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-====== Youssoupha Mbao  ======
-{{men_s_basketball_recruits:youssoupha_mbao_4.jpg?175 |}}
-  * **Class:** 2009
-  * **Nickname(s):**
-  * **Position:** C
-  * **Height:** 7'2"
-  * **Weight:**  215 lbs.
-  * **Birthday:**
-  * **Hometown:** Dakar, Senegal
-  * **High School:** Stoneridge Prep (Simi Valley, CA)
-  * **AAU Team:** French Hoops
-  * **Rankings:**
-  * **Interest Level:** Signed LOI
-===== Marquette Career =====
-== Commitment 04/27/2009 ==
-Coach Buzz Williams thinks he has rectified that with the addition of Youssoupha Mbao, a 7-foot-2, 215-pound center who signed a letter of intent Monday during his official visit to campus.
-"He's an unbelievable kid," Williams said. "He speaks four languages, and his spirit is identifiable as soon as you meet him. We've recruited him all year long, and each time we've seen him he's continued to improve. I think he has a very high ceiling.
-"We're excited."
-[[http://www.jsonline.com/sports/goldeneagles/43838317.html|Eagles Land the New Kid on the Blocks, JSOnline.com 4/27/09]]
-He was also being recruited by Kentucky, Southern California and Virginia Tech.
-== Official visit(s) 04/27/2009 ==
-===== High School Career =====
-Mbao, who played last season at Stoneridge Prep in Simi Valley, Calif., averaged 13.4 points, 11.2 rebounds and 6.0 blocked shots per game on a team that was 17-13.
-==== High School Stats ====
-===== AAU Career =====
-Mbao was sent to play for the European team, Gran Canaria Grupo Dunas.
-===== Analysis =====
-  * [[http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Looking-ahead-Spanish-U-20-Circuit-2198|DraftExpress.com's U-20 Prospect Preview, August 2007]]
-//Another intriguing international recruitment for Gran Canaria (with the likes of the first-round draftee Joel Freeland and the Hoop-Summit participant Ryan Richards), Mbao is an extremely raw young big man, but at the same time enjoys the kind of potential that only his great length can provide. Standing over seven feet and coupled with a nice wingspan, the kid displays a skinny body in an average frame. For a guy his size, Mbao is a pretty athletic player, running the court quite well and showing some interesting reactiveness (always considering his young age). He’s a coordinated player who moves on the court with a certain feel for the game; nothing spectacular, but still you can see a serious project of a basketball player.\\
-At this point, Mbao does most of the damage on the defensive end. He fully takes advantage of his length to change many shots, actively contesting either his own opponent’s shots or on defensive rotations. Actually, he shows quite good positioning and mobility on the defensive end, and some interesting timing when he goes for the block, which is not that often. Offensively, he lacks any serious go-to move. He barely shows any type of shooting stroke (his free-throw percentages are awful) and his low post game is still pretty ineffective; not only is he not strong enough to play physical down low, but his footwork looks unpolished and his jump-hook very rusty at this point. On the other hand, he’s a pretty nice passer out of the low post and can eventually put the ball on the floor. Sometimes he lacks some aggressiveness to attack the rim, and as the game advances, he might look a bit passive on court, too static without the ball, not filling spaces quick enough.\\
-A long-term project, extremely raw on the offensive end, very immature on the physical side, still intriguing but extremely unpredictable as far as his eventual development is concerned.//\\
-===== Rankings =====
-  * **Scout Profile (? Overall):** http://marquette.scout.com/???
-  * **Rivals Profile (? Overall):** http://rivalshoops.rivals.com/???
-  * **ESPN Profile (? Overall):**  http://insider.espn.go.com/???
-===== Related Links =====
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