Seven-foot-tall Aziz N'Diaye plays for the University of Washington's basketball team. <br />Born in Senegal, N'Diaye went to the United States thanks to SEEDS, a Senegalese academy that gives teenagers the opportunity to study and play basketball. <br />Last summer, N'Diaye and his Washington teammates visited SEEDS to offer advice to its young students.
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Seven-foot-tall Aziz N'Diaye plays for the University of Washington's basketball team.
Born in Senegal, N'Diaye went to the United States thanks to SEEDS, a Senegalese academy that gives teenagers the opportunity to study and play basketball.
Last summer, N'Diaye and his Washington teammates visited SEEDS to offer advice to its young students.
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Aziz N'Diaye is a powerful center, known for his shot-blocking and rebounding skills.
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Aziz N'Diaye is a powerful center, known for his shot-blocking and rebounding skills.
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SEEDS, which stands for Sports for Education and Economic Development in Senegal, was founded by Amadou Gallo Fall, a prominent basketball figure in Africa. The academy uses sports as a vehicle to empower youth and offer them a chance of improving their future.
Amadou Gallo Fall —
SEEDS, which stands for Sports for Education and Economic Development in Senegal, was founded by Amadou Gallo Fall, a prominent basketball figure in Africa. The academy uses sports as a vehicle to empower youth and offer them a chance of improving their future.
Back in late 1980s, Fall became one of the first Senegalese student athletes to play college basketball in the United States, at the University of the District of Columbia.
Amadou Gallo Fall —
Back in late 1980s, Fall became one of the first Senegalese student athletes to play college basketball in the United States, at the University of the District of Columbia.
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Each year the academy provides up to 30 youngsters with a place to live, study and train.
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Each year the academy provides up to 30 youngsters with a place to live, study and train.
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