Thierno Niang
10 Thierno Niang
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Dakar, Senegal

High School:
Bridgton Academy

Last College:
Triton College

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 205

Position:
Guard

Major:
Undecided

05/13/2013

Season In Review: Panthers Hope Lessons Learned Will Pay Off

Youngsters like Panoske and Arians grow during 2012-13 campaign

03/04/2013

Panthers Head To Green Bay For Tuesday's First Round Tournament Game

Game starts at 7 p.m.

02/25/2013

Panthers Wrap Up Regular Season With Tuesday Contest At Green Bay

ESPN3 broadcast starts at 7 p.m.

02/22/2013

Panthers Head To IUPUI Seeking Second-Straight Win

BracketBusters contest set for Saturday

02/19/2013

Panthers Finish Off Home Schedule When UIC Visits Wednesday

Milwaukee honors five seniors

Career and Game-By-Game Stats

2012-13 Season Notes
First season in Milwaukee ... appeared in 14 games before seeing his season end with a back injury ... began the year as UWM's starting off-guard and wound up making six starts ... reached double figures in points twice and in rebounds once ... scored 11 points in the season-opening win over Mary Nov. 9 ... tallied nine points at South Carolina two days later ... collected eight points and 12 rebounds in a win over Davidson Nov. 17 ... had 10 points vs. Jacksonville Nov. 24 ... collected six assists vs. Rider the next day ... had seven rebounds vs. Northern Illinois Dec. 7 ... did not play Dec. 15 vs. Tennessee Tech because of a back injury that has been hampering him for the last month ... also missed the game at Wisconsin ... returned to play eight minutes vs. Ohio Dominican Dec. 29 ... played 18 minutes at Detroit and then three minutes at Wright State before ending his season.

Before UWM
Spent the past two seasons at Triton College in suburban Chicago ... came to the U.S. three years ago, spending a year at Bridgton Academy in Maine before heading to Triton ... as a freshman at Triton, he averaged 6.0 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.9 steals per game ... as a sophomore, he added 7.7 points, 3.4 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.3 steals per contest ... efforts helped Triton to a 27-5 mark this past year ... is on Senegal's national team and played in the 2011 African Championships.

Personal
Son of Cheiilh Niang and Ndgye Penda Tall.


2012-13 Season Highs
Points - 11 vs. Mary 11/9
Rebounds - 12 vs. Davidson 11/17
Assists - 6 vs. Rider 11/25
Steals - 2 - 4 times
Blocks - 1 vs. Mary 11/9
3-Pt. FG - 3 vs. Mary 11/9
Minutes - 43 @ South Carolina 11/11

UWM Career Highs
Points - same
Rebounds - same
Assists - same
Steals - same
Blocks - same
3-Point Shots - same
Minutes - same

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