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Kadiatou "Kadi" Sissoko (born January 25, 1999) is a French professional basketball player for OGM Ormanspor of the Turkish Super League. She was selected in the third round of the 2023 WNBA draft by the Phoenix Mercury. She played college basketball at Syracuse, Minnesota, and USC.




College career


Sissoko committed to play for Syracuse in 2018. She played with her Orange teammates — Marie-Paule Foppossi and Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi — while over in France during high school and when she was on the French National Teams. Sissoko struggled with a knee injury during her freshman season with the Orange, causing her to have a meniscus surgery. She averaged 2.9 points and 2.1 rebounds per game during the year and following the season announced that she would be transferring.
Sissoko transferred to Minnesota following her freshman season and had to sit out due to the NCAA transfer
rules. When she signed with the Gophers and played, Sissoko became the highest ranked recruit to play for Minnesota since Rachel Banham. Sissoko spent two season with the Gophers and became a staple in the starting lineup averaging double digit points and was the team's leading rebounder. Following her redshirt junior season, Sissoke announced she was entering the transfer portal again.
Sissoko found her next home with the USC Trojans. During her one season at USC, Sissoko was the Trojans' leading scorer with 15.6 points per game, 1.3 steals per game as well as being the team's second leading rebounder with 6.4 rebounds per game. She was named to the All-Pac-12 Team and the Media All-Pac-12 Team.




College statistics






Professional career






= Phoenix Mercury

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Sissoko was selected 29th Overall in the Third Round of the 2023 WNBA draft by the Phoenix Mercury. Sissoko made the Opening Night roster for the Mercury and made her WNBA debut against the Los Angeles Sparks on May 19, 2023, scoring 2 points and grabbing 2 rebounds. She was waived by the Mercury prior to the 2024 season.




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Regular season





References






External links



Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball Reference
USC bio
Minnesota bio
Syracuse bio

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