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Yussif Basa-Ama

position

Forward

Height

6-9

Weight

213 lbs.

Class

Graduate Student

Hometown

Bolgatanga, Ghana

High School

Saint Andrew’s School (Fla.)

Previous School

Yale

Twitter

Instagram

@yussif_dogoyaro

Bio

Honors & Accolades

Co-Won the Yale Athletics Amanda D. Walton Award

2024-25 (Graduate Student)

Saw action in eight games with the Hurricanes
Recorded a season-high two rebounds against Florida State

2023-24 (Senior – Yale)

Appeared in 13 games off the bench with one start
Shot 50 percent from the field
Captured a season-high four rebounds and two assists at the win over Colby-Sawyer
Had a season-high of five points in the overtime win vs Howard
Played three minutes in the Bulldogs NCAA tournament loss to San Diego State

2022-23 (Junior – Yale)

Appeared in 12 games off the bench
Shot 62.5 percent from the field
Grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds in 22 minutes in the victory at Fairfield
Was 5-for-5 from the field and scored 12 points in the win over Mississippi Valley State at the Rainbow Classic

2021-22 (Sophomore – Yale)

Appeared in 22 games off the bench, including eight Ivy League games
Had eight points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field in wins over UMass and Siena
Pulled down eight rebounds at Cornell

2020-21 (Freshman – Yale)

Season canceled due to pandemic

High School

Florida Mr. Basketball finalist at the Saint Andrew’s School in Boca Raton
2020 Class 3A Player of the Year
Named a Class 3A first-team all-state selection by the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches
2020 Palm Beach Most Valuable Player
Selected as a county First Five as both a junior and senior
Averaged 16 points, 10 rebounds and 1.5 blocks at Saint Andrew’s
Scored more than 1,000 career points
Helped lead Saint Andrew’s to the Florida state championship as a senior

Personal

Left Ghana at age of 11
Started playing basketball in eighth grade