Saliou Niang F #7

Height: 6-5 (196cm)

Weight: 190 lbs (86kg)

Born: May 14, 2004 (22 years old)

Hometown: Dakar, Senegal

Nationality: Senegal / Italy

Current Team: Virtus Bologna

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 Player Profile

NBA Career
NCAA Career
International Career
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NBA Career

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NBA Transactions

Date	Transaction
Jun 26, 2025	The Cleveland Cavaliers selected Saliou Niang in Round 2 with Pick 28 in the 2025 NBA Draft.

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NBA Summer League Stats

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Misc

Season	Age	Team	League	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%
2025-26	21	CLE	NBA 2K26 Summer League	3	22.5	7.7	6.7	1.3	0.7	0.0	2.3	.412	.200	.889
CAREER				3	22.5	7.7	6.7	1.3	0.7	0.0	2.3	.412	.200	.889

Season	Age	Team	League	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
2025-26	21	CLE	NBA 2K26 Summer League	3	2	22.5	7.7	2.3	5.7	.412	0.3	1.7	.200	2.7	3.0	.889	2.7	4.0	6.7	1.3	0.7	0.0	2.3	2.7
CAREER				3	2	22.5	7.7	2.3	5.7	.412	0.3	1.7	.200	2.7	3.0	.889	2.7	4.0	6.7	1.3	0.7	0.0	2.3	2.7

Season	Age	Team	League	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
2025-26	21	CLE	NBA 2K26 Summer League	3	2	67.5	23	7	17	.412	1	5	.200	8	9	.889	8	12	20	4	2	0	7	8
CAREER				3	2	67.5	23	7	17	.412	1	5	.200	8	9	.889	8	12	20	4	2	0	7	8

Season	Age	Team	League	GP	GS	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	TOV%	STL%	BLK%	USG%	Total S %	PPR	PPS	ORtg	DRtg	PER
2025-26	21	CLE	NBA 2K26 Summer League	3	2	.549	.441	12.1	21.6	16.4	7.5	25.0	1.4	-	15.6	150.1	-6.6	1.4	106.4	108.9	12.3
CAREER				3	2	.549	.441	12.1	21.6	16.4	7.5	25.0	1.4	-	15.6	150.1	-6.6	1.4	106.4	108.9	12.3

Season	Age	Team	League	GP	GS	Dbl Dbl	Tpl Dbl	40 Pts	20 Reb	20 Ast	Techs	HOB	Ast/TO	Stl/TO	FT/FGA	W's	L's	Win %	OWS	DWS	WS
2025-26	21	CLE	NBA 2K26 Summer League	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	0.6	0.3	0.5	2	1	.667	0.1	-	0.1
CAREER				3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	0.6	0.3	0.5	2	1	.667	0.1	-	0.1

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NCAA Career

College: LSU (2027)

International Basketball Career

International Season Stats

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Per Game
Totals
Advanced
Misc

Season	Age	Team	League	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%
2021-22	17	Fortituto Kontatto Bologna	Lega A	1	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	.000	.000	.000
2022-23	18	Fortituto Kontatto Bologna	Legadue Gold	11	8.4	1.7	2.4	0.8	0.2	0.2	1.1	.500	.000	.833
2023-24	19	Dolomiti Energia Trento	Lega A, Eurocup, Italian Cup	20	11.3	4.2	2.7	1.1	0.6	0.2	0.3	.625	.000	.682
2024-25	20	Dolomiti Energia Trento	Lega A, Eurocup, Italian Cup	54	20.1	7.9	5.2	1.5	0.7	0.2	2.0	.513	.314	.696
2025-26	21	Virtus Bologna	Euroleague, Lega A, Italian Cup	76	22.9	8.4	5.2	1.9	0.9	0.3	1.4	.616	.327	.750

Season	Age	Team	League	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
2021-22	17	Fortituto Kontatto Bologna	Lega A	1	0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	.000	0.0	0.0	.000	0.0	0.0	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
2022-23	18	Fortituto Kontatto Bologna	Legadue Gold	11	3	8.4	1.7	0.6	1.3	.500	0.0	0.3	.000	0.5	0.5	.833	0.5	1.8	2.4	0.8	0.2	0.2	1.1	1.0
2023-24 *	19	All Teams	All Leagues	20	13	11.3	4.2	1.8	2.8	.625	0.0	0.5	.000	0.8	1.1	.682	1.1	1.6	2.7	1.1	0.6	0.2	0.3	1.4
2023-24 *	19	Dolomiti Energia Trento	Lega A	13	10	13.1	5.0	2.2	3.4	.636	0.0	0.5	.000	0.7	1.1	.643	1.2	1.9	3.1	1.2	0.8	0.2	0.4	1.5
2023-24 *	19	Dolomiti Energia Trento	Eurocup	6	3	7.8	2.7	0.8	1.7	.500	0.0	0.5	.000	1.0	1.2	.857	1.2	1.2	2.3	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.3	1.2
2023-24 *	19	Dolomiti Energia Trento	Italian Cup	1	0	10.0	4.0	2.0	2.0	1.000	0.0	0.0	.000	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
2024-25 *	20	All Teams	All Leagues	54	18	20.1	7.9	2.9	5.7	.513	0.2	0.6	.314	1.9	2.7	.696	1.7	3.4	5.2	1.5	0.7	0.2	2.0	2.5
2024-25 *	20	Dolomiti Energia Trento	Lega A	34	10	20.7	8.2	3.0	5.8	.520	0.2	0.6	.318	2.0	2.7	.720	1.7	3.4	5.1	1.4	0.7	0.1	2.0	2.6
2024-25 *	20	Dolomiti Energia Trento	Eurocup	17	8	18.6	6.7	2.5	5.0	.506	0.2	0.7	.333	1.4	2.2	.632	1.5	3.5	5.1	1.8	0.6	0.2	2.2	2.3
2024-25 *	20	Dolomiti Energia Trento	Italian Cup	3	0	22.3	12.0	4.0	8.3	.480	0.0	0.3	.000	4.0	5.7	.706	2.7	3.7	6.3	1.0	1.3	0.7	0.7	3.3
2025-26 *	21	All Teams	All Leagues	76	35	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
2025-26 *	21	Virtus Bologna	Euroleague	38	13	21.6	7.1	2.8	4.5	.629	0.1	0.3	.333	1.3	1.7	.794	2.0	3.0	5.0	1.9	0.9	0.4	1.4	2.4
2025-26 *	21	Virtus Bologna	Lega A	36	22	23.9	9.6	3.7	6.2	.604	0.3	1.0	.333	1.8	2.6	.702	2.5	3.1	5.7	2.1	0.9	0.3	1.3	2.5
2025-26 *	21	Virtus Bologna	Italian Cup	2	0	26.5	13.0	4.0	6.0	.667	0.0	0.5	.000	5.0	5.5	.909	1.5	1.5	3.0	1.5	0.5	0.0	0.5	2.5

Season	Age	Team	League	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OFF	DEF	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
2021-22	17	Fortituto Kontatto Bologna	Lega A	1	0	1	0	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2022-23	18	Fortituto Kontatto Bologna	Legadue Gold	11	3	92	19	7	14	.500	0	3	.000	5	6	.833	6	20	26	9	2	2	12	11
2023-24 *	19	All Teams	All Leagues	20	13	226.5	85	35	56	.625	0	10	.000	15	22	.682	22	32	54	21	11	4	7	28
2023-24 *	19	Dolomiti Energia Trento	Lega A	13	10	170	65	28	44	.636	0	7	.000	9	14	.643	15	25	40	16	10	3	5	20
2023-24 *	19	Dolomiti Energia Trento	Eurocup	6	3	46.5	16	5	10	.500	0	3	.000	6	7	.857	7	7	14	4	1	1	2	7
2023-24 *	19	Dolomiti Energia Trento	Italian Cup	1	0	10	4	2	2	1.000	0	0	.000	0	1	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
2024-25 *	20	All Teams	All Leagues	54	18	1,085.7	428	157	306	.513	11	35	.314	103	148	.696	93	186	279	80	38	9	108	136
2024-25 *	20	Dolomiti Energia Trento	Lega A	34	10	703	278	102	196	.520	7	22	.318	67	93	.720	59	115	174	47	24	4	69	87
2024-25 *	20	Dolomiti Energia Trento	Eurocup	17	8	315.7	114	43	85	.506	4	12	.333	24	38	.632	26	60	86	30	10	3	37	39
2024-25 *	20	Dolomiti Energia Trento	Italian Cup	3	0	67	36	12	25	.480	0	1	.000	12	17	.706	8	11	19	3	4	2	2	10
2025-26 *	21	All Teams	All Leagues	76	35	1,737.5	640	249	404	.616	16	49	.327	126	168	.750	169	230	399	148	66	25	103	185
2025-26 *	21	Virtus Bologna	Euroleague	38	13	822.5	268	107	170	.629	4	12	.333	50	63	.794	75	114	189	71	34	15	55	90
2025-26 *	21	Virtus Bologna	Lega A	36	22	862	346	134	222	.604	12	36	.333	66	94	.702	91	113	204	74	31	10	47	90
2025-26 *	21	Virtus Bologna	Italian Cup	2	0	53	26	8	12	.667	0	1	.000	10	11	.909	3	3	6	3	1	0	1	5

Season	Age	Team	League	GP	GS	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	TOV%	STL%	BLK%	USG%	Total S %	PPR	PPS	ORtg	DRtg	PER
2021-22	17	Fortituto Kontatto Bologna	Lega A	1	0	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	50.6	0.0	-102.0	0.0	0.0	128.4	-58.6
2022-23	18	Fortituto Kontatto Bologna	Legadue Gold	11	3	.571	.500	9.2	24.2	17.6	14.3	41.9	1.2	2.5	16.1	133.3	-6.7	1.4	89.5	105.9	9.3
2023-24 *	19	All Teams	All Leagues	20	13	.647	.625	11.5	17.7	14.5	15.4	9.6	2.6	1.7	15.0	130.7	3.1	1.5	136.6	107.5	20.3
2023-24 *	19	Dolomiti Energia Trento	Lega A	13	10	.648	.636	10.4	18.6	14.4	15.7	9.1	3.2	1.7	15.2	127.9	3.3	1.5	137.3	107.8	21.4
2023-24 *	19	Dolomiti Energia Trento	Eurocup	6	3	.612	.500	18.1	18.7	18.4	12.8	13.3	1.1	2.1	15.0	135.7	1.4	1.6	133.4	106.3	18.3
2023-24 *	19	Dolomiti Energia Trento	Italian Cup	1	0	.820	1.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	30.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	12.4	100.0	6.9	2.0	158.8	121.5	21.3
2024-25 *	20	All Teams	All Leagues	54	18	.577	.531	10.6	21.0	15.8	12.0	22.5	1.9	0.8	20.3	152.3	-5.0	1.4	104.8	107.3	13.9
2024-25 *	20	Dolomiti Energia Trento	Lega A	34	10	.587	.538	10.5	19.7	15.2	10.6	22.6	1.8	0.6	19.9	155.9	-5.3	1.4	106.7	108.0	13.8
2024-25 *	20	Dolomiti Energia Trento	Eurocup	17	8	.560	.529	10.1	24.1	17.0	16.0	26.7	1.7	0.9	20.4	147.1	-5.3	1.3	97.1	108.6	12.9
2024-25 *	20	Dolomiti Energia Trento	Italian Cup	3	0	.554	.480	13.6	19.1	16.4	8.3	5.8	3.2	3.0	23.8	118.6	0.0	1.4	120.7	92.8	24.5
2025-26 *	21	All Teams	All Leagues	76	35	.670	.636	13.0	16.8	15.0	14.2	17.7	2.1	1.6	15.9	169.3	-0.3	1.6	128.3	113.4	18.0
2025-26 *	21	Virtus Bologna	Euroleague	38	13	.678	.641	12.2	18.1	15.2	14.4	21.8	2.3	2.1	14.6	175.6	-0.9	1.6	123.6	116.2	16.1
2025-26 *	21	Virtus Bologna	Lega A	36	22	.657	.631	14.2	16.3	15.3	14.2	15.1	2.0	1.3	17.1	163.9	0.3	1.6	130.8	110.7	19.3
2025-26 *	21	Virtus Bologna	Italian Cup	2	0	.772	.667	6.0	6.7	6.3	10.1	5.6	1.0	0.0	15.2	157.6	1.8	2.2	159.6	108.8	21.1

Season	Age	Team	League	GP	GS	Dbl Dbl	Tpl Dbl	40 Pts	20 Reb	20 Ast	Techs	HOB	Ast/TO	Stl/TO	FT/FGA	W's	L's	Win %	OWS	DWS	WS
2021-22	17	Fortituto Kontatto Bologna	Lega A	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	1	0	1.000	-0.0	-0.0	-0.0
2022-23	18	Fortituto Kontatto Bologna	Legadue Gold	11	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.047	0.8	0.2	0.4	6	5	.545	-0.1	0.1	0.0
2023-24 *	19	All Teams	All Leagues	20	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	.093	3.0	1.6	0.4	9	11	.450	1.0	0.3	1.3
2023-24 *	19	Dolomiti Energia Trento	Lega A	13	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	3.2	2.0	0.3	6	7	.462	0.7	0.3	1.0
2023-24 *	19	Dolomiti Energia Trento	Eurocup	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.049	2.0	0.5	0.7	3	3	.500	0.2	0.1	0.3
2023-24 *	19	Dolomiti Energia Trento	Italian Cup	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	0.0	0.0	0.5	0	1	.000	0.0	-0.0	0.0
2024-25 *	20	All Teams	All Leagues	54	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	.144	0.7	0.4	0.5	32	22	.593	0.8	1.5	2.3
2024-25 *	20	Dolomiti Energia Trento	Lega A	34	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.141	0.7	0.3	0.5	23	11	.676	0.2	1.4	1.6
2024-25 *	20	Dolomiti Energia Trento	Eurocup	17	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	0.8	0.3	0.4	6	11	.353	-0.2	0.5	0.3
2024-25 *	20	Dolomiti Energia Trento	Italian Cup	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	1.5	2.0	0.7	3	0	1.000	0.3	0.2	0.5
2025-26 *	21	All Teams	All Leagues	76	35	5	0	0	0	0	0	.175	1.4	0.6	0.4	41	35	.539	5.9	1.0	6.9
2025-26 *	21	Virtus Bologna	Euroleague	38	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	.160	1.3	0.6	0.4	14	24	.368	1.4	1.1	2.5
2025-26 *	21	Virtus Bologna	Lega A	36	22	3	0	0	0	0	0	.189	1.6	0.7	0.4	26	10	.722	2.8	1.4	4.2
2025-26 *	21	Virtus Bologna	Italian Cup	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193	3.0	1.0	0.9	1	1	.500	0.3	0.1	0.4

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International Transactions

Date	Transaction
Jul 16, 2025	Saliou Niang has signed with Virtus Bologna.

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International Awards & Honors

Award	Date
1x Euroleague Week 22 MVP	2026
1x Italian Lega A Most Improved Player	2025

International Special Events Stats

Year	Age	Event	GP	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
2025	20	adidas EUROCAMP	3	21:21	7.7	3.0	6.7	.450	0.0	0.3	.000	1.7	2.3	.714	6.4	3.7	1.7	0.0	2.0	1.3

National Basketball Career

Nationality: Senegal / Italy

FIBA Senior Team Events Stats

Year	Age	Event	GP	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	Place
2024	19	EuroBasket Qualifiers	1	10:57	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	-
2025	20	EuroBasket	5	17:46	10.2	3.2	4.6	.696	0.6	1.2	.500	3.2	4.6	.696	4.6	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.8	2.0	11th
2025	20	European World Cup Qualifier	2	27:07	16.0	6.5	9.0	.722	0.0	0.0	-	3.0	4.0	.750	6.5	3.5	0.5	0.5	2.0	0.0	-
AVERAGES			8	19:15	10.4	3.6	5.1	.707	0.4	0.8	.500	2.8	3.9	.710	4.9	1.1	0.5	0.4	1.1	1.2	-
TOTAL			8	153:59	83	29	41	.707	3	6	.500	22	31	.710	39	9	4	3	9	10	-