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Jersey Number 24
Tounde Yessoufou
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Cotonou, Benin
- High School:
- St. Joseph
HONORS:
BU Freshman Program Record Holder in Points (605)
BU Freshman Program Record Holder in Field Goals Made (226) and Attempted (486)
2026 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
Big 12 Newcomer of the Week – Dec. 8
Big 12 Starting Five – Dec. 22
Big 12 Starting Five – Dec. 30
Big 12 Co-Player of the Week – March 9
Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week – March 9
2025 Preseason Julius Erving Watch List
2026 Midseason Julius Erving Watch List
2026 NABC All-Gulf District Second Team
2025-26 (Freshman): Holds the single-season freshman points (605), field goals made (226) and attempted (486) record at Baylor … Second behind VJ Edgecombe in single-season freshman steals (67) … Started in all 34 games for his rookie season…Averaged 17.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 2.0 steals…Tabbed a career highs of 37 points (vs. BYU 02/10/26), 12 rebounds (at Houston 03/04/26), six assists (vs. Southern U., 12/21/25), six steals (vs. Utah 03/07/36) and three blocks (vs. Oklahoma (04/04/26)...Made five triples against BYU (02/10/26), ending with 37 points, the most by any Baylor player against a ranked team in program history and the most points put up by a freshman since since LaceDarius Dunn (38) vs. Texas Tech (3/8/08) ... Recorded a double-double with 12 rebounds and 20 points at Houston (03/04/26) ... Led the team in individual game high points (37), field goals made (12), three-point field goals made (5) and steals (6) ... Had 32 double-figure outings … Scored 24 points in his Green and Gold debut against UTRGV (11/03/25) ... Went 100% from the line eight times, going 8-for-8 against BYU … Tabbed career high field-goal attempts of 20 against Minnesota (04/01/26) in BU’s quarterfinal win … Reached double-figures in both Crown outings with 19 against Minnesota (04/01/26) and 15 against Oklahoma (04/04/26) … Contributed 1108:27 minutes, featuring two back-to-back 40-minute outings for the Bears … All-Big 12 Honorable Mention …Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (12/8) ... Back-to-back Big 12 Starting Five (12/22, 12/30) ... Big 12 Co-Player of the Week and Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week the week of 03/09 … Preseason and Midseason Julius Erving Watch List … NABC All-Gulf District Second Team.
Prep Career: Rated as a five-star prospect by ESPN out of St. Joseph High School in California, he is the No. 2 player in the State of California and the fifth-best small forward in the 2025 class … Helped the Knights reach the California Interscholastic Foundation playoffs last season with a 31-4 record … Hit a dramatic game-winning shot against Sierra Canyon to earn Saint Joseph a spot in the SoCal Open semifinals … Poured in 26 points and pulled down seven rebounds in the win, averaging 32.3 points per game during his junior season … Led Saint Joseph to back-to-back appearances in the CIF State Championship, reaching the state finals in 2023 before falling to Harvard-Westlake … In his previous three seasons, he helped the Knights compile an 86-15 record, averaging at least 26 points per game in all three seasons.
BU Freshman Program Record Holder in Points (605)
BU Freshman Program Record Holder in Field Goals Made (226) and Attempted (486)
2026 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
Big 12 Newcomer of the Week – Dec. 8
Big 12 Starting Five – Dec. 22
Big 12 Starting Five – Dec. 30
Big 12 Co-Player of the Week – March 9
Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week – March 9
2025 Preseason Julius Erving Watch List
2026 Midseason Julius Erving Watch List
2026 NABC All-Gulf District Second Team
2025-26 (Freshman): Holds the single-season freshman points (605), field goals made (226) and attempted (486) record at Baylor … Second behind VJ Edgecombe in single-season freshman steals (67) … Started in all 34 games for his rookie season…Averaged 17.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 2.0 steals…Tabbed a career highs of 37 points (vs. BYU 02/10/26), 12 rebounds (at Houston 03/04/26), six assists (vs. Southern U., 12/21/25), six steals (vs. Utah 03/07/36) and three blocks (vs. Oklahoma (04/04/26)...Made five triples against BYU (02/10/26), ending with 37 points, the most by any Baylor player against a ranked team in program history and the most points put up by a freshman since since LaceDarius Dunn (38) vs. Texas Tech (3/8/08) ... Recorded a double-double with 12 rebounds and 20 points at Houston (03/04/26) ... Led the team in individual game high points (37), field goals made (12), three-point field goals made (5) and steals (6) ... Had 32 double-figure outings … Scored 24 points in his Green and Gold debut against UTRGV (11/03/25) ... Went 100% from the line eight times, going 8-for-8 against BYU … Tabbed career high field-goal attempts of 20 against Minnesota (04/01/26) in BU’s quarterfinal win … Reached double-figures in both Crown outings with 19 against Minnesota (04/01/26) and 15 against Oklahoma (04/04/26) … Contributed 1108:27 minutes, featuring two back-to-back 40-minute outings for the Bears … All-Big 12 Honorable Mention …Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (12/8) ... Back-to-back Big 12 Starting Five (12/22, 12/30) ... Big 12 Co-Player of the Week and Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week the week of 03/09 … Preseason and Midseason Julius Erving Watch List … NABC All-Gulf District Second Team.
Prep Career: Rated as a five-star prospect by ESPN out of St. Joseph High School in California, he is the No. 2 player in the State of California and the fifth-best small forward in the 2025 class … Helped the Knights reach the California Interscholastic Foundation playoffs last season with a 31-4 record … Hit a dramatic game-winning shot against Sierra Canyon to earn Saint Joseph a spot in the SoCal Open semifinals … Poured in 26 points and pulled down seven rebounds in the win, averaging 32.3 points per game during his junior season … Led Saint Joseph to back-to-back appearances in the CIF State Championship, reaching the state finals in 2023 before falling to Harvard-Westlake … In his previous three seasons, he helped the Knights compile an 86-15 record, averaging at least 26 points per game in all three seasons.
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