at Bnei HaSharon in Israel for the 2005–06 season. He led the league in rebounds (10.1 per game) and blocks (2.5), but the team finished only in the 9th place. He was also named the Israeli Basketball Premier League Defensive Player of the Year. Ousmane then stayed three more seasons in Bnei HaSharon reaching the State Cup final in the 2006–07 season and finishing at the 3rd place in the Israeli League in 2007–08. National team Cisse's only appearance on FIBA Africa Championship was in 2005 where his stats were 6 PPG, 5 RPG and 1 BPG in 7 games, averaging 15.8 minutes per game. Notes Should not be confused with Ivorian Ousmane Cisse (6'8" 250 lbs) who played center for Eastern Illinois University from 2006–2010. External links NBA.com Draft Profile Interviews with Ousmane Cisse: "I know I belong in the NBA" @ HoopsHype.com NBA D-League player profile Safsal profile 1982 births Living people APOEL B.C. players Bnei HaSharon players Denver Nuggets draft picks Expatriate basketball people in the United States Fayetteville Patriots players Harlem Globetrotters players Israeli Basketball Premier League players Malian men's basketball players Malian expatriate basketball people in Israel Malian expatriate basketball people in Russia McDonald's High School All-Americans National Basketball Association high school draftees Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban players Power forwards (basketball) Sportspeople from Bamako 21st-century Malian people Malian expatriate basketball people in France Malian expatriate basketball people in Cyprus