University of Minnesota Athletics
2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster
Sissoko, Kadi
Jersey Number 30
Kadi Sissoko
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Height:
- 6-2
- High School:
- Lycee Marcelin Berthelot
- Hometown:
- Paris, France
- Prev School:
- Syracuse
Bio
2021-22: REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON
Played in all 33 games and started in 27 games... Averaged 10.8 points per game and 5.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game... Led the team in every rebounding category, highlighted by her 70 offensive rebounds (2.1 per game)... Averaged 17.3 points and 8.5 rebounds per game in her final six games of the season... Registered four double doubles, all away from Williams Arena, during the season with the Gophers going 3-1 in those games... Posted three games with at least 20 points, including a 32-point career-high performance against Penn State (2/27) where she also added 14 rebounds and two assists and two steals and scored 14 points in the third quarter alone, which was the second most in any quarter by any Gopher during the season... Posted a career-high nine offensive rebounds against Syracuse (11/21) at the Battle 4 Atlantis, finishing with 13 total rebounds and 23 points... Put up 18 points and 10 rebounds in the 2022 Big Ten Tournament against Northwestern in 38 minutes... Helped Minnesota advance in the 2022 WNIT with an 18 point-14 rebound double double on the road... Left the starting lineup for six games and returned to the starting lineup against Penn State (2/27)... While coming off the bench, scored eight points against Rutgers (2/17)... Dominated at Wisconsin (1/12), notching a career-high in assists (8) to go along with 16 points and eight rebounds.
2020-21: REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON
Academic All-Big Ten ... played in 20 games with 19 starts ... averaged 12.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists per contest ... led the team in field goals made and attempted (101-243), rebounds per game and offensive rebound average (3.0) ... finished fifth in the Big Ten in offensive rebounds per game, 16th in rebound average and 19th in field goal percentage (.416) ... ranked 10th in the league in conference games in offensive rebounds per game (2.67) ... had the largest increase in the Big Ten in rebounding average from her last season of competition to this year (1.8 to 6.6) and the second largest increase in scoring average (3.2 to 12.6) ... reached double figures 13 times, including three games with at least 20 points ... had the third 20-point game of her career with 20 points (7-9 FG) and seven rebounds vs. Wisconsin (2/14) ... went for 17 points, five rebounds and a career-high four steals against Purdue (1/28) ... posted double-doubles in consecutive games with 20 points and career-best 10 rebounds at Iowa (1/6) and 16 points and 10 rebounds at Wisconsin (1/3); also had career-high five assists vs. Badgers ... scored 14 points with nine boards at Northwestern (12/14) ... tallied 12 points and nine rebounds against Drake (12/6) ... made Minnesota debut against Eastern Illinois (12/2) with a career-high 24 points and 8 rebounds; tied for the most points in a Gophers debut since 1976-77
2019-20: SOPHOMORE SEASON
Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer rules
2018-19: FRESHMAN SEASON (at Syracuse)
Played in 22 games with one start, missing eight games early in the year due to a minor knee procedure ... averaged 3.2 points and 1.8 rebounds while playing 9.6 minutes per contest ... started against Miami on Jan. 23, recording five rebounds and three points ... tallied a career-high nine points versus Pitt on Feb. 21 ... grabbed a career-best six rebounds at Florida State on Feb. 28 ... the 10th-ranked player overall and the No. 2 guard in the 2018 recruiting class, according to ESPN
INTERNATIONAL
Helped France to a sixth-place finish at the 2018 FIBA U20 European Women's Championship in Sopron, Hungary, averaging 9.1 points and 6.6 rebounds in seven games and shooting 42.6 percent from the field ... also a member of the U18 French National Team in 2017, posting 7.3 points and 4.1 rebounds per game as France finished fifth
PERSONAL
Communication studies major
Played in all 33 games and started in 27 games... Averaged 10.8 points per game and 5.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game... Led the team in every rebounding category, highlighted by her 70 offensive rebounds (2.1 per game)... Averaged 17.3 points and 8.5 rebounds per game in her final six games of the season... Registered four double doubles, all away from Williams Arena, during the season with the Gophers going 3-1 in those games... Posted three games with at least 20 points, including a 32-point career-high performance against Penn State (2/27) where she also added 14 rebounds and two assists and two steals and scored 14 points in the third quarter alone, which was the second most in any quarter by any Gopher during the season... Posted a career-high nine offensive rebounds against Syracuse (11/21) at the Battle 4 Atlantis, finishing with 13 total rebounds and 23 points... Put up 18 points and 10 rebounds in the 2022 Big Ten Tournament against Northwestern in 38 minutes... Helped Minnesota advance in the 2022 WNIT with an 18 point-14 rebound double double on the road... Left the starting lineup for six games and returned to the starting lineup against Penn State (2/27)... While coming off the bench, scored eight points against Rutgers (2/17)... Dominated at Wisconsin (1/12), notching a career-high in assists (8) to go along with 16 points and eight rebounds.
2020-21: REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON
Academic All-Big Ten ... played in 20 games with 19 starts ... averaged 12.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists per contest ... led the team in field goals made and attempted (101-243), rebounds per game and offensive rebound average (3.0) ... finished fifth in the Big Ten in offensive rebounds per game, 16th in rebound average and 19th in field goal percentage (.416) ... ranked 10th in the league in conference games in offensive rebounds per game (2.67) ... had the largest increase in the Big Ten in rebounding average from her last season of competition to this year (1.8 to 6.6) and the second largest increase in scoring average (3.2 to 12.6) ... reached double figures 13 times, including three games with at least 20 points ... had the third 20-point game of her career with 20 points (7-9 FG) and seven rebounds vs. Wisconsin (2/14) ... went for 17 points, five rebounds and a career-high four steals against Purdue (1/28) ... posted double-doubles in consecutive games with 20 points and career-best 10 rebounds at Iowa (1/6) and 16 points and 10 rebounds at Wisconsin (1/3); also had career-high five assists vs. Badgers ... scored 14 points with nine boards at Northwestern (12/14) ... tallied 12 points and nine rebounds against Drake (12/6) ... made Minnesota debut against Eastern Illinois (12/2) with a career-high 24 points and 8 rebounds; tied for the most points in a Gophers debut since 1976-77
2019-20: SOPHOMORE SEASON
Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer rules
2018-19: FRESHMAN SEASON (at Syracuse)
Played in 22 games with one start, missing eight games early in the year due to a minor knee procedure ... averaged 3.2 points and 1.8 rebounds while playing 9.6 minutes per contest ... started against Miami on Jan. 23, recording five rebounds and three points ... tallied a career-high nine points versus Pitt on Feb. 21 ... grabbed a career-best six rebounds at Florida State on Feb. 28 ... the 10th-ranked player overall and the No. 2 guard in the 2018 recruiting class, according to ESPN
INTERNATIONAL
Helped France to a sixth-place finish at the 2018 FIBA U20 European Women's Championship in Sopron, Hungary, averaging 9.1 points and 6.6 rebounds in seven games and shooting 42.6 percent from the field ... also a member of the U18 French National Team in 2017, posting 7.3 points and 4.1 rebounds per game as France finished fifth
PERSONAL
Communication studies major
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