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Saliou Niang
Virtus Bologna
16.0
PPG
6.5
RPG
3.5
APG
72.2%
FG%
Saliou Niang is a 6'6" (199 cm) forward from Italy, currently suiting up for Virtus Bologna in the EuroLeague. He was drafted 58th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2025. Saliou's 2025-26 EuroLeague season line: 7.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game.
Nationality
Italy
Date of Birth
May 14, 2004
Age
22
Height
6'6" (199 cm)
Weight
86 kg
Position
FSF
Nationality
Italy
Date of Birth
May 14, 2004
Age
22
Height
6'6" (199 cm)
Weight
86 kg
Position
FSF
2026-27 Season Stats
16.0
PTS
6.5
REB
3.5
AST
0.5
STL
0.5
BLK
72.2%
FG%
—
3P%
75.0%
FT%
2
GP
27.1
MIN
2026-27 Advanced Stats— Italy
67.8%
TS%
64.1%
eFG%
10.8%
OREB%
16.1%
DREB%
13.5%
REB%
21.9%
AST%
17.0%
TOV%
1.3
AST/TO
8.5
POSS/GM
Career History
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| Season | Team | League | PPG | RPG | APG | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Virtus Bologna | EuroLeague | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-26 | Virtus Bologna | EuroLeague | 7.1 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 38 |
| 2025-26 | Trieste | Basketball Champions League | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-25 |  Dolomiti Energia Trento | EuroCup | 6.7 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 17 |
| 2023-24 |  Dolomiti Energia Trento | EuroCup | 2.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 6 |
Domestic Leagues
| Season | Team | League | PPG | RPG | APG | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Virtus Bologna | Lega Basket Serie A | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-26 |  Virtus Bologna | Lega Basket Serie A | 9.3 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 35 |
| 2022-23 | Obradoiro CAB | ACB | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 3 |
National Team
| Season | Team | League | PPG | RPG | APG | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Italy | FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Qualifiers | 16.0 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 2 |
| 2025 | Italy | EuroBasket 2025 | 10.2 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 5 |
| 2023 | Italy | FIBA World Cup 2023 | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | Italy | EuroBasket Qualifiers 2025 | — | — | — | — |
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Contract
- Status
- Multi-year
- Details
- Multi-year deal
Stat Glossary
- PTS
- Points, using the mode selected above (per game, totals, or per 48/40/36 minutes)
- REB
- Rebounds, using the mode selected above
- AST
- Assists, using the mode selected above
- STL
- Steals, using the mode selected above
- BLK
- Blocks, using the mode selected above
- FG%
- Field goal percentage
- 3P%
- Three-point field goal percentage
- FT%
- Free throw percentage
- +/-
- Plus-minus — team point differential while the player is on court
- GP
- Games played
- MIN
- Minutes per game
- TS%
- True shooting percentage — shooting efficiency accounting for 2s, 3s, and free throws
- eFG%
- Effective field goal percentage — field goal percentage adjusted to give extra credit for 3-pointers
- USG%
- Usage percentage — share of the team's plays used by the player while on court
- PER
- Player efficiency rating — per-minute production, league-average is 15.0
- OREB%
- Offensive rebound percentage — share of available offensive rebounds grabbed while on court
- DREB%
- Defensive rebound percentage — share of available defensive rebounds grabbed while on court
- REB%
- Total rebound percentage — share of all available rebounds grabbed while on court
- AST%
- Assist percentage — share of teammates' field goals the player assisted while on court
- TOV%
- Turnover percentage — turnovers per 100 plays used
- AST/TO
- Assist-to-turnover ratio
- STL%
- Steal percentage — share of opponent possessions ending in a steal by the player
- BLK%
- Block percentage — share of opponent 2-point attempts blocked by the player
- WS
- Win shares — estimated number of wins contributed by the player
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes — league-average is about 0.100
- BPM
- Box plus-minus — estimated point contribution per 100 possessions vs. league average
- VORP
- Value over replacement player — overall contribution converted to an estimate of wins
- POSS/GM
- Possessions per game
- PIR
- Performance Index Rating — the standard European basketball efficiency stat (points + rebounds + assists + steals + blocks + fouls drawn − missed shots − turnovers − fouls committed), analogous to NBA's PER/EFF