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Santa Clara University

2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster

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Jeff Fung
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Santa Clara Athletics

4 Adama-Alpha Bal

  • Height 6-7
  • Weight 200
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Le Mans, France
  • High School CFBB Academy
  • Previous College Arizona
  • Position G
  • Instagram adamabal_7
  • Twitter adama_bal

Biography

2x All-WCC First Team (2023-24, 2024-25)
NABC All-District Second Team (2023-24)


AT SANTA CLARA: Made 60 career appearances (all starts) in two seasons as a Bronco ... Averaged 13.7 points, 2.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists ... Two-time First Team All-WCC selection ... Led the Broncos in scoring in both seasons. 

2024-25: Played and started in 30-of-34 games ... Repeated as a First Team All-WCC performer ... Led the team in scoring at 12.9 ppg (18th in WCC) and assists per game (3.0) (12th in WCC) ... Shot 41.8 percent from the field, 37.5 percent from 3-point range and 78.8 percent from the charity stripe ... Led the team in minutes played with an average of 30.3 per game ... Tied for the team lead with 22 double figure scoring games and tied for third with four 20-point outings ... Tied for team lead and fourth in WCC with 69 3-pointers ... Was second in the WCC with 2.3 treys per game ... Celebrated his 21st birthday by knocking down a career-high six 3-pointers as part of a season-high 27 point night against Kennesaw State (12/18) ... Scored 24 points in the season-opener vs. Saint Louis (11/4) and logged 20 points against South Dakota (12/21) ... Scored 20 points in the second half alone in SCU's road victory at No. 16 Gonzaga (1/18) ... Had an 11-game streak of scoring 10 or more (12/18-1/25) ... Dished out a season-best eight assists to go with 19 points against Pepperdine (12/28) ... Logged 19 points in SCU's overtime victory over Oregon State (1/9) ... Hit three or more 3-pointers in 15 games ...Suffered a leg injury on the opening possession in SCU's home game against LMU (2/20) which lingered for the remainder of the regular season and postseason.

2023-24: Played and started in 30-of-33 games ... Led the team and was seventh in the WCC in scoring at 14.4 points per game ... Named First Team All-WCC and Second Team NABC All-Region ... Averaged a team-high 31.2 minutes per contest ... Shot 43.3 percent from the field, 35.4 from 3-point range and team-best 82.1 percent from the free throw line ... Led team, ninth in WCC, with 93 assists (3.1 per game) ... Posted a team-high nine 20-point games and tied for second with 21 double figure scoring efforts ... Career-high 28 points (7-of-13 shooting and 12-of-12 FT) on the road against Pepperdine (1/6) ... Scored 20-plus points in each game vs. Pac-12 opponents - 25 against Oregon (11/24), 23 vs. Stanford (11/14), 23 vs. Washington State (12/16) and 22 vs. Cal (12/2) ... 24 points (11-15 FT) in WCC Tournament Quarterfinal vs. San Diego (3/9) ... 22 points on a career-high 6-of-13 3-point shooting at Portland (2/29) ... 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting against Pepperdine (1/25) ... Scored 21 in WCC opener at LMU (1/4) ... Scored 17 points and dished out six assists, and scored game-winning bucket in final seconds to knock off No. 21 Gonzaga (1/11) ... Was an assist shy of a double-double vs. Portland (1/20) with 15 points and nine assists ... Pulled down season-high seven rebounds at Cal (12/2) ... 19 points in win over Duquesne (12/23) ... 18 points against Utah State (12/13) and at Saint Mary's (1/31) ... Had a 18-game stretch where he scored 12 or more points in all but two games (11/24 through 1/31). 

AT ARIZONA: Appeared in 49 career games with the Wildcats ... Averaged 2.5 points on 39.2 percent shooting as a sophomore ... In two seasons, he shot 39.2 percent from 3-point range and 42.3 percent from the floor ... Then-career high came in the 2022-23 season-opener vs. Nicholls in which he scored 14 points on 4-of-5 shooting in 17 minutes of work. 

PRO: Member of the U20 and U16 French National Teams ... Helped France win the 2023 FIBA U20 European Championships, averaging 11.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game ... Helped lead France to a second-place finish at the FIBA U16 European Championship in 2019 ... Played for the CFBB Academy in Paris where he averaged 9.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 18 games in 2020-21. 

GET TO KNOW ADAMA: Originally from Le Mans, France ... Majoring in communication ... Can speak three languages - English, French and Wolof (national language of Senegal) ... Enjoys playing and watching soccer; favorite pro team in Manchester City.

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2023-24Junior

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    6'7" 190 lbs
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  • 4

    2024-25Senior

    Guard
    6'7" 200 lbs
    4