Pape Tunkara

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1 Pape Tunkara
Pape Tunkara
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    185
  • Hometown:
    Mount Vernon, NY
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    Iona Prep/Genesee CC
  • gp
    24
  • pts/g
    15.8
  • fg %
    43.6
  • 3pt %
    36.4
  • ft %
    82.0
  • reb/g
    4.0
  • a/g
    2.9
Bio

GENERAL: Came to Russell Sage College from Genesee CC...Majoring in sport and recreation management...Decided to attend RSC for its proximity to home...Mentioned that he likes the friendly environment here...Listed Neymar Jr. as an athlete that he admires and the New York Knicks as his favorite sports team...Picked never getting tired as his preferred superpower...Started playing basketball at the age of eight...Is the son of Rama and Ousmane.

AS A JUNIOR (2025-26): Helped the Gators win their first regular season Empire 8 Conference title in program history...Named Second Team All-Empire 8 Conference...Ranked first in the Empire 8 Conference in steals per game at 2.6, good for 21st in Division III...Recorded the most steals in a season in RSC history...Scored 20 or more points on four separate occasions on his way to a 15.8 points-per-game average...Ranked 7th in the conference in points-per-game...Named to the 2025-2026 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® Men's Basketball Team...Nominated for the 2025-2026 College Sports Communicators Academic All-America® Team...Tallied 29 points, six rebounds, four assists, three steals, and went a perfect twelve-of-twelve from the charity stripe in the win over SUNY Poly (1/10)...Scored 27 points and recorded five steals in the win over Elmira (2/6)...Hit the third most free throws in a season in Gator history...Named to the Empire 8 Presidents' List for the fall semester.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 24 14
Games started 18 8
Minutes 619 383
Minutes per game 25.8 27.4
FG 113-259 66-157
FG Pct 43.6 42.0
3PT 39-107 23-67
3PT Pct 36.4 34.3
FT 114-139 83-99
FT Pct 82.0 83.8
Off rebounds 28 14
Def rebounds 68 45
Total rebounds 96 59
Rebounds per game 4.0 4.2
Personal fouls 71 43
Disqualifications 2 2
Assists 69 35
Turnovers 61 32
Assist to turnover ratio 1.1 1.1
Steals 64 36
Blocks 4 4
Points 379 238
Points per game 15.8 17.0
Points per 40.0 min 24.5 24.9
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 6 Elmira W, 80-77
Feb 7 Keuka L, 93-80
Feb 13 at Alfred W, 95-80
Feb 14 at Houghton W, 92-90
Feb 17 Hartwick W, 89-71
Feb 21 SJFU L, 77-72
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 7 Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences W, 84-67 1 17 3-8 37.5 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 8
Nov 12 Elms W, 84-72 1 26 2-9 22.2 0-5 0.0 3-4 75.0 7
Nov 15 at SUNY Cobleskill W, 85-56 1 19 2-6 33.3 1-3 33.3 2-2 100.0 7
Nov 19 VTSU Castleton W, 75-64 1 24 5-7 71.4 3-4 75.0 5-6 83.3 18
Nov 25 at Mt. St. Mary College W, 85-74 1 22 5-9 55.6 2-4 50.0 3-6 50.0 15
Nov 29 vs. No. 1 Trinity L, 105-46 1 18 3-8 37.5 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 7
Nov 30 vs. Manhattanville W, 89-68 1 27 9-19 47.4 3-7 42.9 0-0 - 21
Dec 10 SUNY Delhi W, 94-69 1 19 3-7 42.9 0-0 - 8-9 88.9 14
Jan 2 John Jay W, 93-87 1 30 8-13 61.5 3-4 75.0 7-8 87.5 26
Jan 6 at Utica W, 91-89 1 31 4-15 26.7 3-7 42.9 3-4 75.0 14
Jan 9 at Keuka L, 105-100 1 27 6-12 50.0 0-3 0.0 6-8 75.0 18
Jan 10 at Elmira W, 95-79 1 15 2-5 40.0 1-2 50.0 7-8 87.5 12
Jan 13 SUNY Poly W, 85-77 1 32 7-13 53.8 3-4 75.0 12-12 100.0 29
Jan 16 Houghton W, 97-59 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 17 Alfred W, 83-64 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 23 Nazareth W, 85-78 - 31 4-13 30.8 2-8 25.0 9-10 90.0 19
Jan 24 SJFU W, 85-70 - 27 3-7 42.9 0-1 0.0 10-12 83.3 16
Jan 27 at Hartwick W, 103-96 - 21 3-6 50.0 0-3 0.0 4-4 100.0 10
Jan 30 at SUNY Brockport W, 81-76 - 22 4-9 44.4 1-3 33.3 6-9 66.7 15
Jan 31 at SUNY Geneseo L, 87-84 - 30 5-12 41.7 4-8 50.0 5-6 83.3 19
Feb 6 Elmira W, 80-77 1 35 6-11 54.5 2-6 33.3 5-7 71.4 19
Feb 7 Keuka L, 93-80 - 31 9-20 45.0 5-9 55.6 4-6 66.7 27
Feb 13 at Alfred W, 95-80 1 24 3-9 33.3 0-3 0.0 4-4 100.0 10
Feb 14 at Houghton W, 92-90 1 32 5-13 38.5 2-6 33.3 6-6 100.0 18
Feb 17 Hartwick W, 89-71 1 25 5-12 41.7 0-4 0.0 2-3 66.7 12
Feb 21 SJFU L, 77-72 1 34 7-16 43.8 2-7 28.6 2-3 66.7 18
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 7 Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences W, 84-67 1 17 2 3 5 2 3 2 0
Nov 12 Elms W, 84-72 1 26 0 5 5 1 7 2 0
Nov 15 at SUNY Cobleskill W, 85-56 1 19 0 0 0 7 3 3 0
Nov 19 VTSU Castleton W, 75-64 1 24 0 0 0 4 2 6 0
Nov 25 at Mt. St. Mary College W, 85-74 1 22 3 1 4 2 2 1 0
Nov 29 vs. No. 1 Trinity L, 105-46 1 18 0 1 1 0 4 1 0
Nov 30 vs. Manhattanville W, 89-68 1 27 3 6 9 4 3 4 0
Dec 10 SUNY Delhi W, 94-69 1 19 2 3 5 6 2 2 0
Jan 2 John Jay W, 93-87 1 30 3 0 3 5 0 5 0
Jan 6 at Utica W, 91-89 1 31 0 2 2 1 4 2 0
Jan 9 at Keuka L, 105-100 1 27 2 2 4 1 4 2 0
Jan 10 at Elmira W, 95-79 1 15 0 2 2 0 3 1 0
Jan 13 SUNY Poly W, 85-77 1 32 2 4 6 4 3 3 0
Jan 16 Houghton W, 97-59 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 17 Alfred W, 83-64 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 23 Nazareth W, 85-78 - 31 0 6 6 7 1 2 1
Jan 24 SJFU W, 85-70 - 27 1 2 3 2 2 2 0
Jan 27 at Hartwick W, 103-96 - 21 0 2 2 3 3 1 0
Jan 30 at SUNY Brockport W, 81-76 - 22 3 5 8 1 2 1 0
Jan 31 at SUNY Geneseo L, 87-84 - 30 1 4 5 1 0 1 1
Feb 6 Elmira W, 80-77 1 35 0 3 3 3 2 3 1
Feb 7 Keuka L, 93-80 - 31 1 4 5 2 3 5 0
Feb 13 at Alfred W, 95-80 1 24 1 1 2 2 1 3 0
Feb 14 at Houghton W, 92-90 1 32 0 4 4 3 2 3 1
Feb 17 Hartwick W, 89-71 1 25 3 4 7 5 2 7 0
Feb 21 SJFU L, 77-72 1 34 1 4 5 3 3 2 0
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 7 Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences W, 84-67 1 2 - 0.7
Nov 12 Elms W, 84-72 1 3 - 0.1
Nov 15 at SUNY Cobleskill W, 85-56 1 2 - 2.3
Nov 19 VTSU Castleton W, 75-64 1 2 - 2.0
Nov 25 at Mt. St. Mary College W, 85-74 1 4 - 1.0
Nov 29 vs. No. 1 Trinity L, 105-46 1 2 - 0.0
Nov 30 vs. Manhattanville W, 89-68 1 3 - 1.3
Dec 10 SUNY Delhi W, 94-69 1 2 - 3.0
Jan 2 John Jay W, 93-87 1 4 - -
Jan 6 at Utica W, 91-89 1 5 1 0.3
Jan 9 at Keuka L, 105-100 1 4 - 0.3
Jan 10 at Elmira W, 95-79 1 3 - 0.0
Jan 13 SUNY Poly W, 85-77 1 4 - 1.3
Jan 16 Houghton W, 97-59 - - - -
Jan 17 Alfred W, 83-64 - - - -
Jan 23 Nazareth W, 85-78 - 2 0 7.0
Jan 24 SJFU W, 85-70 - 2 0 1.0
Jan 27 at Hartwick W, 103-96 - 5 1 1.0
Jan 30 at SUNY Brockport W, 81-76 - 2 0 0.5
Jan 31 at SUNY Geneseo L, 87-84 - 3 0 -
Feb 6 Elmira W, 80-77 1 1 - 1.5
Feb 7 Keuka L, 93-80 - 3 - 0.7
Feb 13 at Alfred W, 95-80 1 4 - 2.0
Feb 14 at Houghton W, 92-90 1 2 - 1.5
Feb 17 Hartwick W, 89-71 1 3 - 2.5
Feb 21 SJFU L, 77-72 1 4 - 1.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2025-26 24 25.8 4.7-10.8 1.6-4.5 4.8-5.8 15.8
Total 24 25.8 4.7-10.8 1.6-4.5 4.8-5.8 15.8
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2025-26 24 18 619 113-259 43.6 39-107 36.4 114-139 82.0 379
Total 24 18 619 113-259 43.6 39-107 36.4 114-139 82.0 379
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2025-26 24 619 25.8 7.3-16.7 2.5-6.9 36.4 7.4-9.0 24.5
Total 24 619 25.8 7.3-16.7 2.5-6.9 36.4 7.4-9.0 24.5
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2025-26 24 1.2 2.8 4.0 2.9 2.5 2.7 0.2
Total 24 1.2 2.8 4.0 2.9 2.5 2.7 0.2
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2025-26 24 18 28 68 96 69 61 64 4
Total 24 18 28 68 96 69 61 64 4
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2025-26 24 1.8 4.4 6.2 4.5 3.9 4.1 0.3
Total 24 1.8 4.4 6.2 4.5 3.9 4.1 0.3
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 24 25.8 4.7-10.8 1.6-4.5 4.8-5.8 15.8
Conference 14 27.4 4.7-11.2 1.6-4.8 5.9-7.1 17.0
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 12 27.6 5.2-11.3 1.8-4.7 5.7-6.8 17.8
Away 10 24.3 3.9-9.6 1.4-4.2 4.6-5.7 13.8
Neutral 2 22.5 6.0-13.5 2.0-4.5 0.0-0.0 14.0
Result
Wins 19 25.2 4.4-10.1 1.4-4.1 5.1-6.1 15.3
Losses 5 28.0 6.0-13.6 2.4-5.8 3.4-4.6 17.8
Month
November 7 21.9 4.1-9.4 1.6-4.1 2.0-2.9 11.9
December 1 19.0 3.0-7.0 0.0-0.0 8.0-9.0 14.0
January 10 26.6 4.6-10.5 1.7-4.3 6.9-8.1 17.8
February 6 30.2 5.8-13.5 1.8-5.8 3.8-4.8 17.3
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 24 18 619 113-259 43.6 39-107 36.4 114-139 82.0 379
Conference 14 8 383 66-157 42.0 23-67 34.3 83-99 83.8 238
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 12 9 331 62-136 45.6 21-56 37.5 68-82 82.9 213
Away 10 7 243 39-96 40.6 14-42 33.3 46-57 80.7 138
Neutral 2 2 45 12-27 44.4 4-9 44.4 0-0 - 28
Result
Wins 19 15 479 83-191 43.5 27-78 34.6 97-116 83.6 290
Losses 5 3 140 30-68 44.1 12-29 41.4 17-23 73.9 89
Month
November 7 7 153 29-66 43.9 11-29 37.9 14-20 70.0 83
December 1 1 19 3-7 42.9 0-0 - 8-9 88.9 14
January 10 5 266 46-105 43.8 17-43 39.5 69-81 85.2 178
February 6 5 181 35-81 43.2 11-35 31.4 23-29 79.3 104
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 24 619 25.8 7.3-16.7 2.5-6.9 36.4 7.4-9.0 24.5
Conference 14 383 27.4 6.9-16.4 2.4-7.0 34.3 8.7-10.3 24.9
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 12 331 27.6 7.5-16.4 2.5-6.8 37.5 8.2-9.9 25.7
Away 10 243 24.3 6.4-15.8 2.3-6.9 33.3 7.6-9.4 22.7
Neutral 2 45 22.5 10.7-24.0 3.6-8.0 44.4 0.0-0.0 24.9
Result
Wins 19 479 25.2 6.9-15.9 2.3-6.5 34.6 8.1-9.7 24.2
Losses 5 140 28.0 8.6-19.4 3.4-8.3 41.4 4.9-6.6 25.4
Month
November 7 153 21.9 7.6-17.3 2.9-7.6 37.9 3.7-5.2 21.7
December 1 19 19.0 6.3-14.7 0.0-0.0 - 16.8-18.9 29.5
January 10 266 26.6 6.9-15.8 2.6-6.5 39.5 10.4-12.2 26.8
February 6 181 30.2 7.7-17.9 2.4-7.7 31.4 5.1-6.4 23.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 24 1.2 2.8 4.0 2.9 2.5 2.7 0.2
Conference 14 1.0 3.2 4.2 2.5 2.3 2.6 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 1.3 3.2 4.4 3.7 2.5 3.4 0.2
Away 10 1.0 2.3 3.3 2.1 2.4 1.8 0.2
Neutral 2 1.5 3.5 5.0 2.0 3.5 2.5 0.0
Result
Wins 19 1.2 2.8 4.0 3.3 2.5 2.8 0.2
Losses 5 1.0 3.0 4.0 1.4 2.8 2.2 0.2
Month
November 7 1.1 2.3 3.4 2.9 3.4 2.7 0.0
December 1 2.0 3.0 5.0 6.0 2.0 2.0 0.0
January 10 1.2 2.9 4.1 2.5 2.2 2.0 0.2
February 6 1.0 3.3 4.3 3.0 2.2 3.8 0.3
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 24 18 28 68 96 69 61 64 4
Conference 14 8 14 45 59 35 32 36 4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 9 15 38 53 44 30 41 2
Away 10 7 10 23 33 21 24 18 2
Neutral 2 2 3 7 10 4 7 5 0
Result
Wins 19 15 23 53 76 62 47 53 3
Losses 5 3 5 15 20 7 14 11 1
Month
November 7 7 8 16 24 20 24 19 0
December 1 1 2 3 5 6 2 2 0
January 10 5 12 29 41 25 22 20 2
February 6 5 6 20 26 18 13 23 2
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 24 1.8 4.4 6.2 4.5 3.9 4.1 0.3
Conference 14 1.5 4.7 6.2 3.7 3.3 3.8 0.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 1.8 4.6 6.4 5.3 3.6 5.0 0.2
Away 10 1.6 3.8 5.4 3.5 4.0 3.0 0.3
Neutral 2 2.7 6.2 8.9 3.6 6.2 4.4 0.0
Result
Wins 19 1.9 4.4 6.3 5.2 3.9 4.4 0.3
Losses 5 1.4 4.3 5.7 2.0 4.0 3.1 0.3
Month
November 7 2.1 4.2 6.3 5.2 6.3 5.0 0.0
December 1 4.2 6.3 10.5 12.6 4.2 4.2 0.0
January 10 1.8 4.4 6.2 3.8 3.3 3.0 0.3
February 6 1.3 4.4 5.7 4.0 2.9 5.1 0.4