 |
|
 | Class:
Senior
|
| Hometown:
Conakry, Guinea
|
| High School:
Moore High
|
|
| Last College:
Riverside CC
|
| Height / Weight:
6-10 / 245
|
| Position:
C
|
| Experience:
1L
|
|
|
|
|
An important factor in the amount of success San Diego State will have in 2005-06... Proved to be an effective rebounder last season... Picked up basketball relatively late in life and continues to develop his low-post moves and ability to score around the basket... Also gaining more comfortable with team concepts on defense... Can't teach his frame of 6-10, 245 pounds.
As A Junior (2004-05 Season)
MWC Rankings: 10th in offensive rebounding, 15th in blocked shots
One of five Aztec players to see action in all 29 games and his 21 games started was the third highest total on the team behind Brandon Heath and Marcus Slaughter... Despite playing the seventh most minutes (494) on the team, he ranked second on the squad in rebounding (110), second in blocked shots (18) and sixth in steals (19)... His numbers pro-rated over 40 minutes include impressive marks such as 8.9 rebounds (second on team) and a team-high 1.5 blocked shots... His 52 offensive rebounds tied for the 35th highest total in the school's recorded history... His offensive rebound total is the highest among any Aztec player with less than 500 minutes of playing time... Produced six games with at least seven rebounds... In the five games in which he logged at least 23 minutes of playing time, he averaged 7.8 rebounds and led the Aztecs in rebounding in three of those five games... Playing time varied greatly during the season as demonstrated by a career-high 31 minutes vs. San Diego (12-1-04) and playing less than a minute (officially 0 minutes) at Air Force (1-29-05)... In his 21 starts, he averaged 20.6 minutes of playing time, while he logged an average of 7.8 minutes in his eight appearances off the bench... Tallied the fewest points (70) of any Aztec player with at least 100 rebounds in the Division I era... The previous mark was held by Aerick Sanders set during his sophomore season... Since minutes played began being kept prior to the 1978-79 season, Camara ranked 17th in school history and first in the Steve Fisher era in blocked shots per minute played (.036) (minimum 400 minutes played)... Ranked 42nd in school history in single-season rebounds per minute played (.223)... Had six games in which he played eight minutes or less which unfairly tainted his per game averages... Throw out the numbers in those six games and Camara's per-game averages rise to 2.9 points and 4.6 rebounds in 20.3 minutes of playing time (compared to total season averages of 2.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 17.0 minutes)... Although his averages did not differ greatly in Aztec wins and losses (2.6 ppg, 4.3 rpg in wins and 2.3 ppg and 3.5 rpg in losses), his field goal percentage and attempts showed a dramatic difference... In SDSU wins, Camara connected on 13-of-27 field goals (48.1 percent) and averaged an attempt every 7:42... In losses, he shot 17-of-51 (33.3 percent) and had one field goal attempt every 9:20... Had a career-high 13 rebounds in 28 minutes of action against Providence (12-31-04)... Also tied a career-high with seven points against the Friars... Other seven-point scoring performance came in his second game as a collegiate player against Monmouth (11-22-04)... Aztecs were 5-4 when Camara shot at least 50 percent from the field (6-14 in other games)... San Diego State was 8-6 when he played at least 19 minutes (3-12 when he did not).
Junior College
Played for two seasons at Riverside (Calif.) College... Ranked as the sixth-best junior college center prospect in the nation by Lindy's and nbadraft.net... Camara entered the 2003-04 season ranked as the third-best junior college player and the top post player in California according to PrepCA.com.... Averaged 9.4 points, 10.7 rebounds and connected on 51.0 percent of his field goal attempts in 2003-04... Helped lead the Tigers to a 25-7 record, their first outright Orange Empire Conference championship since 1994, and an appearance in the Southern California Regional Final game... He started all 32 games for Riverside this past season... In two seasons at Riverside, Camera produced some eye-popping numbers. His teams posted a 45-21 record and he compiled 568 points, 697 rebounds and 149 blocked shots. He produced single-game highs of 23 points and 23 rebounds with the Tigers.
High School
Prepped at Moore High School in Louisville, Ky... Earned all-state and all-league honors... As a senior, he averaged 15 points, 15 rebounds and seven blocked shots a game and was named to the Blue Grass State's roster for the annual Indiana-Kentucky All-Star Game.
