Missouri State

2017-18
  Suffered a season-ending foot injury during cryotherapy treatment on 1/22/18 and missed the last 12 games ... Snagged a rebound in brief appearance against Indiana State (1/14/18) ... Had 2 points and a steal at Evansville (1/10/18) in 11-minute assignment ... Tallied 3 rebounds and a free throw, his first Valley point, in home win over UNI (1/4/18) ... Snagged first road steal in victory at Valparaiso (12/31/17) ... Had a rebound in Valley debut against Loyola (12/22/17) ... Threw down a dunk in win over Wright State (12/19/17) in a 6-minute assignment ... Had 4 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals in a 12-minute assignment vs. Evangel (11/24/17) with one assist ... Grabbed 4 rebounds and had a blocked shot in home opener against Southern University (11/15/17) with 2-of-3 makes at the foul line for his first points as a Bear.

Dakota College    
Described as a “freak of an athlete” by his junior college coach Brock Lemon, Fofana earned NJCAA All-Region XIII honors in 2017 at Dakota College in Bottneau, N.D. ... Also earned All-Mon Dak Conference honors for the 19-12 Lumberjacks, an NJCAA Division II program, after averaging 15.4 points and 11.8 rebounds as a freshman ... Converted 56.6 percent of his field goal attempts and collected a school-record 21 double-doubles in addition to 41 steals and 28 blocked shots ... Nationally ranked in total rebounds (3rd), rebounds per game (9th), offensive rebounds (14th), blocks (73rd) and points per 40 minutes (31st). ... Scored in double figures in 26 games, including nine games with 20 or more points ... Also notched 10 or more rebounds 22 times ... Scored season-high 29 points in home win over Dakota County Tech (12/10/16) on 12-of-16 from the field ... Posted season-high 22 rebounds in win over Williston State (1/19/17) ... Spent his first year in the U.S. at Houston (Texas) Community College, which does not have basketball, making him eligible to transfer after his first full juco season.

High School    
Attended Saint Exupery French Secondary School in Burkina Faso ... Was a two-time participant in the NBA’s Basketball Without Borders program as a junior player.

Personal    
Abdul-Hakim Demba Fofana was born 7/11/96 in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso in west Africa ... Son of Lamoussa and Josephine Fofana of Burkina Faso .. Has two sisters, Judith and Ange ... Majoring in Mechanical Engineering Technology.