Niare leaves his mark on the game with his ability to impact the game on both ends of the floor. He is a switchable defender who covers ground with ease. He does a nice job on the attack and uses his strength and size to get by opponents guarding him. He made a few trips to the foul line. He had great energy on the boards securing rebounds at a high level.

Continuing to emerge since being inserted into the Imhotep starting lineup midseason, Niare was effective in his role while contributing 8 points in the win. Playing as an undersized ‘5’ in a Panther rotation lacking a true post, he was able to put pressure on the rim as a rim-runner in transition or cutter in the halfcourt, taking an advantage of a smaller opposing frontcourt. He shows explosive athleticism to play bigger than his height around the rim along with the ability to use either hand as a finisher and flashes of ball skills after catching on the move. He’ll have to expand his game over time in order to find a role at the D1 level if he doesn’t grow, but Niare shows a clear foundation for scholarship-level success with his energy and athletic gifts.

The first thing that pops about Niare is that he appears to be significantly taller than his listed height of 6’4”. The next item is that this powerful and bouncy athlete who runs the floor like a gazelle has tremendous upside. Niare owns a traditional small forward skill set, He generated points by finishing from the dunker spot, catching baseline lobs as well as drops steps in the low post. He ran the floor extremely well and contributed to the transition game too. At the other end of the court, Niare’s enormous wingspan combined with his defensive instincts made him shot blocking and rebounding machine.