year: Keita grabbed eight rebounds in the season opener against SAN DIEGO STATE ... He was 6-for-6 from the floor and 3-for-4 from the free throw line for a career-high 15 points against WAGNER ...He recorded a season-high 10 rebounds against MONMOUTH ... Keita blocked a season-best three shots against CANISIUS ... He was 5-for-7 from the floor on his way to 12 points and pulled down eight rebounds against TEMPLE ... Keita led the team with eight rebounds versus MARQUETTE ... He was 3-for-4 from the field and 7-for-7 from the free throw line for 13 points against GEORGETOWN in the BIG EAST Tournament … He pulled down a squad-leading eight rebounds in a career-high 41 minutes versus the HOYAS ... Keita scored eight points and tallied six rebounds against LOUISVILLE in the BIG EAST Tournament final... He scored 11 points and tallied seven rebounds versus CALIFORNIA in the second round of the NCAA Tournament … Keita made 7-of-10 from the free-throw line against the Bears.
Sophomore Year: Keita scored what was then a career-high 14 points on 6-for-6 shooting from the floor against ALBANY … All five of his rebounds were on the offensive glass ... He had three blocks and six rebounds against COLGATE ... He tallied seven points and grabbed four rebounds against EASTERN MICHIGAN ... Keita posted three blocks in a win against TULANE ... Keita had four points, five rebounds and two blocks in a season-high 20 minutes against MARQUETTE ... He grabbed seven boards and blocked two shots at VILLANOVA ... He contributed three blocks against WEST VIRGINIA ... Keita scored four against UNC ASHEVILLE in the second round of the NCAA Tournament ... He scored four points, grabbed five rebounds and blocked one shot against WISCONSIN in the NCAA Sweet 16 ... Keita established season-high efforts with 10 rebounds and four blocks versus OHIO STATE in the NCAA Tournament Elite 8.
East Coast All-Stars: Keita was selected to play with the East Coast All-Stars in the Four Nations Cup contested in Tallinn, Estonia … The squad, which also included Syracuse’s Brandon Triche, finished third … The unit was led by Lycoming coach Guy Rancourt … The All-Stars played an exhibition game against VLIMSI SPORDIKESKUSS and won, 104-61 … Keita tallied 11 points, 17 rebounds and four blocks … In an opening-round victory against SWEDEN, Keita had six points and seven rebounds … The East Coast All-Stars lost to host ESTONIA, 75-64, a game in which Keita had nine rebounds.
Freshman Year: He averaged 7.0 points and 5.5 rebounds in the team’s two exhibition games ... Keita scored two points, grabbed two rebounds and blocked one shot in his regular-season Orange debut against NORTHERN IOWA ... He led the Orange with a season-high 15 rebounds, including nine on the offensive end, against CANISIUS ... He also scored six points against the Golden Griffins ... Keita tallied seven points, grabbed four rebounds and blocked three shots against DETROIT ... He pulled down seven rebounds and blocked three shots against WILLIAM & MARY ... Keita grabbed nine rebounds and blocked two shots in what was then a career-high 26 minutes against MICHIGAN ... He recorded a career-high eight points to go along with five rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots against MORGAN STATE ... He scored five points and pulled down four rebounds against VILLANOVA ... Keita led the team with seven rebounds at MARQUETTE ... He recorded a career-high six steals to go along with 11 boards at CONNECTICUT ... He blocked a career-high five shots and collected four rebounds against GEORGETOWN ... Keita grabbed seven rebounds at LOUISVILLE ... Keita blocked three shots and had seven rebounds against DEPAUL.
High School: Keita was selected to the 2008 Jordan International Team that competed in the Jordan Brand Classic at Madison Square Garden … He was one of eight players on the "White" Team coached by former SU performer Herman Harried, the high school coach at Lake Clifton in Baltimore … Keita played in the 2008 Nike Global Challenge for Senegal … The international tournament was conducted in Hillsboro, Oregon … He had seven points and five rebounds when Senegal was defeated by the United States, 81-68 … In a 74-65 loss to Puerto Rico, he had 13 points and 11 rebounds … He attended national power Oak Hill Academy (Va.) … Keita was coached by Steve Smith … The Warriors were ranked second in the final 2008-09 USA Today Super 25 … Oak Hill was 40-1 overall with the lone loss to top-rated Findlay Prep, 74-66, on the final game of the campaign … Keita helped the Warriors defeat Veritas Christian, 94-47, by tallying eight points, seven rebounds and four blocks … When Oak Hill beat Gaston Day, 81-71, Keita had 15 points, 14 rebounds, five blocks and five steals … He grabbed 12 boards in a 58-52 victory against Chicago Simeon High School in the Marshall County Hoops Fest … Keita contributed five points and 10 rebounds in a 65-57 triumph at Chicago Whitney Young … Oak Hill defeated Covenant Christian, 101-73, and Keita had 10 points and four rebounds … In his senior season, Keita and his teammates were 29-4 … Oak Hill ranked seventh in the final 2009-10 USA Today Super 25 … The team opened the campaign with 18 straight victories … One of his best outings of the season was a 20-point, 17-rebound, 12-blocks effort in an 87-62 victory at Winston-Salem Prep … He had a double-double (10 points-10 rebounds) in a 100-52 win at Carolina Forrest High School … Keita had 10 points and six rebounds in a first-round game of the Les Schwab Invitational against Sunset … The next time out he contributed nine points and nine boards to help defeat Oregon City, 80-67 … Keita had 10 points when Oak Hill defeated Greensboro Dudley High School, 87-65 … Against Mountain State Academy, Keita contributed seven points and 13 rebounds in a narrow, 45-44 victory.
Personal: Baye Moussa Keita is the son of Macode and Khady Diallo of Saint Louis, Senegal, in West Africa … Keita is a native of Senegal … He is majoring in child and family studies in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.
