Sitapha Savané

Sitapha Savané
	Sitapha in 2015
Personal information
Born	October 20, 1978 (age 45); Dakar, Senegal
Nationality	Senegalese / Spanish
Listed height	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight	103 kg (227 lb)
Career information
High school	UN International School; (New York City, New York)
College	Navy (1997–2000)
NBA draft	2000: undrafted
Playing career	2000–2018
Position	Center
Number	17
Career history
2000–2001	Menorca
2001–2004	Tenerife
2004–2012	Gran Canaria
2012–2015	Joventut Badalona
2015–2016	Gran Canaria
2016–2018	Estudiantes

Sitapha Alfred Savané Sagna (born 20 August 1978) is a Senegalese retired professional basketball player. He was a member of the Senegal national basketball team. He played his entire professional career in Spain, most of it in the ACB League.

Early life

Sitapha Alfred Savané was born on 20 October 1978 in Dakar, Senegal, son to Landing Savané and Marie-Angélique Savané (née Sagna);^[1]^[2] his father (a Muslim) was a key figure in the Senegalese left-wing, while his mother (a Catholic) was a noted feminist and UN official.^[1] Savané lived for a while in Geneva (where his mother worked), moving to the United States at age fourteen.^[1] He attended the United Nations International School, where he caught the attention of the US Naval Academy.^[3]

College

Savané attended the United States Naval Academy, from which he graduated in 2000.^{[n. 1]} In his junior and senior seasons, Savané was first team all Patriot League. He also led Navy in scoring, rebounding, blocks, field goal percentage and steals. He originally planned to not attend Navy, but when his Service Time was shortened he reconsidered.

Professional

Savané went undrafted in the 2000 NBA draft (although he was drafted 13th in the second round of the USBL draft).^[4] He spent however all his career in Spain, especially in CB Gran Canaria where he spent eight seasons.

With Tenerife CB he won a Copa Príncipe de Asturias and a LEB Oro, promoting to Liga ACB.

He announced his retirement in May 2018.^[5]