Monday, October 26, 2009

Jason Groves on the latest Aggie: Abdoulaye N'doye

Jason Groves offers a feature today on the newest and tallest New Mexico State basketballer:

Menzies happy to finally add N'doye
Jason Groves
Las Cruces Sun-News

Abdoulaye N'doye found comfort on the tennis court before the basketball court.

At 7-feet, N'doye outgrew tennis before a neighbor in his native Senegal shifted his focus from working on his forehand to his jump shot.

"A neighbor saw me and asked me why I wasn't playing basketball," N'doye said. "I started playing because I wasn't able to do things in tennis like before because I was too tall."

What was the tennis world's loss, Marvin Menzies hopes to turn into New Mexico State's gain...

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