NIL OPPORTUNITIES: Fousseyni Drame
NCAA Career Stats
Brings 122 games of experience, including 73 starts, to the DU roster ... has 34 career double-digit scoring games and has grabbed 10 or more rebounds 12 times ... has seven career double-doubles, including two last year at La Salle (24-13 vs. Saint Joe’s and 13-11 vs. Richmond) ... averaging 7.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game for his career ... shooting .456 from the field, .271 from 3-point and .643 from the foul line ... has 104 career steals and 62 blocks.
At La Salle (2022-23)
- Played in all 34 games with 25 starts.
- Averaged 8.8 points and 5.3 rebounds per game.
- Led the team in rebounds and offensive rebounds (2.0) per game.
- Scored in double digits 12 times with a pair of double-digit rebound games.
- Finished 13th in the A-10 in offensive rebounds per game, 20th in the conference in blocks per game, and 24th in rebounds per game.
- Scored in double digits 12 times, with a career-high of 24 vs. Saint Joseph’s. Added a season-high 13 boards vs. the Hawks.
- Had 22 points and eight rebounds in a win over Queens.
- Posted a 13-11 double-double vs. Richmond.
At Saint Peter’s (2019-20 through 2021-22)
- Played in 88 games with 48 starts in three seasons at Saint Peter’s.
- Scored 597 points (6.8 ppg.) and grabbed 153 rebounds (5.8 rpg.) in an average of 22.0 minutes per game.
- Played in 33 games, with nine starts, for the Peacocks’ 2022 NCAA Championship Elite Eight team.
- Posted 22 double-digit scoring games and 10 double-digit rebound games while at Saint Peter’s.
- Scored a career-high 22 as a junior vs. Nyack.
- Grabbed a career-best 14 rebounds vs. Niagara as a sophomore.
- Posted five career double-doubles, including three as a junior (13-13 at Quinnipiac, 22-12 vs. Nyack and 12-10 vs. Quinnipiac).
- Had one double-double as a freshman (10-10 vs. Marist) and one as a sophomore (11-10 vs. Fairfield).
- Totaled 12 points and seven rebounds in the NCAA Elite Eight Matchup against North Carolina.
- Was a two-time member of the Academic All-MAAC Team.
Personal
- Played high school basketball at Our Savior New American School in Long Island, NY. where he led the team in scoring as a sophomore and junior.
- Helped Mali to the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2019 Championship game (averaged 12.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game).
- Finished the U19 Basketball World Cup 2019 ranked tied for sixth in rebounds.
- Won the U18 African Championship in 2018 with Mali.
- Son of Fatoumata and Demba Drame.
- Date of birth: 8/18/00 in Bamako, Mali.
Foussenyi Drame Superlatives Entering 2023-24
Double-Digit Scoring Games - 34 (5 Fr., 8 So., 9 Jr., 12 Sr.)
20-Point Games - 3 (0 Fr., 0 So., 1 Jr., 2 Sr.)
10-Rebound Games - 12 (1 Fr., 4 So., 5 Jr., 2 Sr.)
Double-Doubles - 7 (1 Fr., 1 So., 3 Jr., 2 Sr.)
Three or more 3-Pointers - 4 (0 Fr., 1 So., 0 Jr., 3 Sr.)
Career Highs Entering 2023-24
Points - 24, Saint Joseph’s (Sr.)
Rebounds - 14, Niagara (So.)
Assists - 3, three times, Loyola Chicago (Sr.) last
Steals - 4, Saint Joseph’s (Sr.)
Blocks - 4, St. Francis Brooklyn (Jr.)
3-Pointers - 3, three times, at George Washington (Sr.) last
Minutes - 38, Saint Joseph’s (Sr.)
