2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Sidibe, Bourama

Jersey Number 34
Bourama Sidibe
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-10
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Bamako, Mali
- High School:
- St. Benedict's Prep (N.J.)
Bio
Graduate Year:
Sidibe suffered a knee injury which required a medical procedure before the start of the season ... He returned to action on December 27 against BROWN ... Sidibe also came off the bench against CORNELL ... He gave the Orange a lift off the bench against CLEMSON with a first-half bucket ... Sidibe contributed two rebounds and an assist in four minutes of action at VIRGINIA TECH ... He recorded four rebound, two blocks and two steals in 18 minutes in a BOSTON COLLEGE home win ... He scored five points and grabbed five rebounds in a victory over GEORGIA TECH ... At NOTRE DAME, he saw 16 minutes of action and added four points and two rebounds off the bench ... In a season high 26 minutes versus DUKE, he went 4-4 from the field and 3-4 from the line for an 11-point performance ... Sidibe notched eight points, three rebounds and two steals on the road against NORTH CAROLINA ... He was named to the 2021 Fall and 2022 Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0-or-better grade-point-average).
Senior Year:
Sidibe suffered a knee injury, which required surgery, in the opener against BRYANT ... He was named to the 2020 Fall and 2021 Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0-or-better grade-point-average) ... Sidibe returned to action against CLEMSON.
Junior Year:
Sidibe made his first career start versus VIRGINIA and logged 22 minutes ... He posted a double-double against COLGATE, tallying 12 points on 6-of-6 shooting, and grabbed 14 rebounds ... He had a team-leading 13 rebounds in a win versus OAKLAND ... He notched his second double-double of the season against NIAGARA, recording 10 points and 13 boards in the win ... Sidibe had 12 points to pair with five boards during a victory at NOTRE DAME ... He secured his third double-double (13 points, 10 rebounds) of the season and tied his career high in steals (five) in a win at PITTSBURGH ... Sidibe notched his second consecutive double-double and had a season-high 17 points during a loss against NORTH CAROLINA ... He grabbed 12 boards at BOSTON COLLEGE ... Sidibe secured 10-or-more rebounds (10) for the fifth straight game in an overtime loss at MIAMI ... He became the first Syracuse player to have double-digit rebounds in six straight games since Rick Jackson in 2010-11 when he grabbed 13 boards in an ACC Tournament victory against NORTH CAROLINA ... Sidibe was named to the 2019-20 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Sidibe suffered a knee injury which required a medical procedure before the start of the season ... He returned to action on December 27 against BROWN ... Sidibe also came off the bench against CORNELL ... He gave the Orange a lift off the bench against CLEMSON with a first-half bucket ... Sidibe contributed two rebounds and an assist in four minutes of action at VIRGINIA TECH ... He recorded four rebound, two blocks and two steals in 18 minutes in a BOSTON COLLEGE home win ... He scored five points and grabbed five rebounds in a victory over GEORGIA TECH ... At NOTRE DAME, he saw 16 minutes of action and added four points and two rebounds off the bench ... In a season high 26 minutes versus DUKE, he went 4-4 from the field and 3-4 from the line for an 11-point performance ... Sidibe notched eight points, three rebounds and two steals on the road against NORTH CAROLINA ... He was named to the 2021 Fall and 2022 Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0-or-better grade-point-average).
Senior Year:
Sidibe suffered a knee injury, which required surgery, in the opener against BRYANT ... He was named to the 2020 Fall and 2021 Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0-or-better grade-point-average) ... Sidibe returned to action against CLEMSON.
Junior Year:
Sidibe made his first career start versus VIRGINIA and logged 22 minutes ... He posted a double-double against COLGATE, tallying 12 points on 6-of-6 shooting, and grabbed 14 rebounds ... He had a team-leading 13 rebounds in a win versus OAKLAND ... He notched his second double-double of the season against NIAGARA, recording 10 points and 13 boards in the win ... Sidibe had 12 points to pair with five boards during a victory at NOTRE DAME ... He secured his third double-double (13 points, 10 rebounds) of the season and tied his career high in steals (five) in a win at PITTSBURGH ... Sidibe notched his second consecutive double-double and had a season-high 17 points during a loss against NORTH CAROLINA ... He grabbed 12 boards at BOSTON COLLEGE ... Sidibe secured 10-or-more rebounds (10) for the fifth straight game in an overtime loss at MIAMI ... He became the first Syracuse player to have double-digit rebounds in six straight games since Rick Jackson in 2010-11 when he grabbed 13 boards in an ACC Tournament victory against NORTH CAROLINA ... Sidibe was named to the 2019-20 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Italy:
Sidibe had eight points, 10 rebounds and three blocks when the Orange defeated ALL-STARS VARESE, 69-59 ... He followed that up with 10 points and 15 rebounds versus OXYGEN BASSANO ... He had a six-point, 17-board effort against VIRTUS ROMA ... In the four exhibition games, Sidibe averaged 8.5 points and 12.0 rebounds.
Sidibe had eight points, 10 rebounds and three blocks when the Orange defeated ALL-STARS VARESE, 69-59 ... He followed that up with 10 points and 15 rebounds versus OXYGEN BASSANO ... He had a six-point, 17-board effort against VIRTUS ROMA ... In the four exhibition games, Sidibe averaged 8.5 points and 12.0 rebounds.
Sophomore Year:
He collected eight rebounds in nine minutes of play against MOREHEAD STATE ... He earned his first double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds against COLGATE ... He collected a team-high six rebounds versus NC STATE ... Sidibe tallied eight points and four rebounds in the loss at CLEMSON.
He collected eight rebounds in nine minutes of play against MOREHEAD STATE ... He earned his first double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds against COLGATE ... He collected a team-high six rebounds versus NC STATE ... Sidibe tallied eight points and four rebounds in the loss at CLEMSON.
Freshman Year:
In his Syracuse debut, Sidibe produced seven points and six rebounds against CORNELL ... Sidibe’s first double-digit scoring effort (11 points) came gainst TEXAS SOUTHERN ... Sidibe contributed eight points and four rebounds when Syracuse defeated MARYLAND in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge ... He keyed a road win at PITTSBURGH with a career-best 18 points and 16 boards versus the PANTHERS ... In Syracuse’s ACC Tournament game with NORTH CAROLINA, Sidibe had 10 boards ... Sidibe was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll following the 2017 Fall semester.
In his Syracuse debut, Sidibe produced seven points and six rebounds against CORNELL ... Sidibe’s first double-digit scoring effort (11 points) came gainst TEXAS SOUTHERN ... Sidibe contributed eight points and four rebounds when Syracuse defeated MARYLAND in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge ... He keyed a road win at PITTSBURGH with a career-best 18 points and 16 boards versus the PANTHERS ... In Syracuse’s ACC Tournament game with NORTH CAROLINA, Sidibe had 10 boards ... Sidibe was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll following the 2017 Fall semester.
St. Benedict’s Prep:
Sidibe was coached by Mark Taylor at St. Benedict’s ... St. Benedict’s produced a 35-2 record in Sidibe’s junior year ... The Gray Bees opened the season by winning at Academy New Church, 72-48. Sidibe had 17 points and 16 rebounds ... Sidibe’s team won the New Jersey State Prep A Tournament. Sidibe had 12 points and nine rebounds in the title-taking game versus Blair Academy, a 64-52 victory ... While competing in the Shirts vs. Skins Classic, Sidibe had 24 points and 15 rebounds in a 75-61 victory against Calvert Hall ... In the 2016 Hoops For Troops Tournament, St. Benedict’s beat Our Saviour Lutheran, 76-51, and Sidibe had 10 points, 15 rebounds and six blocks ... Sidibe posted 12 points and nine rebounds when the Gray Bees won against Blair Academy, 64-52, in the 2016 New Jersey Prep A Playoffs ... St. Benedict’s won the 2016 North American Independent Schools Athletic Conference (NAISAC) Championship. The Gray Bees defeated Our Savior New American in the semifinals, 73-47, and Upper Room Christian, 67-49 in the title tilt. Sidibe had 11 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks in the championship game ... In the Dick’s High School Nationals game against La Lumiere, Sidibe had 13 points and 12 boards in a 60-59 loss ... He helped the Gray Bees to a 30-4 overall record as a senior ... Sidibe contributed 12 points and 19 rebounds in an 87-53 triumph against Philadelphia Math Civics & Sciences ... St. Benedict’s won the New Jersey State Prep A Tournament for the third straight year ... St. Benedict’s beat Peddie, 70-54, in the State Prep A semifinals, and Sidibe had 18 ... Sidibe had 18 points and 17 rebounds in a 47-44 defeat of Blair Academy in the New Jersey State Prep A championship game ... Sidibe had 24 points when the Gray Bees beat Redemption Christian, 83-72 ... A 90-58 defeat of Rise Academy featured 20 points from Sidibe ... The Gray Bees won the 2017 NAISAC Championship by defeating Our Savior, 103-71. Sidibe scored his 1,000th career point in the victory ... In the 2017 Jordan Brand Classic regional game, Sidibe had 18 points and 12 boards.
Personal:
Bourama Sidibe was born November 1997 in Mali, the eighth-largest country in Africa ... He is the son of Satigui and Aminata Sidibe ... Sidibe is enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences and is majoring in international relations.
Bourama Sidibe was born November 1997 in Mali, the eighth-largest country in Africa ... He is the son of Satigui and Aminata Sidibe ... Sidibe is enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences and is majoring in international relations.
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