Papa Lo
1 Papa Lo
  • Height:
    6-9
  • Weight:
    215
  • Year:
    R-Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Thies, Senegal
  • High School:
    Winchendon (MA)
  • Previous College:
    UMass
  • Position:
    C
  • Major:
    Actuarial Mathematics

Bio

As a junior: Appeared in 14 games for the Bulldogs, averaging 6.1 minutes per contest ... Recorded a season-high 14 minutes against Long Island on Jan. 6, registering four blocks to go with an assist ... Ammassed a season-high three boards on the road against Long Island on Feb. 24 ... Finished his Bulldog career at St. Francis on Feb. 26, blocking three shots and gathering a rebound in the contest ... Graduated with a degree in Actuarial Mathematics.

As a redshirt sophomore: Appeared in 29 of Bryant's 30 games as a redshirt-sophomore, starting in 11 ... Saw a season-best 31 minutes of action against Bucknell in the World Vision Invitational on Nov. 15, pulling down seven rebounds while putting up five blocks ... Recorded a career-high nine blocks against Long Island on the road on Dec. 3 and led the team with 54 rejections on the season, good for third most in the Northeast Conference (1.86 bpg) ... Nine blocks were the most of any Bulldog on the season ... Had a career day against CCSU on Feb. 4, setting new career marks in points (7), field goals made (3) and field goals attempted (9), also tying his personal best in rebounds (8) and turning in an impressive seven blocks (28 minutes) ... Career-best eight boards also came against Mercer in the second game of the season ... Led the team in blocked shots 17 times, recording a block in 19 of his 29 outings with 13 multi-block games and eight with three or more stuffs ... Collected at least one rebound in all but four contests, leading the team on three occasions.

As a sophomore: Sat out his first season at Bryant due to NCAA transfer rules after transferring from UMass.

Before Bryant: Transfer from UMass-Amherst, where he spent his freshman season (2007-08) with the Minutemen, playing in 22 games ... Blocked 25 shots in 89 minutes of playing time, averaging 1.2 blocks per game ... Pulled down 16 rebounds (0.7 average per game) ... Registered a total of six points for the season ... Made college debut against Cal Poly, playing two minutes ... First-career block came against Northern Illinois in six minutes of action ... Against No. 23 Xavier, Lo had three blocks in six minutes ... Recorded one block and four rebounds in a 83-80 win over Boston College ... Rejected a career-high six shots (second most in a game in UMass history) and grabbed three boards against Central Connecticut ... Blocked five more shots against Boston University ... Played a career-high 14 minutes vs. Houston, scoring two points and adding three rebounds.

High School: A 2007 graduate of The Winchendon School in Winchendon, Mass., where he played basketball as a junior (half year) and senior after arriving in the United States from his native Senegal in December of 2005 ... Averaged 10 points, eight rebounds and six blocks per game at Winchendon ... Two-time Athlete of the Week selection ... Honor Roll student ... Awarded Headmaster's Prize as a senior.

Personal: Son of Pathe Lo and Fatou Sarr, Papa Ousmane Lo was born October 15, 1986 in Diourbal, Senegal ... Married to Mourny Diop ... Came to United States from Senegal in December of 2005 to attend The Winchendon School ... Has one brother, Mamadou, and three sisters, Nogaye, Amy and Rougui.

Career Highs
Points:
7 (vs. Central Connecticut, 2/4/10)
Field Goals Made: 3 (vs. Central Connecticut, 2/4/10)
Field Goals Attempted: 9 (vs. Central Connecticut, 2/4/10)
Free Throws Made: 1 (three times, last at Wagner, 2/18/10)
Free Throws Attempted: 2 (four times, last vs. Long Island, 01/06/11)
Rebounds: 8 (twice, last vs. Central Connecticut, 2/4/10)
Assists: 2 (at Providence, 11/13/09)
Steals: 2 (twice, last at Wagner, 2/18/10)
Blocks: 9 (at Long Island, 12/3/09)
Minutes: 31 (vs. Bucknell. 11/15/09)