2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
SINGLE-GAME CAREER-HIGHS
| Category |
Opponent / Date |
Statistic |
| Minutes: |
Winthrop / Feb. 28, 2024 |
37 (4x) |
| FGM: |
USC Upstate / Feb. 18, 2023 |
9 |
| FGA: |
UNLV / Nov. 11, 2022 |
22 |
| FTM: |
Presbyterian / Jan. 14, 2023 |
9 |
| FTA: |
Presbyterian / Jan. 14, 2023 |
14 |
| 3FGM: |
Lees-McRae / Nov. 15, 2022 |
7 |
| 3FGA: |
UNLV / Nov. 18, 2022 |
14 |
| Rebounds: |
Winthrop / Feb. 25, 2023 |
9 |
| Assists: |
Radford / Jan. 21, 2023 |
6 |
| Blocks: |
Radford / Jan. 2, 2025 |
1 (5x) |
| Steals: |
Presbyterian / Jan. 17, 2024 |
4 (3x) |
| Points: |
Cleveland State / Mar. 25, 2024 |
27 |
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
-First Team All-Southern Conference (2020-21 / Indian River State College)
-2023 Gulf Coast Showcase All-Tournament Team
REDSHIRT SENIOR (2024-25)
- Appeared in all 35 games with four starts.
- Played 486 minutes during the season and averaged 13.1 minutes per game.
- Eclipsed his 1000th career point against Gardner-Webb (Jan. 11).
- Averaged 6.0 points per game, scoring a season-high 22 points versus American (Nov. 18) after going 9-for-10 from the field and 4-for-5 from the free throw line.
- Scored in double figures in eight games.
- Went a season-high 5-for-6Â from the free throw line at Gardner-Webb (Feb. 22).
- Totaled 45 rebounds to average 1.3 per game.Â
- Grabbed a season-high five rebounds versus Pfeiffer (Nov. 30).
- Added 13 assists and picked up 11 steals during the season.
- Helped High Point to its first-ever Big South Tournament title and its first bid to the NCAA Tournament.
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2023-24)
- Started all 36 games averaging 28.5 minutes per game.
- One of four players to average double-figures throughout the season, with 12.7 points per game.
- Scored 20+ points in seven games, recording a career-high 27 points versus Cleveland State (Mar. 25) in the CBI Tournament.
- Had 10 games with 3+ three-point field goals made, including a season-high six versus Cleveland State (Mar. 25) in the CBI Tournament.
- Shot 43.3% from the field, 36.1% from three-point range and 83.0% from the line.
- Went 100% from the line in six games (min. 4 attempts) with a season-high 7-for-7 versus Iona (Nov. 20) at the Gulf Coast Showcase.Â
- Averaged 3.4 rebounds per game, collecting a season-high seven at Wofford (Nov. 11) and Charleston Southern (Feb. 24).
- Added 32 assists and 22 steals.
- During the season he was named to the Gulf Coast Showcase All-Tournament Team after averaging 21.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2022-23)
- Appeared in all 31 games for High Point as a redshirt sophomore including 29 starts.
- Logged 915 minutes, averaging 29.5 per game.
- Played a season-high 37 minutes in the final two games of the season against Winthrop (2/25/23) and Charleston So. (3/1/23).
- Finished the year averaging 13.6 points per game while scoring a season-high 24 points against USC Upstate after going 9-for-14 from the field.
- Finished the year 141-339 from the field, 71-201 from the three-point line and 69-92 from the free throw line.
- Led the team in three-point attempts with 201.
- Shot a season-high 7-for-10 from three-point range against Lees-McRae (11/15/23).
- Recorded a total 126 rebounds, averaging 4.1 per game, registering a season-high nine in multiple games.Â
- Dished out a season-high six assists at Radford (1/21/23).
- Totaled 44 assists, 25 steals and four blocks on the year.Â
- Had a season-high four steals in multiple games.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2021-22 / Minnesota)
- Played in 15 games, logging 50 minutes (3.3 mpg) along the way.
- Knocked down 4-of-16 field goals, 4-for-4 free throws and grabbed four rebounds.Â
- Forced two steals and made two steals on the season.Â
- Made his collegiate debut in the win over Princeton (Nov. 14), logging two minutes in reserve. Â
- Netted his first collegiate point in the Purdue Fort Wayne game (Nov. 19), hitting 1-of-4 field goals and 2-of-2 free throws in seven minutes of play to close with four points.Â
- Saw action in the Mississippi State win (Dec. 5), competing two minutes in reserve.Â
- Logged six minutes, scoring two points and making two rebounds in the win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Dec. 14).Â
- Played four minutes against Iowa (Jan. 16), hitting 1-of-2 from the floor and making an assist.Â
- Saw action versus Rutgers (Jan. 22), Iowa (Feb. 2) and Nebraska (Feb. 9).
- Emerged with a field goal and a steal against Penn State (Feb. 17).Â
FRESHMAN (2020-21 / Indian River State College)
- Played one year season.
- Appeared in all 24 games and averaged 15 ppg, was 56 percent from the field and 48.6 three-point shooting percentage, and scored double figures in 20 of the 24 games.
- Helped the Pioneers to a Southern Conference Championship and also helped the team qualify for the Junior College National Tournament where he was named to the FCSAA/NJCAA Region VIII All-Tournament Team.
PREP:
- Played at Dr. Phillips High School.
- Averaged 17.6 ppg, with his biggest highlight in the Class 7A, District 3 title game dropping 34 points, averaged seven rebounds per game and had a team-best 476 points in 27 games.Â
- 2019-20 season finished with a 20-8 overall record.
- Named a First Team All-Orlando Metro selection in 2019-20.
- Broke the Dr. Phillips single-season school record for three pointers (90) when he hit seven of eight shot attempts in the season-ending regional quarterfinal.
PERSONAL:
- Son of Balio Balde and Mor Thiam.
Statistics
Season Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2022-23Redshirt Sophomore
Guard
6'4"
0 lbs
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2023-24Sophomore
Guard
6'4"
185 lbs
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2024-25Junior
Guard
6'4"
191 lbs
