Sissoko averaged 2.1 points and 2.3 rebounds in limited action the last two seasons with Dayton. He redshirted during the 2019-20 campaign.
Sissoko appeared in 14 games in the 2020-21 season, averaging 1.4 points and 2.7 rebounds in 9.6 minutes per game. He did not play after Jan. 30 because of a knee injury and underwent season-ending surgery in late February.
Sissoko appeared in 30 of 35 games this past season and averaged 7.0 minutes per game, 2.4 points and 2.0 rebounds. He had a career-high 12 points against Austin Peay in November and scored eight points in each of Dayton’s National Invitation Tournament games against Toledo and Vanderbilt, making 8 of 9 shots.
The Mean Green finished 25-7 last season, winning the regular-season title in Conference USA. North Texas was upset by Louisiana Tech in the conference tourney. The Mean Green lost to Virginia (71-69 in overtime) in the second round of the NIT.
(Staff writer David Jablonski contributed.)
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