Saliou Niang F
Height: 6-5 (196cm)
Weight: 190 lbs (86kg)
Born: May 14, 2004 (22 years old)
Hometown: Dakar, Senegal
Current Team: LSU
Current NBA Status: Draft Rights Retained (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Agent: Jelani Floyd
NBA Draft: 2025 Round 2, Pick 28, Cleveland Cavaliers
Pre-Draft Team: LSU (2004 DOB)
Saliou Niang Game Log
2025-2026 International Games
| Date | Team | Opponent | W/L | Status | Pos | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/6/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Umana Venezia | L | Starter | SF | 36:00 | 19 | 8 | 14 | .571 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 1 | 7 | .143 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18.6 |
| 6/4/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Umana Venezia | L | Starter | SF | 24:00 | 11 | 4 | 5 | .800 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12.0 |
| 6/1/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Umana Venezia | W | Starter | PF | 19:00 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11.3 |
| 5/30/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Umana Venezia | L | Starter | SF | 33:00 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13.5 |
| 5/26/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Dolomiti Energia Trento | W | Starter | SF | 34:00 | 19 | 8 | 12 | .667 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14.5 |
| 5/24/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Dolomiti Energia Trento | W | Starter | SF | 26:00 | 14 | 6 | 12 | .500 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18.0 |
| 5/22/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Dolomiti Energia Trento | L | Starter | PF | 26:00 | 17 | 7 | 13 | .538 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12.0 |
| 5/19/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Dolomiti Energia Trento | L | Starter | PF | 30:00 | 10 | 4 | 6 | .667 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10.8 |
| 5/17/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Dolomiti Energia Trento | W | Starter | PF | 19:00 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 5/10/2026 | Virtus Bologna | OpenJobMetis Varese | W | Starter | PF | 21:00 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 |
| 5/3/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | W | Starter | PF | 27:00 | 16 | 5 | 13 | .385 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12.5 |
| 4/26/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Pallacanestro Trieste 2004 | W | Starter | PF | 21:00 | 8 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 3 | 7 | .429 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3.4 |
| 4/19/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Bertram Tortona | W | Starter | PF | 31:00 | 4 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.5 |
| 4/16/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv | W | Starter | SF | 23:51 | 16 | 6 | 7 | .857 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 16.3 |
| 4/13/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Acqua San Bernardo Cantu | W | Starter | PF | 22:00 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8.0 |
| 4/10/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Baskonia | L | Bench | SF | 24:49 | 9 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 6 | .833 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16.0 |
| 4/7/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Bayern Munich | L | Starter | PF | 28:58 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9.3 |
| 4/5/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Umana Venezia | L | Starter | PF | 25:00 | 9 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5.8 |
| 4/3/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Valencia Basket | L | Starter | SF | 25:07 | 12 | 5 | 8 | .625 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7.3 |
| 3/31/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Paris Basketball | L | Starter | SF | 29:27 | 8 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14.5 |
| 3/26/2026 | Virtus Bologna | AX Armani Exchange Milan | L | Bench | SF | 25:58 | 15 | 5 | 8 | .625 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12.8 |
| 3/22/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | L | Bench | SF | 12:00 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.3 |
| 3/19/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Hapoel Tel Aviv | L | Starter | SF | 14:06 | 5 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -0.3 |
| 3/15/2026 | Virtus Bologna | AX Armani Exchange Milan | W | Starter | SF | 24:00 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5.0 |
| 3/11/2026 | Virtus Bologna | KK Partizan | L | Bench | SF | 31:31 | 8 | 4 | 10 | .400 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6.0 |
| 3/7/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Napoli Basket | W | Starter | SF | 27:00 | 10 | 4 | 6 | .667 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12.5 |
| 3/5/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Real Madrid | L | Bench | SF | 17:38 | 4 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2.0 |
| 2/25/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Barca | W | Bench | SF | 13:43 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
| 2/21/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Bertram Tortona | L | Bench | SF | 27:00 | 13 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 8 | .875 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10.8 |
| 2/19/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Napoli Basket | W | Bench | SF | 26:00 | 13 | 5 | 8 | .625 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7.9 |
| 2/15/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Old Wild West Udine | W | Bench | SF | 20:00 | 7 | 3 | 7 | .429 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.5 |
| 2/12/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Anadolu Efes | L | Starter | SF | 14:04 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.8 |
| 2/9/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Maxima Roma | W | Starter | PF | 31:00 | 11 | 4 | 8 | .500 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12.5 |
| 2/6/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Olympiacos | L | Starter | PF | 23:18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.8 |
| 2/4/2026 | Virtus Bologna | ASVEL Basket | L | Bench | SF | 31:17 | 8 | 3 | 5 | .600 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9.3 |
| 2/1/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Dolomiti Energia Trento | L | Bench | SF | 31:00 | 15 | 5 | 6 | .833 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5 | 6 | .833 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12.3 |
| 1/30/2026 | Virtus Bologna | AS Monaco Basket | W | Starter | SF | 19:26 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5.0 |
| 1/26/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Roma SPQR | W | Starter | SF | 28:00 | 11 | 5 | 7 | .714 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20.8 |
| 1/23/2026 | Virtus Bologna | KK Crvena Zvezda | L | Bench | SF | 22:57 | 7 | 3 | 5 | .600 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8.8 |
| 1/21/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Fenerbahce Beko | L | Bench | SF | 24:57 | 6 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8.8 |
| 1/18/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Universo De'Longhi Treviso | W | Bench | SF | 17:00 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 1/15/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Dubai | W | Bench | SF | 31:29 | 17 | 6 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5 | 7 | .714 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 24.9 |
| 1/11/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Umana Venezia | W | Bench | SF | 30:00 | 10 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 8 | .750 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14.0 |
| 1/8/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Panathinaikos | L | Starter | SF | 22:56 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 1/6/2026 | Virtus Bologna | Zalgiris | W | Starter | PF | 27:28 | 11 | 5 | 7 | .714 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11.4 |
| 1/2/2026 | Virtus Bologna | AX Armani Exchange Milan | W | Starter | SF | 28:59 | 11 | 5 | 6 | .833 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14.1 |
| 12/29/2025 | Virtus Bologna | Pallacanestro Trieste 2004 | W | Starter | SF | 30:00 | 12 | 6 | 7 | .857 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5.8 |
| 12/26/2025 | Virtus Bologna | Olympiacos | L | Starter | SF | 23:58 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7.3 |
| 12/22/2025 | Virtus Bologna | Maxima Roma | W | Starter | SF | 18:00 | 8 | 4 | 5 | .800 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12.3 |
| 12/19/2025 | Virtus Bologna | KK Crvena Zvezda | L | Bench | SF | 14:33 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.5 |
| 12/17/2025 | Virtus Bologna | KK Partizan | W | Bench | SF | 16:10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | .800 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5.0 |
| 12/14/2025 | Virtus Bologna | AX Armani Exchange Milan | L | Bench | SF | 19:00 | 10 | 3 | 5 | .600 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 12/12/2025 | Virtus Bologna | Hapoel Tel Aviv | L | Bench | SF | 17:33 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5.0 |
| 12/8/2025 | Virtus Bologna | Bertram Tortona | W | Bench | SF | 22:00 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 3 | 7 | .429 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20.4 |
| 12/5/2025 | Virtus Bologna | Dubai | W | Bench | SF | 6:16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.8 |
| 11/25/2025 | Virtus Bologna | Fenerbahce Beko | L | Bench | SF | 19:11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2.3 |
| 11/23/2025 | Virtus Bologna | Acqua San Bernardo Cantu | W | Bench | SF | 18:00 | 8 | 3 | 7 | .429 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8.0 |
| 11/21/2025 | Virtus Bologna | Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv | W | Bench | SF | 14:58 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5.5 |
| 11/17/2025 | Virtus Bologna | Universo De'Longhi Treviso | W | Bench | SF | 16:00 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 11/14/2025 | Virtus Bologna | Barca | L | Bench | SF | 21:16 | 4 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9.8 |
| 11/11/2025 | Virtus Bologna | Anadolu Efes | W | Bench | SF | 19:35 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 11/9/2025 | Virtus Bologna | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | W | Bench | SF | 21:00 | 6 | 3 | 5 | .600 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1.5 |
| 11/6/2025 | Virtus Bologna | Baskonia | L | Bench | SF | 30:05 | 18 | 6 | 8 | .750 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23.3 |
| 11/4/2025 | Virtus Bologna | OpenJobMetis Varese | W | Bench | SF | 22:00 | 17 | 6 | 8 | .750 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 6 | .833 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12.8 |
| 11/1/2025 | Virtus Bologna | Dolomiti Energia Trento | W | Bench | SF | 18:00 | 13 | 5 | 8 | .625 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14.9 |
| 10/30/2025 | Virtus Bologna | Bayern Munich | L | Starter | PF | 17:12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2.5 |
| 10/28/2025 | Virtus Bologna | Zalgiris | L | Bench | SF | 20:04 | 6 | 3 | 5 | .600 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 |
| 10/24/2025 | Virtus Bologna | Panathinaikos | W | Bench | SF | 18:17 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10.3 |
| 10/20/2025 | Virtus Bologna | Roma SPQR | L | Bench | SF | 19:00 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.4 |
| 10/17/2025 | Virtus Bologna | ASVEL Basket | W | Bench | SF | 17:52 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8.3 |
| 10/15/2025 | Virtus Bologna | AS Monaco Basket | W | Bench | SF | 20:52 | 10 | 4 | 6 | .667 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10.5 |
| 10/11/2025 | Virtus Bologna | Old Wild West Udine | W | Starter | SF | 27:00 | 9 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 5 | 1.000 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6.6 |
| 10/9/2025 | Virtus Bologna | Paris Basketball | L | Bench | SF | 21:57 | 10 | 4 | 5 | .800 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5.8 |
| 10/6/2025 | Virtus Bologna | Napoli Basket | W | Bench | SF | 18:00 | 11 | 5 | 7 | .714 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6.5 |
| 10/3/2025 | Virtus Bologna | Valencia Basket | L | Bench | SF | 14:09 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 |
| 9/30/2025 | Virtus Bologna | Real Madrid | W | Bench | SF | 26:35 | 12 | 6 | 8 | .750 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11.3 |
| Averages | 22.9 | 8.4 | 3.3 | 5.3 | .616 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .327 | 1.7 | 2.2 | .750 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 8.3 | |||||
| Totals | 76 GP | 1737.5 | 640 | 249 | 404 | .616 | 16 | 49 | .327 | 126 | 168 | .750 | 169 | 230 | 399 | 148 | 66 | 25 | 103 | 185 | 631.6 |
* International stats from 2000-2001