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Jersey Number 11
Mahmoud Fofana
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- San Jose, CA
- High School:
- Santa Teresa HS
- Prev School:
- Cal State San Bernardino
Bio
CSUN - 2024-25 (Senior)
Fofana played in all 33 games and started 32 consecutive games in his second season with CSUN ... surpassed his scoring average from the season before, finishing fifth on the team at 8.0 points per game ... ranked second on the team in rebounding at 5.0 and steals per game at 1.2 ... his field goal percentage of 58.1 (93-for-160) ranks seventh-best in a season in team history ... posted 10 double figures scoring games and three double figure rebounding games to go with two doubles-doubles ... averaged 8.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game in Big West play ... scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting in a road win at Le Moyne (11/6/24) ... posted five steals and eight rebounds at Cal Poly (12/7/24) ... finished with 17 points and six rebounds vs. Chicago State (12/21/24) ... registered a D-1 career-high 24 points in 35 minutes at Cal State Bakersfield (1/11/25) ... recorded a double-double of 20 points and 13 rebounds including hitting two late free throws in a comeback win at UC Davis (2/22/25) ... had 17 points, eight rebounds and two blocks in the Big West quarterfinals vs. UC Santa Barbara (3/13/25) ... named to the Big West Winter All-Academic Team.
CSUN - 2023-24 (Junior)
Fofana played in 31 games, making 12 starts in his first season with CSUN ... started the final nine games before missing the final two games of the year with injury ... averaged 5.1 points on 46.4 percent shooting ... second on the team and 10th in the Big West in rebounds per game (5.6) ... improved his points per game (5.7), rebounds per game (5.9) and field goal percentage (52.5) in Big West play ... scored in double figures six times and reached double digits in rebounds three times ... scored a season-high 13 points, grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds and recorded his first double-double in a win over UCLA (12/19/23) ... recorded 11 points and six rebounds in a road win at Long Beach State (12/28/23) ... scored 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting in a win at UC Santa Barbara (2/10/24) ... finished with 12 points and nine rebounds to help beat Cal State Fullerton (2/24/24).
Cal State San Bernardino (2022-23 Season)
Fofana played for Andy Newman at CSUSB, helping the Yotes to a program-record 31 wins, a CCAA title and NCAA Division II Final Four appearance ... Contributed to his team's success, averaging 8.4 points, 6.1 rebounds, 0.9 blocks per game while shooting an impressive 65.2 percent from the field ... Posted a season-high 18 points to go with 14 rebounds to help CSUSB clinch a Final Four berth with a win over Lincoln Memorial.
West Valley College (2020-22)
Fofana spent two seasons at West Valley College ... Averaged 11.6 points and 7.0 rebounds during the 2021-22 season ... Started 32 games, averaging 24.5 minutes per game ... Shot 62.7 percent from the field (148-for-236) ... Scored a season-high 22 points vs. Hartnell (1/21/22) ... His team did not play in the 2020-21 season.
Santa Teresa High School
Fofana was named a league MVP in his senior season ... Graduated in 2020.
Personal
Parents are Umaru Fofana and Juliet Bangura.
CSUN CAREER HIGHS
Fofana played in all 33 games and started 32 consecutive games in his second season with CSUN ... surpassed his scoring average from the season before, finishing fifth on the team at 8.0 points per game ... ranked second on the team in rebounding at 5.0 and steals per game at 1.2 ... his field goal percentage of 58.1 (93-for-160) ranks seventh-best in a season in team history ... posted 10 double figures scoring games and three double figure rebounding games to go with two doubles-doubles ... averaged 8.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game in Big West play ... scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting in a road win at Le Moyne (11/6/24) ... posted five steals and eight rebounds at Cal Poly (12/7/24) ... finished with 17 points and six rebounds vs. Chicago State (12/21/24) ... registered a D-1 career-high 24 points in 35 minutes at Cal State Bakersfield (1/11/25) ... recorded a double-double of 20 points and 13 rebounds including hitting two late free throws in a comeback win at UC Davis (2/22/25) ... had 17 points, eight rebounds and two blocks in the Big West quarterfinals vs. UC Santa Barbara (3/13/25) ... named to the Big West Winter All-Academic Team.
CSUN - 2023-24 (Junior)
Fofana played in 31 games, making 12 starts in his first season with CSUN ... started the final nine games before missing the final two games of the year with injury ... averaged 5.1 points on 46.4 percent shooting ... second on the team and 10th in the Big West in rebounds per game (5.6) ... improved his points per game (5.7), rebounds per game (5.9) and field goal percentage (52.5) in Big West play ... scored in double figures six times and reached double digits in rebounds three times ... scored a season-high 13 points, grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds and recorded his first double-double in a win over UCLA (12/19/23) ... recorded 11 points and six rebounds in a road win at Long Beach State (12/28/23) ... scored 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting in a win at UC Santa Barbara (2/10/24) ... finished with 12 points and nine rebounds to help beat Cal State Fullerton (2/24/24).
Cal State San Bernardino (2022-23 Season)
Fofana played for Andy Newman at CSUSB, helping the Yotes to a program-record 31 wins, a CCAA title and NCAA Division II Final Four appearance ... Contributed to his team's success, averaging 8.4 points, 6.1 rebounds, 0.9 blocks per game while shooting an impressive 65.2 percent from the field ... Posted a season-high 18 points to go with 14 rebounds to help CSUSB clinch a Final Four berth with a win over Lincoln Memorial.
West Valley College (2020-22)
Fofana spent two seasons at West Valley College ... Averaged 11.6 points and 7.0 rebounds during the 2021-22 season ... Started 32 games, averaging 24.5 minutes per game ... Shot 62.7 percent from the field (148-for-236) ... Scored a season-high 22 points vs. Hartnell (1/21/22) ... His team did not play in the 2020-21 season.
Santa Teresa High School
Fofana was named a league MVP in his senior season ... Graduated in 2020.
Personal
Parents are Umaru Fofana and Juliet Bangura.
CSUN CAREER HIGHS
| Points | 24 at Cal State Bakersfield | 1/11/25 |
| Field Goals | 8 at Cal State Bakersfield | 1/11/25 |
| 3-Point Field Goals | 1 (3x) last at UCLA | 12/19/23 |
| Free Throws | 9 vs. UC Santa Barbara | 3/13/25 |
| Rebounds | 13 (2x) last at UC Davis | 2/22/25 |
| Assists | 4 vs. Cal State Bakersfield | 1/25/24 |
| Blocks | 2 (3x) last at UC Irvine | 2/20/25 |
| Steals | 5 at Cal Poly | 12/7/24 |
| Minutes | 37 at UC Davis | 2/22/25 |
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