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Kenza Salgues

position

Guard

Height

5-9

Class

Senior

Hometown

Montpellier, France

High School

National Institute of Sport, Expertise, and Performance

Previous School

 

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Kenza Salgues - Women's Basketball - University of Miami Athletics

Career Notes: Played in 40 games as a Hurricane across three seasons…Averaged 1.2 points and 0.5 rebounds in her career.

As a Senior (2022-23): Saw action in 11 games…Averaged 1.0 points and 0.5 rebounds in 4.1 minutes of action per game…Scored a season-high eight points against North Florida (12/4)…Hauled in a rebound in five of 11 games played.

As a Junior (2021-22): Missed the 2021-22 season due to injury.

As a Sophomore (2020-21): Missed the first 18 games of the season due to rehab following offseason shoulder surgery…Appeared in the final four games of the season, averaging 3.0 minutes per game.

As a Freshman (2019-20): Appeared in 25 games for the Canes, including playing a season-high 24 minutes against Florida State (1/5)…Recorded a bucket in eight games, with a trio of two-field goal games…Led all freshman in 3-point field goals made at 11 on the year…Scored a career-high seven points against UNC Asheville (12/20)…Poured in two 3-pointers in three games this season, including a 2-of-3 effort in 13 minutes of action at Virginia (2/13).

High School: Graduate of the National Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance in Paris…Ranked the No. 20 international player in the 2018 class by ProspectsNations.com…Four-star prospect and second-best player from France…Represented France at the FIBA U18 Women’s European Championship – Division A, helping her country to a seventh-place finish in Udine, Italy… Averaged 8.1 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists in seven games…Also played for France in the FIBA U16 Women’s European Championship in 2016…Tallied 8.4 points and 2.4 rebounds in seven games with three double-figure outings…INSEP is a French training institute for the nation’s elite athletes between 15-18…Notable alumni include Clint Capela, Boris Diaw, Tony Parker and Johan Petro…Is the first Frenchwoman to player under Katie Meier.

Personal: Born May 18, 2000…Last name is pronounced SALGH.