Souley Boum

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-3
Weight:
175
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Oakland, Calif.
High School:
Oakland Tech

2022-23
2022-23 Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American ... First Team All-District 5 (NABC and the USBWA) ... All-BIG EAST First Team selection by the league coaches and by Associated Press ... AP BIG EAST Newcomer of the Year ... Third Team All-American (The Field of 68, Stadium and College Hoops Today) ... Second in the BIG EAST in scoring at 16.4 ppg., including his Xavier career-high 33-point game at Providence on March 1 ... 23 points (5-8 3-point shooting) in the win over Creighton on March 10 ... 23 points (5-8 3-point shooting) on Feb. 24 at Seton Hall and 24 points at Marquette on Feb. 15 ... Either led the team or tied for the team scoring lead a team-high 16 times ... His 2,457 career points ranked fifth among all active NCAA Division I players in the 2022-23 season ... Led the team and was fourth in the BIG EAST in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.26-to-1.0 ... Second on the team and 10th in the BIG EAST in assists at 4.3 apg. ... 20 points and a Xavier career-high nine assists Providence win on Feb. 1 ... Led the team and was third in the BIG EAST in free-throw percentage at 87.1 percent ... Scored in double figures in a team-high 33 games ... 21 points on the strength of 5-7 3-point shooting at UConn on Jan. 25 ... Second on the team and seventh in the BIG EAST in 3-point field goal percentage at .404 (78-193) ... Ninth in the BIG EAST in 3-point field goals made per game at 2.1 ... Game-high 26 points in the Creighton win on Jan. 11 to go with eight assists and no turnovers ... Double-double in the win at Villanova on Jan. 7 with 22 points, a Xavier career-high 10 rebounds and six assists; scored 17 of his points in the second half, including a perfect 10-10 from the free-throw line ... 28 points at Georgetown on Dec. 16, 23 vs. West Virginia on Dec. 3, 23 vs. Duke on Nov. 25 and 22 vs. Florida on Nov. 24.

MORE 2022-23 HONORS AT XAVIER
2022-23 All-BIG EAST First Team ... Top 10 candidate for the 2023 Bob Cousy Award (top point guard in Division I basketball), although did not make the final five list ... USBWA’s Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List ... BIG EAST Honor Roll for his efforts in games against Villanova on Feb. 21 and at Seton Hall on Feb. 24, the fifth time that Boum was selected for a BIG EAST weekly award, including three Honor Roll selections and two Player of the Week selections ... BIG EAST Player of the Week on Jan. 16 for his efforts in wins over Creighton on Jan. 11 and Marquette on Jan. 15; averaged 21.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 6.5 assists for the two games, while only having one turnover in 75 minutes of action ... BIG EAST Player of the Week on Dec. 19 and BIG EAST Honor Roll on Dec. 5 and Dec. 12 ... BIG EAST Player of the Week on Dec. 19; Averaged 22.5 points, 7.0 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 3.0 steals in wins over Southern (Dec. 13) and Georgetown (Dec. 16) .... 28 points at Georgetown in his first career BIG EAST game to go with seven assists, seven rebounds and four steals ... BIG EAST Honor Roll on Dec. 12 after leading XU in scoring with 21 points in the win at Cincinnati on Dec. 10; honored on Dec. 5 after averaging a team-high 19.0 points with 5.0 assists per game in Xavier wins over Southeastern La. (Nov. 30) and West Virginia (Dec. 3) ... Phil Knight Legacy All-Tournament Team after leading XU in scoring at 18.3 ppg. for the three games.

AS A UTEP SENIOR (2021-22)
Earned numerous honors in his final season at UTEP after leading the Miners to a 20-14 record, including 2022 District 11 NABC Second Team for the second year in a row and a spot on the 2022 All-Conference USA Second Team ... Ranked second in Conference USA and 23^rd nationally in scoring at 19.9 ppg. ... Reached double figures in scoring in 28 of 30 games, including two 30+ point outbursts and 18 games with at least 20 points; Surpassed 20 points in 13 of the final 18 contests ... In addition to his scoring, Boum added 4.5 rebounds per game (third on team) and 2.9 assists per game (second on team) ... His 1.8 steals per game ranked second on the team and fourth in C-USA ... Ranked sixth in C-USA in free-throw shooting at 84.7 percent ... Led C-USA and was among national leaders for both free throws made (172 - eighth) and attempted (203 - 22nd) ... Led the Miners in scoring in 19 games ... Posted the second triple-double in program history with 20 points, a career-high tying 12 rebounds and 10 assists in a win in the Basketball Classic over Western Illinois on March 19 ... Scored 32 points (two shy of career high) against both FIU on Jan. 29 and Marshall on Feb. 13 ... Registered a double-double (28 points, career-high tying 12 rebounds) in a win at LA Tech on Feb. 17 ... C-USA Player of the Week after combining for 60 points in wins against FAU on Jan. 27 and FIU on Jan. 29 ... Joined the 1,000-Point Club at UTEP with a 23-point effort against McNeese State on Dec. 16 ... 28 points, including 13 in OT, to help lift UTEP past ODU on Jan. 15 on the road ... Team-high 21 points in the win over ODU on March 9 in the C-USA Tournament ... Basketball coach: Joe Golding.

AS A UTEP JUNIOR (2020-21)
Conference USA Third Team selection and 2021 District 11 NABC Second Team after finishing third in C-USA in scoring at 18.8 ppg. ... Led C-USA and ranked 15^th nationally in made free throws (130) ... 81.3 free-throw shooting percentage (130-160) ranked eighth in C-USA ... Ranked fourth in C-USA in 3-point field goal percentage (38.7) ... Led UTEP in steals at 1.4 per game (1.4) and ranked second on the team in assists per game at 2.5 apg. ... Set career highs in points (34) and assists (11) vs. Sul Ross State on Dec. 5 ... 28 points on a career-high 15 made free throws on career-most 17 attempts during a victory against FIU (2/13) ... Scored 23 points on a career-high six made 3-point field goals in a win over Charlotte (2/28) ... Scored 20-plus points in five consecutive games from Jan. 22-Feb. 5 (22.6 ppg.) ... Tallied 20-plus points in nine of last 12 games (21.4 ppg) ... Basketball coach: Rodney Terry.

AS A UTEP SOPHOMORE (2019-20)
Enjoyed a strong sophomore campaign after sitting out the 2018-19 season due to transfer rules ... Played in all 32 games, starting 22 times ... Shot 87.8 percent (122-139) from the free-throw line, finishing no. 1 in Conference USA and 21st nationally ... Ranked second on the team in points per game (12.9 ppg.) and assists per game (2.0 apg.) ... Basketball coach: Rodney Terry.

AS A SAN FRANCISCO FRESHMAN (2017-18)
2018 West Coast Conference All-Freshman Team after scoring 10.9 ppg., which ranked second on the team and 25th in WCC ... Started 12 games ... Led USF with 121 free throws made, a USF freshman record ... Connected on a team-high 82.9 percent of his free throws, while ranking sixth in WCC ... Basketball coach: Kyle Smith.

AT OAKLAND TECH HIGH SCHOOL
Four-time letter winner for head coach Karega Hart…Three-time Oakland Athletic League Player of the Year…Averaged 21.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game his senior season while shooting 53 percent from the field and 49 percent from 3-point range, while being named to the MaxPreps All-Northern California Fourth Team and the Third Team All-Bay Area News Group.

PERSONAL:
Full name is Souleymane Boum … Nickname is Sou ... Pronounces his name “Sue-lay Boom” ... Born Jan. 26, 1999 in Oakland, Calif. … Son of Mariam Diallo … Graduated from UTEP with a bachelor’s degree in multidisciplinary studies ... Working on a master's degree in sport administration at Xavier.

XAVIER CAREER HIGHS
Points	33	at Providence (March 1, 2023)
Field Goals Made	11	at Providence (March 1, 2023), at Georgetown (December 16, 2022)
Field Goals Attempted	19	at Providence (March 1, 2023), Providence (February 1, 2023)
3-Pt Field Goals Made	6	at Georgetown (December 16, 2022)
3-Pt Field Goals Attempted	9	Villanova (February 21, 2023), Providence (February 1, 2023), at Georgetown (December 16, 2022)
Free Throws Made	12	Duke (November 25, 2022)
Free Throws Attempted	14	West Virginia (December 3, 2022)
Rebounds	10	at Villanova (January 2, 2023)
Assists	9	Providence (February 1, 2023)
Blocks	2	Texas (March 24, 2023)
Steals	5	Morgan State (November 7, 2022)