Illinois State's Abdou Ndiaye blocks a shot against Valparaiso in a game this season at Redbird Arena. Ndiaye became the third ISU player to enter the transfer portal, joining Keith Fisher III and Sy Chatman.
Jim BensonThe 6-foot-9, 195-pound Ndiaye, a native of Senegal, started eight of 23 games this season and averaged 3.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game. His 33 blocks were tied for third in the Missouri Valley Conference.
Ndiaye came to ISU from The Nation Christian Academy in Saint Lucie West, Fla. He redshirted in the 2018-19 season before starting nine of 28 games the next season, averaging 1.