Gamecock basketball lands Coastal transfer
Lamont Paris has landed another piece of his first South Carolina basketball team. The Gamecocks picked up a commitment from Coastal Carolina transfer Ebrima Dibba on Wednesday, according to a report from On3.com’s Jamie Shaw.
The native of Sweden averaged 8.1 points, 5.4 assists, and 4.8 rebounds per game during the 2021-2022 season while shooting 80 percent from the free throw line.
Dibba joins former Ohio State Buckeye Meechie Johnson and Citadel transfer Hayden Brown as additions to the Gamecocks team from the portal.
Here’s more on the newest South Carolina basketball transfer from his Coastal Carolina biography:
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Named to the 2022 The Basketball Classic All-Tournament Team
* 2021 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List
* 2021 President’s List
2021-22
* Played in 32 games with 31 starts
* Averaged 8.1 points per game, while shooting 45.9 percent from the field, 35.5 percent on his three-point attempts, and 80.2 percent at the free throw line
* Also averaged 4.8 rebounds per game
* Led the team and the Sun Belt Conference with 173 assists, also led the conference in assists per game with 5.5
* Was 22nd nationally in assists per game
* Was also 21st in the nation in total assists
* Had season-best 12 assists against ULM (12/30/21)
* Had a double-double with 13 points and 10 assists against Mercer (12/06/21)
* Had 10 rebounds at South Alabama in The Basketball Classic (03/28/22)
* Was second on the team with 45 steals
* Scored a season-high 16 points against Arkansas State (01/29/22)
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2020-21 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE):
* Played and started all 26 games
* Averaged 7.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game while averaging almost 33 minutes per game
* Reached double-digits five nine times
* Had one double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds against Georgia Southern (02/21/21)
* Had a season-high 10 assists in win over Bryant (03/22/21) in the CBI Tournament
* Shot 44 percent from the field, 30 percent on his three-point attempts and 75 percent at the charity stripe
* Led the team and the Sun Belt with 143 assist, his 5.5 assists per game also led the league
* He finished 18th nationally in total assists and 24th nationally in assists per game
* Was second on the team and 11th in the Sun Belt in steals with 40
