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New Orleans Pelicans | #41 | Forward

Saddiq Bey

PPG

15.2

RPG

3.7

APG

1.8

HEIGHT

6'8" (2.03m)

WEIGHT

240lb (109kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Villanova

AGE

27 years

BIRTHDATE

April 9, 1999

DRAFT

2020 R1 Pick 19

EXPERIENCE

6 Years

6'8" | 240lb | 27 years

DRAFT

2020 R1 Pick 19

BIRTHDATE

April 9, 1999

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Villanova

EXPERIENCE

6 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Has appeared in 364 games (287 starts) over five NBA seasons with New Orleans, Atlanta and Detroit, averaging 14.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 0.9 steals in 30.4 minutes per game while shooting .418 from the floor, .355 from three-point range and .842 from the free throw line…Named to the 2020-21 NBA All-Rookie First Team…Has appeared in six postseason games, averaging 7.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.0 assist in 22.2 minutes per contest.

BEFORE NBA

Attended Villanova from 2018-20, appearing in 67 games (60 starts) and posting averages of 11.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game…In 2019-20, averaged 16.1 points and 4.7 rebounds per contest in 31 regular season appearances, earning a unanimous first team All-BIG EAST selection and was one of 15 players on the national ballot for the John R. Wooden Award…In 2018-19, was named to the BIG EAST All-Freshman team after averaging 8.2 points, 5.1 rebounds over 29.6 minutes per game while starting in 29 games and connecting on .374 of his attempts from beyond the three-point arc.

PERSONAL LIFE

Is the son of Drewana Bey, PhD, an instructional superintendent of secondary schools in the Washington, D.C. public system, who played collegiate basketball at the University of North Carolina – Charlotte…Was born in Charlotte, North Carolina but grew up in Largo, Maryland…Attended the same Washington, D.C., high school (Sidwell Friends) as former Villanova and current NBA guard Josh Hart.