Mohamed Bamba

About

Power forward/center who joined the University of Texas as a five-star recruit out of Westtown School in Westtown, Pennsylvania. After one year of college basketball, he was selected 6th overall in the 2018 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic. In 2023, he was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Before Fame

He first picked up basketball as a six year old living in Harlem, New York. He attended the all-boy New Hampshire boarding school Cardigan Mountain School for eighth and ninth grade. 

Trivia

He won gold at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship while representing the United States. 

Family Life

His parents emigrated from the Ivory Coast. His older brother Sidiki Johnson was also a college basketball player. He dated volleyball player Ibby Fischer.

Associated With

He has been coached by Shaka Smart at the University of Texas.