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They've even equated her skill set to that of the 76ers' Ben Simmons. Sabally, whose range goes beyond the arc, has her future Oregon coaches gushing with pride. She'll likely represent Germany on the U20 team this summer. Her numbers were even flashier at last summer's U18 European Championships: 13.4 points, 8.4 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game for Germany. Living away from her Berlin home, the 6-foot-4 guard/forward earned her way into the Freiburg starting lineup, averaging 10.1 points and 4.6 rebounds last season while shooting 51.4 percent from the floor. Sabally maintained her amateur status and NCAA eligibility by forgoing a salary.
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Sabally will try to live up to that praise Friday in New York when she takes the Barclays Center court with Connecticut recruit Megan Walker, Tennessee recruit Evina Westbrook and the rest of the best that American high school basketball has to offer.įor her part, Sabally has been spending her final few months before college playing with Eisvögel USC Freiburg, a professional team that features former collegiate and national players from around the globe. "If she was an American player," Ducks coach Kelly Graves said, "you'd be talking about her as a potential national player of the year."

That's where her future Oregon coaches come in. "I can't say, 'Yes I am,' or 'No I'm not.' I would never say I'm the best or top 10." "People say I'm that good, but I don't know," Sabally said. summer circuit against top-ranked American competition. But still, the 18-year-old German has never played in the elite U.S.

Of course she's honored to be the first international player in the Jordan Brand Classic girls' game. Sure, the Oregon signee hears the compliments. Truth is, Satou Sabally has no idea how good she is at basketball.

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