Ibou Badji

Ibou Dianko Badji (born 13 October 2002) is a Senegalese professional basketball player for the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League.

[2] On 27 December 2018, Badji signed with Spanish basketball club FC Barcelona and began playing for its youth sections.

[8] After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, on 3 November 2022, Badji was named to the opening night roster for the Wisconsin Herd after signing an Exhibition 10 contract.

[10] On 7 March 2023, he underwent surgery on his left knee and was ruled out for at least eight weeks, thus missing out on playing the rest of the season.

[16] On 26 December 2023, Badji made his NBA debut for the Trail Blazers in a 130–113 win over the Sacramento Kings[17] and two days later, he put up 7 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks in 14 minutes of action in a 118–105 loss to the San Antonio Spurs.