2022-23 USC Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Kadi Sissoko
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Marcelin Berthelot
- Hometown:
- Paris, France
“And be a family no matter what.”
— USC Women's Basketball (@USCWBB) August 17, 2022
We’re so grateful to have Kadi join our family this year!?? pic.twitter.com/8CUVAjsYLr
THIS SEASON
Kadi Sissoko enters her first season at USC as a graduate transfer.
2021-22 RS JUNIOR SEASON AT MINNESOTA
• Played in all 33 games and started in 27 games
• Averaged 10.8 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game
• Led team in every rebounding category, highlighted by her 70 offensive rebounds (2.1 per game)
• Averaged 17.3 points and 8.5 rebounds per game in her final six games of the season
• Registered four double-doubles
• Posted three games with at least 20 points, including a 32-point career-high performance against Penn State (Feb. 27) where she also added 14 rebounds
• Posted a career-high nine offensive rebounds against Syracuse (Nov. 21) at the Battle 4 Atlantis, finishing with 13 total rebounds and 23 points
• Also recorded a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds in the 2022 Big Ten Tournament against Northwestern
• Helped Minnesota advance in the 2022 WNIT with 18 points and 14 rebounds at Green Bay (March 17)
• Had a career-high eight assists vs. Wisconsin (Jan. 12)
2020-21 RS SOPH. SEASON AT MINNESOTA
• Appeared in 20 games with 19 starts in first season of competition at Minnesota
• Averaged 12.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game
• Team leader in field goals made and attempted (101-243), rebounds per game and offensive rebound average (3.0 orpg)
• Scored in double figures 13 times, including three games with at least 20 points.
• Had the third 20-point game of her career with 20 points vs. Wisconsin (Feb. 14)
• Nabbed a career-high four steals against Purdue (Jan. 28)
• Recorded double-doubles in consecutive games with 20 points and season-high 10 rebounds at Iowa (Jan. 6) and 16 points and 10 rebounds along with a season-high five assists at Wisconsin (Jan. 3)
• In her Minnesota debut against Eastern Illinois (Dec. 2) scored a season-high 24 points, tying for the most points in a Gophers debut since 1976-77
• Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors
2019-20 SOPHOMORE SEASON AT MINNESOTA
Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer rules.
2018-19 FRESHMAN SEASON AT SYRACUSE
• Appeared in 22 games with one start, missing eight games early in the year due to a minor knee procedure
• Averaged 3.2 points and 1.8 rebounds while playing 9.6 minutes per contest
• Earned first start vs. Miami on Jan. 23, recording five rebounds and three points
• Tallied a season-high nine points vs. Pitt on Feb. 21
• Recorded a season-high six rebounds at Florida State on Feb. 28.
NATIONAL TEAMS
• Recently competed for the U23 French National Team in a second-place finish at the 2022 GLOBL JAM
• Helped France to a sixth-place finish at the 2018 FIBA U20 European Women's Championship, where she was named an All Star
• Averaged 9.1 points and 6.6 rebounds in seven games and shooting 42.6 percent from the field at the event
• Also competed for France in its fifth-place finish at the 2017 FIBA U19 World Cup, posting 7.3 points and 4.1 rebounds per game
• A member of France's U18 European Championship team in 2016
HIGH SCHOOL
Sissoko was ranked the No. 10 player overall and the No. 2 guard in the 2018 recruiting class, according to ESPN... Attended Marcelin Barcelot in Paris, France.
PERSONAL
Kadiatou "Kadi" Sissoko was born January 25, 1999 in Aubervilliers, France... The daughter of Seydou and Sadio... Has three siblings: Kankou, Djibril and Awa... Says winning the 2016 European Championship with France's U18 National Team as her most thrilling sports moment... Enjoys fashion, art and plants in her free time... Lists Kobe Bryant as her biggest sports hero.. Hopes to travel to Singapore, Tokyo, South Africa and Australia... Would like to play professionally and create her own brand after graduation... Earned a bachelor's degree in communication studies from Minnesota in 2022... Pursuing a master's in entrepreneurship and innovation at USC.
