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Big East Transfer Profile: Souley Boum

Souley Boum

Height: 6-3

Former School: UTEP

New School: Xavier

Years Remaining: One

Recruiting Ranking: 433rd

2021-22 Stats: 19.8 ppg/4.5 rpg/2.9 apg/36.7 mpg; 40.9%/36.8%/84.7%

Souley Boum (pronounced SUE-LAY BOOM) started his college career at San Francisco for the Dons, playing across the bay from where he grew up. After one season there, he left to play for UTEP at The Don. Now, for his final season, he’ll don the navy and silver under Sean Miller at Xavier.

Boum was one of the top scorers in Conference USA last season, scoring nearly 20 points a night. He finished top-five in the conference for scoring in each of the last two years. Dating back to his days at San Francisco, Boum has never averaged less than 10 points per game.

The Oakland-native has only one year of eligibility remaining. Boum has played four seasons and sat out in 2018-19 after transferring to UTEP. This upcoming year will be his sixth in college as he takes advantage of his COVID year.

What’s His Game?

Souley Boum is a high-volume scorer. In three of his four seasons, Boum has been used on more than 25 percent of his team’s possessions. He averaged more than 14 field goal attempts per game in his last two seasons.

Boum is at his most efficient as a scorer from the outside, where he shot the ball better than 37 percent the past two years. He’s been at his best from the perimeter off the catch-and-shoot.

Boum is incredibly difficult to defend off the ball. He knows how to find open space and time his cuts with his teammates to create space, and he can take advantage of any space to hit shots.

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