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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:
Baylor Freshman Program Record Holder in Points (605)
Baylor Freshman Program Record Holder in Field Goals Made (226) and Attempted (486)
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
Preseason Julius Erving Watch List
Midseason Julius Erving Watch List
NABC All-Gulf District First 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, 5.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 2 steals…Tabbed a career highs of 37 points (vs, BYU 02/10/26), 12 rebounds (vs. Houston 03/04/26), six assists (vs. Southern U., 12/21/25), six steals (vs. Utah 03/07/36)...Made five triples against BYU (02/10/26)...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)...Led the team in field-goals made and attempts with 213 made on 454 attempts…Led the team in steals on the year totaling 65…Had 30 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…Record 571 points on the year, the most points by a freshman in program history…Totaled 213 field goals, the most field goals made in Baylor freshman program history…Contributed 1035:53 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 Julius Erving Watch List…Midseason Julius Erving Watch List…NABC All-Gulf District First 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.
Baylor Freshman Program Record Holder in Points (605)
Baylor Freshman Program Record Holder in Field Goals Made (226) and Attempted (486)
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
Preseason Julius Erving Watch List
Midseason Julius Erving Watch List
NABC All-Gulf District First 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, 5.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 2 steals…Tabbed a career highs of 37 points (vs, BYU 02/10/26), 12 rebounds (vs. Houston 03/04/26), six assists (vs. Southern U., 12/21/25), six steals (vs. Utah 03/07/36)...Made five triples against BYU (02/10/26)...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)...Led the team in field-goals made and attempts with 213 made on 454 attempts…Led the team in steals on the year totaling 65…Had 30 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…Record 571 points on the year, the most points by a freshman in program history…Totaled 213 field goals, the most field goals made in Baylor freshman program history…Contributed 1035:53 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 Julius Erving Watch List…Midseason Julius Erving Watch List…NABC All-Gulf District First 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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