Sidy Cissoko’s Nationality

Sidy Cissoko is a young French professional basketball player born on April 2, 2004, in Saint-Maurice, France. Cissoko is 6 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 200 pounds and played for Draveil Basket Club and US Ris-Orangis before joining Saski Baskonia youth team in Spain. He joined the senior team of Baskonia in 2021 and also played for Iraurgi SB in the Spanish second division. Cissoko was selected 44th overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2023 NBA Draft and has played for the Spurs and the Austin Spurs of the NBA G League.

Sissoko averaged 3.8 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game in the 2023-24 season and played 12 games, primarily as a backup option for the San Antonio Spurs as per basketball reference. He averaged 14.1 points and 3.3 assists per game in the NBA G-League as of December 2024.

What is Sidy Cissoko’s nationality?

Sidy Cissoko holds French nationality and he was born on April 2, 2004.

Sidy Cissoko’s hometown

Sidy Cissoko, born on April 2, 2004, in Saint-Maurice, France, grew up playing basketball from a young age, inspired by Kyrie Irving. His father, Yaya, was a basketball player who represented Senegal in the 1980 Summer Olympics. Cissoko reached the under-15 level with CTC Center Essonne before moving to Spain at 13 to join Baskonia's youth ranks. He excelled in the Liga EBA, averaging 17.4 points per game, and led the Baskonia junior team to a fourth-place finish in the national championship. In the 2021–22 ACB season, he made his senior debut for Baskonia, later joining Iraurgi SB on loan and playing in the Nike Hoop Summit in 2022.

Sidy Cissoko’s birthplace

Sidy Cissoko was born in Saint-Maurice, France.