AT GOSHEN:
2018-19: One of three players to appear in all 30 games ... started two-thirds of them ... led the team with 5.5 rebounds per game and 24 blocks ... shot a team-high 58.9 percent from the floor ... second on the team with 26 steals ... scored a career-high 19 points on 11/2 vs. Michigan-Dearborn ... hit a 3-pointer in that game ... shot 11-for-18 (.611) from the floor in his first two games ... sank career-high 9 field goals on 1/19 in another 19-point performance vs. Spring Arbor ... also had a pair of 7-for-10 games and a 5-for-7 outing ... went 9-for-10 at the foul line en route to 13 points 1/23 vs. Bethel ... finished with 14 double-figure scoring games and 8.8 points per game ... had three stretches of three straight double-figure games ... posted a season-high 11 rebounds with 5 offensive glass-clearings on 11/2 vs. Michigan-Dearborn ... finished with five double-digit rebounding games, three of which were double-doubles ... blocked 2 or more shots six times, including three in win at Trinity International on 1/2 ... also passed out two assists in that game.
2017-18: Made 22 starts among 28 games played ... led team with 7.1 rebounds a game and was second with 32 steals ... ranked 34th in NAIA with 2.8 offensive rebounds per game ... scored in double figures in each of first two games, dropping in 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting 10/24 vs. Lawrence Tech and 10 points on 4-of-9 shooting 10/27 vs. Governors State ... went 6-for-8 from the foul line and 6-for-6 from the floor for 19 points 12/11 vs. Wilberforce ... that started a spurt where he scored in double figures five times in seven games ... added 20 points for a new career high on 9-of-11 shooting 2/13 vs. Spring Arbor ... finished with 10 games of 10 points or more ... added 7 games with 10 rebounds or more ... pulled down 7 offensive boards 11/15 at Ohio Christian ... season-high 13 rebounds 2/6 vs. Mount Vernon Nazarene ... five games of 2 assists ... stole the ball 4 times in 10/24 game vs. Lawrence Tech ... blocked 2 shots 12/30 vs. Grace Bible.
2016-17: Appeared in every game ... played 14.6 minutes a game, largely off the bench, but made 2 starts ... scored in each of his first 10 games, with a season-high 7 points coming 11/29 vs. Indiana Wesleyan ... was a perfect 2-of-2 from the floor and 3-of-3 at the foul line in that game ... finished the season shooting 77.8 percent (28-of-36) at the foul line ... set a career high with 8 rebounds in final game, 2/18 vs. Marian ... had 4 offensive boards 2/7 vs. Mount Vernon Nazarene ... all told, 9 games with 5 or more rebounds ... had three games with 2 steals, first coming 11/10 vs. Concordia ... posted 5 assists and 3 blocks.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Played for coach Ronalds Wolfs at Provinciaal Instituut Sint-Godelieve ... graduated in 2015 … transferring from Northern Oklahoma College where he was an NJCAA Academic All-American.
PERSONAL:
Born on July 30 ... parents are Mohamed Barrie and Aminata Sidibay ... siblings are Mohamed Junior (26) and Hassanatu (22) ... chose Goshen “because it felt like home” ... admires his parents because “they have sacrificed a lot for me and my siblings and put us in a position to succeed and work extremely hard” ... little-known personal fact is “I speak more than five languages” ... best athletic moment was blocking someone so hard that he broke his arm.
QUICK FACTS:
MAJOR: Business
FUTURE GOALS: Win the conference tournament
HOBBIES: Traveling, basketball, Kaizen, spending time with family
FAVORITES:
ATHLETE OR TEAM: The “Bad Boys” Detroit Pistons, Muhammad Ali, LeBron James
TV SHOW: The Simpsons
MOVIE: Remember the Titans, Coach Carter
VACATION SPOT: Bali, Goa, Greece
MUSICAL PERFORMER: The Game
