Oumar Ballo

Photo by: Dani Meersman/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Dani Meersman/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Dani Meersman/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Dani Meersman/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Levi Jones/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Dani Meersman/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Dani Meersman/Indiana Athletics

Position:
Center
Class:
Redshirt Senior +
Hometown:
Koulikoro, Mali
High School:
NBA Academy Latin America

2024-25 (Redshirt Senior+)

• 2025 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten Team (Coaches and Media)
• 2025 NABC Division I All-Great Lakes District Second Team
• 2025 NABC Division I Player of the Year Watchlist
• 2025 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Men’s College Player of the Year Watchlist
• 2025 John R. Wooden Award Preseason Men’s Top 50 Watchlist
• 2025 Kareem-Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award Watchlist
• Preseason All-Big Ten Team
Started 29-of-31 games played... missed one game due to injury… averaged 13.0 points, 9.1 rebounds, a career-high 2.1 assists, and 1.3 blocks per game… averaged a career-high 28.8 minutes per night… shot 62.3% (157-of-252) from the floor and 57.1% (89-of-156) from the free throw line… one of 10 major conference players to average 13.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game and the only player to do it on 60.0% shooting or better… reached double figures in the scoring column on 19 occasions… posted 14 games with 10-plus rebounds… notched 10 double-doubles… produced nine multi-block games… opened the season with 15 points, six rebounds, one assist, and one block against SIUE (Nov. 6)... recorded 17 points, nine rebounds, three assists, and three blocks against Eastern Illinois (Nov. 10)... added seven points, 13 rebounds, one assist, one steal, and matched a career high with six blocks against South Carolina (Nov. 16)... produced nine points, 11 rebounds, one assist, one steal, and one block against UNC Greensboro (Nov. 21)... chipped in 11 points, six rebounds, two assists, one steal, and one block against Louisville in the opening round of the Battle 4 Atlantis (Nov. 27)... tallied 25 points, four rebounds, four assists, three steals, and one block against No. 3/4 Gonzaga in the consolation round of the Battle 4 Atlantis (Nov. 28)... posted eight points, 10 rebounds, three assists, three blocks, and one steal against Providence in the seventh-place game at the Battle 4 Atlantis (Nov. 29)... registered eight points, seven rebounds, two assists, and one block against Sam Houston (Dec. 3)... posted 14 points, 18 rebounds, six assists, and two blocks against Miami (Ohio) (Dec. 6)... collected 18 points, seven rebounds, two assists, one steal, and one block against Minnesota (Dec. 9)... tallied eight points, 11 rebounds, one assist, and one block at Nebraska (Dec. 13)... recorded nine points, eight rebounds, and four assists against Chattanooga (Dec. 21)... finished with 17 points, 12 rebounds, two assists, and three blocks against Rutgers (Jan. 2)... totaled 25 points, 13 rebounds, three assists, and two blocks at Penn State (Jan. 5)... registered 23 points, eight rebounds, one assist, and two blocks against USC (Jan. 8)... contributed 10 points, 13 rebounds, and one assist at Iowa (Jan. 11)... charted 16 points, 15 rebounds, one assist, and one block against No. 19/20 Illinois (Jan. 14)... produced 21 points, 15 rebounds, four assists, one steal, and two blocks at Ohio State (Jan. 17)... tallied 15 points, seven rebounds, seven assists, one steal, and one block at Northwestern (Jan. 22)... recorded 14 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, two steals, and one block against Maryland (Jan. 26)... totaled 14 points, eight rebounds, and two assists at No. 10/10 Purdue (Jan. 31)... put up four points, six rebounds, one steal, and two blocks at No. 21/19 Wisconsin (Feb. 4)... added six points, four rebounds, two assists, and one block against No. 24/22 Michigan (Feb. 8)... produced 14 points, 10 rebounds, two assist, and one steal at No. 11/11 Michigan State (Feb. 11)... registered nine points, five rebounds, one steal, and one block against UCLA (Feb. 14)... posted 12 points, five rebounds, and one block against No. 13/14 Purdue (Feb. 23)... secured a 20-point, 12-rebound double-double to go with five assists and two steals against Penn State (Feb. 26)... compiled seven points and two rebounds at Washington (March 1)... charted 10 points, 12 rebounds, one steal, and one block at Oregon (March 4)... tallied nine points, seven rebounds, one assist, and one block against Ohio State (March 8)... contributed eight points, eight rebounds, two assists, and two steals against No. 23 Oregon in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament (March 13).

CAREER AT ARIZONA & GONZAGA
A two-time All-Pac-12 First Team selection… produced 1,273 points, 867 rebounds, 109 assists, 76 steals, and 140 blocks in 132 career games with Arizona and Gonzaga… made 71-straight starts over the last two seasons for head coach Tommy Lloyd and the Wildcats… averaged 9.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks per game on 64.6% shooting from the floor during his career… scored double figures in 73 career games... reached 20-plus points in eight games… compiled 34 career double-doubles… posted 36 multi-block games… won eight conference championships (4 regular season, 4 tournament) in the Pac-12 and West Coast Conference… held a record of 112-20 in games in which he played.

2023-24 (Redshirt Senior – Arizona)
• All-Pac-12 First Team
• Pac-12 All-Defensive Team
• Pac-12 All-Tournament Team
Started all 36 games played... averaged 12.9 points, 10.1 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks per game… one of six major conference players to average a double-double… shot 65.8% (185-of-281) from the floor and 49.5% (95-of-192) from the free throw line… reached double figures in the scoring column on 31 occasions… notched 20 double-doubles… produced 11 multi-block games… opened the season with 12 points, six rebounds, and two steals against Morgan State (Nov. 6)… tallied 13 points, five rebounds, and one block at No. 2 Duke (Nov. 10)… collected 10 points and six rebounds against Southern (Nov. 13)… charted 12 points and seven rebounds against Belmont (Nov. 17)… added 15 points, four rebounds, and two assists against UT Arlington (Nov. 19)… went for 10 points and three boards versus No. 21 Michigan State (Nov. 23)… recorded a 13-point, 10-rebound double-double against Colgate (Dec. 2)… compiled 15 points, nine rebounds, two assists, two steals, and three blocks against No. 23 Wisconsin (Dec. 9)… secured 13 points, six rebounds, and three assists versus No. 3 Purdue (Dec. 16)… registered 16 points and 12 rebounds versus Alabama (Dec. 20)… grabbed a career-high 21 rebounds to go with 13 points and three steals versus No. 14 FAU (Dec. 23)… posted 17 points and 11 rebounds at Cal (Dec. 29)… notched 12 points and seven boards at Stanford (Dec. 31)… chipped in four points, nine rebounds, three assists, and two blocks against Colorado (Jan. 4)… put up 17 points, nine rebounds, three assists, and two steals against Utah (Jan. 6)… produced 11 points and 14 rebounds at Washington State (Jan. 13)… tallied eight points, 13 rebounds, and two steals against USC (Jan. 17)… collected 17 points and 13 rebounds against UCLA (Jan. 20)… added seven points and six rebounds at Oregon State (Jan. 25)… charted 10 points and nine boards at Oregon (Jan. 27)… went for 22 points and 13 rebounds against Cal (Feb. 1)… recorded 18 points, 13 rebounds, two assists, and two blocks against Stanford (Feb. 4)… compiled 10 points, 16 rebounds, two assists, and three blocks at Utah (Feb. 8)… secured 16 points and 13 rebounds at Colorado (Feb. 10)… registered 15 points, 11 boards, and two blocks against Arizona State (Feb. 17)… posted 16 points, 11 rebounds, and two blocks against No. 21 Washington State (Feb. 22)… notched 14 points, 14 rebounds, and three blocks against Washington (Feb. 24)… put together a 14-point, 13-rebound double-double at Arizona State (Feb. 28)… produced 11 points, 12 rebounds, and two steals against Oregon (March 2)… chipped in nine points, three rebounds, and two steals at UCLA (March 7)… closed the regular season with 17 points and 10 rebounds at USC (March 9)… tallied 10 points, 13 rebounds, two steals, and five blocks against USC in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament (March 14)… collected 14 points, 12 rebounds, and five blocks against Oregon in the semifinals of the Pac-12 Tournament (March 15)… charted 11 points, 14 rebounds, two steals, and four blocks against Long Beach State in the Round of 64 of the NCAA Tournament (March 21)… added eight points and three boards against Dayton in the Round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament (March 23)… recorded a 15-point, 15-rebound double-double against Clemson in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament (March 28).

2022-23 (Redshirt Junior – Arizona)
• All-Pac-12 First Team
• Pac-12 Most Improved Player of the Year
• Pac-12 All-Defensive Team Honorable Mention
• Pac-12 All-Tournament Team
• Maui Invitational Most Outstanding Player
Started all 35 games played... averaged 14.2 points, 8.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.3 blocks per game… shot 64.7% (189-of-292) from the floor and 56.5% (118-of-209) from the free throw line… scored in double figures on 29 occasions… collected 12 double-doubles… produced 13 multi-block games… opened the season with 18 points, nine rebounds, four assists, and two steals Nicholls (Nov. 7)… tallied 17 points, eight rebounds, and five blocks against Southern (Nov. 11)… collected 16 points, 11 rebounds, and two blocks against Utah Tech (Nov. 17)… charted 21 points, 10 rebounds, and two assists versus Cincinnati (Nov. 21)… added 12 points, nine rebounds, two assists, and two steals versus No. 17 San Diego State (Nov. 22)… went for 30 points on 14-of-17 shooting from the floor to go along with 13 rebounds and one block versus No. 10 Creighton (Nov. 23)… recorded 22 points, seven rebounds, and three blocks at Utah (Dec. 1)… secured 17 points, seven rebounds, and four blocks against Cal (Dec. 4)… compiled 15 points, 12 rebounds, two assists, two steals, and one block versus No. 14 Indiana (Dec. 10)… registered 13 points, eight rebounds, and two assists against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Dec. 13)… posted 18 points, eight rebounds, and two blocks against No. 6 Tennessee (Dec. 17)… notched 11 points, 10 rebounds, two assists, two steals, and two blocks against Montana State (Dec. 20)… put up 21 points, six rebounds, and two assists against Morgan State (Dec. 22)… chipped in 12 points and 12 rebounds at Arizona State (Dec. 31)… produced 15 points and seven rebounds against Washington (Jan. 5)… tallied 11 points, six rebounds, and two blocks against Washington State (Jan. 7)… collected 15 points, 14 rebounds, and two blocks at Oregon State (Jan. 12)… charted 10 points, seven rebounds, three steals, and three blocks at Oregon (Jan. 14)… added 12 points and seven rebounds against USC (Jan. 19)… went for 16 points, eight rebounds, two steals, and two blocks against No. 5 UCLA (Jan. 21)… grabbed nine rebounds to go along with three assists, two steals, and two blocks at Washington State (Jan. 26)… recorded 21 points (9-of-9 shooting from the floor), 12 rebounds, and six assists at Washington (Jan. 28)… secured 10 points, 11 rebounds, and two assists against Oregon (Feb. 2)… registered seven points and six rebounds against Oregon State (Feb. 4)… compiled 14 points, nine rebounds, three assists, and one block at Cal (Feb. 9)… posted eight points, four rebounds, three assists, and two steals at Stanford (Feb. 11)… notched eight points, seven rebounds, and three assists against Utah (Feb. 16)… put up 18 points, 16 rebounds, and three assists against Colorado (Feb. 18)… produced seven points, three rebounds, and two assists against Arizona State (Feb. 25)… tallied 10 points, five rebounds, and three assists at USC (March 2)… chipped in six points and five rebounds at No. 4 UCLA (March 4)… collected 24 points and six rebounds against Stanford in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament (March 9)… charted 14 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, and three blocks against Arizona State in the semifinals of the Pac-12 Tournament (March 10)… added 13 points, eight rebounds, and two blocks against No. 2 UCLA in the Pac-12 Tournament Championship game (Match 11)… recorded 13 points and 12 rebounds against Princeton in the Round of 64 of the NCAA Tournament (March 16).

2021-22 (Redshirt Sophomore – Arizona)
• Pac-12 Sixth Man of the Year
Appeared in 37 games off the bench for the Wildcats… averaged 6.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks in 15.2 minutes per game… shot 62.2% (92-of-148) from the floor and 70.1% (68-of-97) from the free throw line… scored in double figures on 12 occasions… collected two double-doubles… produced 11 multi-block games… opened the season with eight points, nine rebounds, and two blocks against Northern Arizona (Nov. 9)… tallied 12 points, six rebounds, and two assists against UTRGV (Nov. 12)… collected 10 points, seven rebounds, and one block against North Dakota State (Nov. 16)… charted four points and four rebounds versus Wichita State (Nov. 19)… grabbed five rebounds versus No. 4 Michigan (Nov. 21)… added seven points, five rebounds, two assists, and three blocks against Sacramento State (Nov. 27)… went for five points, five rebounds, and two steals at Oregon State (Dec. 5)… scored six points against Wyoming (Dec. 8)… recorded six points and two rebounds at Illinois (Dec. 11)… secured six points against Northern Colorado (Dec. 15)… compiled 10 points, 10 rebounds, two assists, and five blocks against Cal Baptist (Dec. 18)… pulled down five boards at No. 19 Tennessee (Dec. 22)… grabbed two offensive rebounds against Washington (Jan. 3)… registered five points and one block against Colorado (Jan. 13)… posted five points, three rebounds, and two blocks against Utah (Jan. 15)… put up a season-high 21 points, six rebounds, and two blocks at Stanford (Jan. 20)… notched 14 points, three rebounds, and two blocks at Cal (Jan. 23)… chipped in seven points and three rebounds at No. 7 UCLA (Jan. 25)… produced 14 points, five rebounds, and two assists against Arizona State (Jan. 29)… tallied four points, eight rebounds, and four blocks against No. 3 UCLA (Feb. 3)… collected four points, five rebounds, and one block against No. 19 USC (Feb. 5)… charted a 13-point, 10-rebound double-double at Arizona State (Feb. 7)… added 10 points and three rebounds at Washington State (Feb. 10)… went for 10 points and five rebounds at Washington (Feb. 12)… recorded seven rebounds, nine rebounds, and two blocks against Oregon State (Feb. 17)… secured three points and two steals against Oregon (Feb. 19)… compiled four points, eight rebounds, and one block at Utah (Feb. 24)… registered six points, four rebounds, and two steals at Colorado (Feb. 26)… posted 11 points and five rebounds at No. 16 USC (March 1)… blocked two shots against Stanford (March 3)… put up 16 points (7-of-7 shooting) and five boards against Cal (March 5)… notched five points and three rebounds against Stanford in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament (March 10)… produced 10 points and one block against Colorado in the semifinals of the Pac-12 Tournament (March 11)… blocked six shots to go along with five rebounds against No. 13 UCLA in the Pac-12 Tournament Title game (March 12)… chipped in three rebounds, two assists, and three blocks against Wright State in the Round of 64 of the NCAA Tournament (March 18)… tallied two points, four boards, and two assists against TCU in the Round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament (March 20)… scored two points against No. 15 Houston in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament (March 24).

2020-21 (Redshirt Freshman – Gonzaga)
Played in 24 games, all Gonzaga wins, off the bench for head coach Mark Few… averaged 2.5 points and 1.5 rebounds in 6.2 minutes per game… shot 62.9% (22-of-35) from the floor and 55.2% (16-of-29) from the free throw line… tallied four points, one rebound, and one steal versus Auburn (Nov. 27)… collected six points and three rebounds versus No. 11 West Virginia (Dec. 2)… charted six points and one rebound versus No. 3 Iowa (Dec. 19)… added three points, three rebounds, and one steal against Northwestern State (Dec. 21)… scored two points versus No. 16 Virginia (Dec. 26)… recorded five points and one rebound against Northern Arizona (Dec. 28)… scored a season-high 17 points (6-of-6 shooting) to go along with five rebounds and two steals against Dixie State (Dec. 29)… secured four points and four rebounds against BYU (Jan. 7)… compiled six points, three rebounds, and two blocks at Portland (Jan. 9)… grabbed three rebounds against Pacific (Jan. 23)… registered two points and one block against Saint Mary’s (Feb. 18)… posted two points and two rebounds against Santa Clara (Feb. 25)… saw limited minutes against No. 6 Kansas (Nov. 26), Northwestern State (Dec. 22), San Francisco (Jan. 2), Pepperdine (Jan. 14), Saint Mary’s (Jan. 16), BYU (Feb. 8), San Diego (Feb. 20), Loyola Marymount (Feb. 27), Saint Mary’s (March 8), and in NCAA Tournament games against Norfolk State (March 20), No. 19 Creighton (March 28), and No. 23 USC (March 30).

2019-20 (Freshman – Gonzaga)
Redshirt season.

Prep/Personal

Labeled the top international prospect by ESPN's Jonathan Givony in 2019... four-star recruit by 247Sports… led Mali to its best-ever finish (2nd) at the 2019 FIBA U19 World Cup… highest-ever finish by an African team, and no team from the continent had ever placed higher than 11th... named to the tournament's All-Star Five... tallied 15 points, seven rebounds, and three blocks against Team USA in the Gold medal game... averaged 17.6 points (7th in the tournament), 11.8 rebounds (1st), and 3.8 blocks (1st) while shooting 52.4% from the floor in five tournament games… averaged 21 points and 17 rebounds at the FIBA Under-17 World Cup in Argentina in 2018... helped Mali clinch their first-ever title at the FIBA U18 African Championship in 2018 at home, booking their third ticket to the U19 World Cup... named to the All-Star Five as Mali claimed the title at the FIBA U16 African Championship 2017 - the country's first trophy at that age group… played at the NBA Academy Latin America in Mexico City… one of the youngest participants in the Basketball Without Borders Global Camp at the NBA All-Star Weekend in Charlotte.