Saliou Niang
#7Virtus Bologna1 EuroLeague season, 2025-26Compare with others
In 2025-26: 7.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.9 assists a game over 38 games, on 67.8% true shooting.
Season by season
Per game. The career line adds up every season's totals.
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PIR | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | VIR | 38 | 13 | 21.6 | 7.1 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 10.9 | 62.9 | 33.3 | 79.4 | 67.8 |
Projection and impact
Projected next season, his impact on the score, and his shooting against his shot mix.
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Shot profile
Where his shots come from and how he makes them, against the league from the same spot.
| Distance | Shots | Share | League | FG% | League | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At the rimunder 1.5 m | 99 | 58% | 24% | 81.8 | 71.9 | +9.9 |
| Short1.5 to 3 m | 49 | 29% | 20% | 34.7 | 46.6 | −11.9 |
| Mid-range3 to 5 m | 5 | 3% | 11% | 20.0 | 40.0 | – |
| Long two5 m and out | 5 | 3% | 3% | 80.0 | 39.3 | – |
| Threeunder 8 m | 12 | 7% | 35% | 33.3 | 37.2 | −3.8 |
| Deep three8 m and out | 0 | 0% | 7% | – | 29.5 | – |
Distances are from the basket. Share is the part of his field-goal attempts from each distance; the league columns are every EuroLeague shot that season.
Shot twins
The EuroLeague player-seasons since 2007-08 that shot most like Niang: where from, how well against the league, and how often from three and the line.
| Saliou NiangLast 10 games, 2025-26 · 57 shots | Yanni Wetzell2024-25 · ALBA Berlin · 28 gamesShot locations before 2011-12 are approximate | |
|---|---|---|
| Where they shoot share of located shots by zone | ||
| 54% | At the rimRim | 54% |
| 9% | Short, leftShort L | 6% |
| 16% | Short, middleShort M | 18% |
| 2% | Short, rightShort R | 3% |
| 0% | Mid-range, leftMid L | 2% |
| 5% | Mid-range, middleMid M | 3% |
| 0% | Mid-range, rightMid R | 1% |
| 0% | Long two, leftLong 2 L | <1% |
| 0% | Long two, middleLong 2 M | 0% |
| 4% | Long two, rightLong 2 R | 1% |
| 2% | Left corner threeCorner 3 L | 1% |
| 9% | Above the breakAbove break | 10% |
| 0% | Right corner threeCorner 3 R | <1% |
| 0% | Deep threeDeep 3 | <1% |
| How well FG% and points above the league from the same spots | ||
| 71.0%−1.0 | At the rimAt the rim | 68.3%−4.4 |
| 46.7%0.0 | ShortShort | 41.9%−6.0 |
| 0.0%few shots | Mid-rangeMid-range | 26.7%−13.3 |
| 50.0%few shots | Long twoLong two | 66.7%few shots |
| 50.0%few shots | ThreeThree | 37.0%−0.4 |
| no shots | Deep threeDeep three | 0.0%few shots |
| Style attempts per field-goal attempt | ||
| 11% | 3PA rate3PA rate | 12% |
| 42% | FT rateFT rate | 31% |
Match weighs where he shoots (60%), how well against the league (25%) and his three-point and free-throw rates (15%) against every player-season with 150 or more located shots (511 of them). 100 is an identical profile; two seasons picked at random score about 37. Twins are always other players. Shares run to 80% at the bar's full length; left and right are as drawn on the shot chart.
Plays like
The player-seasons closest to Saliou Niang's latest season, in the EuroLeague.
No similar players found.
Game log
Every EuroLeague game he played, newest first.
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | PIR | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr | @MTA | W89–85 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6-7 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 22 | −3 |
| 10 Apr | vsKBA | L72–82 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 23 | +8 |
| 7 Apr | vsBAY | L80–85 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 11 | −2 |
| 3 Apr | vsVBC | L81–94 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 14 | −3 |
| 31 Mar | vsPBB | L82–103 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 20 | −21 |
| 26 Mar | @MIL | L87–103 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 19 | −15 |
| 19 Mar | @HTA | L91–109 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | −24 |
| 11 Mar | vsPAR | L82–88 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 7 | +4 |
| 5 Mar | @RMB | L84–92 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | −14 |
| 25 Feb | vsBAR | W85–80 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | −12 |
| 12 Feb | @EFS | L60–91 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | −12 |
| 6 Feb | @OLY | L77–109 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | −22 |
| 4 Feb | vsASV | L70–80 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12 | −5 |
| 30 Jan | @MCO | W84–82 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | −2 |
| 23 Jan | vsCZV | L93–102 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 12 | −13 |
| 21 Jan | vsFBT | L80–85 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 13 | −5 |
| 15 Jan | @DUB | W80–72 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 5-7 | 36 | +11 |
| 8 Jan | @PAO | L71–84 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | −2 |
| 6 Jan | vsZAL | W83–79 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 15 | −4 |
| 2 Jan | vsMIL | W97–85 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 22 | +10 |
| 26 Dec | vsOLY | L94–97 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 10 | +1 |
| 19 Dec | @CZV | L89–90 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | −11 |
| 17 Dec | @PAR | W86–68 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 9 | +8 |
| 12 Dec | vsHTA | L74–79 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | +6 |
| 5 Dec | vsDUB | W79–78 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 | −2 |
| 25 Nov | @FBT | L64–66 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | +1 |
| 21 Nov | vsMTA | W99–89 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | +13 |
| 14 Nov | @BAR | L81–88 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | −3 |
| 11 Nov | vsEFS | W99–89 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 Nov | @KBA | L76–87 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 35 | +7 |
| 30 Oct | @BAY | L70–86 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | −7 |
| 28 Oct | @ZAL | L65–86 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | −10 |
| 24 Oct | vsPAO | W92–75 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13 | +1 |
| 17 Oct | @ASV | W90–83 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | −3 |
| 15 Oct | vsMCO | W77–73 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 13 | −8 |
| 9 Oct | @PBB | L79–90 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 12 | +7 |
| 3 Oct | @VBC | L94–103 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | −4 |
| 30 Sept | vsRMB | W74–68 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 16 | +4 |