Small Forward
Saliou Niang
Age 22 · Senegal · 203 cm (6'8") · Born May 14, 2004
7.1 PPG
4.8 RPG
1.6 APG
200 games
6 seasons
Career snapshot
6seasons
200games
1,427career pts
7.8PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Dolomiti Energia Trento
· 70 games · 2023-24–2024-25
Career highs (single season)
PPG
9.3
2025-26 · Virtus
RPG
5.4
2025-26 · Virtus
APG
1.9
2025-26 · Virtus
PER
10.9
2025-26 · Virtus
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | EuroCup | 6 | 3 | 7.8 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 71.4 | 0.0 | 85.7 | 4.0 | — |
| 2023-24 | Dolomiti Energia Trento | 6 | 3 | 7.8 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 85.7 | — | — |
| 2023-24 | Dolomiti Energia Trento | 13 | 0 | 13.1 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 63.6 | 0.0 | 64.3 | — | — |
| 2024-25 | EuroCup | 17 | 8 | 18.6 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 53.4 | 33.3 | 63.2 | 8.5 | — |
| 2024-25 | Dolomiti Energia Trento | 17 | 0 | 18.6 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 50.6 | 33.3 | 63.2 | — | — |
| 2024-25 | Dolomiti Energia Trento | 34 | 0 | 20.7 | 8.2 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 52.0 | 31.8 | 72.0 | — | — |
| 2025-26 | Virtus | 38 | 13 | 21.7 | 7.1 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 65.2 | 33.3 | 79.4 | 10.9 | — |
| 2025-26 | VIR | 38 | 13 | 21.7 | 7.1 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 62.9 | 33.3 | 79.4 | — | — |
| 2025-26 | Virtus | 31 | 0 | 23.1 | 9.3 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 58.9 | 31.0 | 74.1 | — | — |
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About Saliou Niang
Saliou Niang is a Senegalese–Italian professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 58th pick in the second round of the 2025 NBA draft. He is committed to play college basketball for the LSU Tigers in the 2026–27 season.