Pape N'Diaye, a forward/center, is highlighted in a transfer profile as he moves from Xavier to Kansas State Basketball.
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 20: Pape N'Diaye #22 of the Xavier Musketeers blocks Jeremiah Williams #25 of the Georgetown Hoyas shot in the first half during a college basketball game at the Capital One Arena on December 20 , 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Position:Â Forward / Center
Height:Â 7â0â
Weight:Â 230
Hometown:Â Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Recruiting Class:Â 2024
Eligibility:Â Junior â 2 Years Remaining
Former Team:Â UNLV, Xavier
**High School Rankings:**3* (88.9) â National: 153 â Center â 20
**Transfer Portal Rankings:**3* (90) â National: 394 â Power Forward: 89
Games Played:Â 32
Games Started:Â 1
Minutes:Â 13.1
Points:Â 2.7
Rebounds:Â 3.7
Blocks: 1.1
2-Point %:Â 64
Pape N'Diaye plays as a forward/center.
Pape N'Diaye transferred from the Xavier Musketeers.
Pape N'Diaye's transfer to Kansas State could strengthen their frontcourt and improve their overall team performance.
Pape N'Diaye played for the Xavier Musketeers during the 2025 season.
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3-Point %:Â 43
Highest Scoring Game:Â 11 vs Fresno State
Games with 10+ Points:Â 1
Games with 2+ Blocks: 9
Most Blocks in a Game: 3 vs Northwestern
Block Rate (per KenPom): 10.2 (led UNLV)
Total Blocks: 34
Games Played:Â 29
Games Started:Â 0
Minutes:Â 9.4
Points:Â 2
Rebounds:Â 1.5
Blocks: 1.0
2-Point %:Â 50
3-Point %:Â 43
Highest Scoring Game:Â 10 vs Creighton, Seton Hall
Games with 10+ Points:Â 2
Games with 2+ Blocks: 8
Most Blocks in a Game: 4 vs Missouri State
Block Rate (per KenPom): 10.7 (led Xavier)
Total Blocks: 28
NâDiaye should provide defense and rebounding, as well as some spot-up shooting and rim finishing off the bench. Heâs more skilled than you think.
Players like NâDiaye should start at a school like Belmont, learn the game, and then transfer up. Watching some of his films from UNLV and Xavier, you can see the physical skills, but he still looks hesitant on the court. Above everything else, he needed time on the court in order to figure out how to translate those skills into on-court success.
Instead, he started at UNLV and then moved on to Xavier. Physically, he was fine at those schools, but he was never going to be more than a designated shot blocker off the bench. Heâll probably fill that role, at least initially, at K-State but thereâs more to his game than just shot blocking.
Check out the film. When heâs confident and knows that heâs supposed to shoot the ball, he has a smooth-looking jumper. Seriously, check out the tape from Xavier. Those are pure pick-and-pop jumpers from a 7â0â shot-blocking specialist. This is a case where you bring him in for his primary skill, which is shot blocking, and then see if anything else in his game translates. If all he can do is block shots, thatâs super useful! Heâs shown the ability to block shots at a high level already in his career. If he gets a little more comfortable on the court and he finds some open jumpers in this offense, he could be more!
NâDiaye has an established floor with his shot-blocking and still has a ton of offensive upside. Coaches are turning over every rock they can find in search of a functional big man. The Wildcats managed to snag a guy with experience and an elite skill (shot blocking) who wonât gum up the offense because he can, in theory, hit the outside jumper.
This was a great addition to the back end of the rotation with the potential to provide more.