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Report: Former IU basketball big man Oumar Ballo to play for Miami in NBA Summer League

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The 7-footer was not selected in the 2025 NBA draft. Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reported Ballo’s addition to Miami’s summer league roster late Thursday night.

Ballo, a native of Koulikoro, Mali, averaged 13 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.3 blocked shots in 28.9 minutes per game last season for the Hoosiers.

He was named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten by the coaches and the media and started 29 of the 31 games he appeared in as a Hoosier.

Ballo began his career at Gonzaga before transferring to Arizona for three seasons.

Over 163 career games in college, Ballo averaged 10.