Haaland 'resurrects' the 2.29m colossus who was forgotten by the NBA and played in the world's talle

A photo featuring Erling Haaland (1.94m), Bernardo Silva (1.73m) and Ederson (1.88m) next to a colossus has brought Mamadou Ndiaye, a 30-year-old Senegalese center who caught the eye in the NCAA but never made his NBA debut, back into the spotlight.

Mamadou Ndiaye shared the photo, which was taken in the Manchester City locker room after the game against West Ham, on his Instagram account and the image went viral because of the size difference between the footballers and the basketball player.

Mamadou Ndiaye: the center who played in the tallest battle in the world

Ndiaye was a promising 2.29m, 136kg center who competed for media attention with Tacko Fall (2.29m, 141kg) during his NCAA years.

In 2015, Ndiaye (1993) and Fall (1995) starred in a historic game that was dubbed the world's tallest battle: 458 centimeters head-to-head in Central Florida vs UC Irvine.

The game went N'Diaye's way after Irvine won a close 61-60 game in overtime.

However, the personal battle went to Fall who finished with 6 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks, to Ndiaye's 5 points and 2 rebounds.

Mamadou Ndiaye, the 2.29 center the NBA didn't like

Ndiaye, who started out playing football before switching to basketball, trained at Stoneridge Prep and Brethren Christian before making the jump to the NCAA to play at UC Irvine from 2013-2016.

He averaged 10.2 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.5 blocks in an NCAA career that was weighed down by his physical problems, and he failed to be selected in the 2016 NBA Draft.

He tried his luck with the Golden State Warriors in the Summer League and went on to sign a contract with the Detroit Pistons, but never made his NBA debut.

Fuerza Regia de Monterrey and Correcaminos UAT Victoria were Mamadou Ndiaye's professional experiences before he tried his luck in the world of the three-on-three in 'The Basketball Tournament'.

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