FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas junior college recruiting target Doudou Gueye put his first semester of American basketball to bed with a win Friday afternoon.
Gueye (6-9, 220 pounds) of Dakar, Senegal, who played his first year of college basketball in Japan, had five points, five rebounds and blocked a shot to help lead Daytona State (Fla.) College over DME Sports Academy 89-73. His team improved to 13-2.
“He is such a good player, very versatile, is 6-9, 220 and has a very high ceiling,” Daytona State first-year coach Blake Morris said. “He really can defend and rebound. He can really shoot and is in fact shooting almost 35 percent from 3-point range.