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Exclusive | Tounde Yessoufou tells The Post why he postponed NBA dream to join St. John’s

Nypost · · 107 words · By Zach Braziller
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That was Tounde Yessoufou’s dream and his focus from the time his freshman season ended at Baylor through the NBA Draft Combine and until just recently.

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That was Tounde Yessoufou’s dream and his focus from the time his freshman season ended at Baylor through the NBA Draft Combine and until just recently.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 2 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “That was Tounde Yessoufou’s dream and his focus from the time his freshman season ended at Baylor through the NBA Draft Combine”
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Multiple authoritative sources, including Wikipedia and the official Baylor Athletics website, confirm that Tounde Yessoufou played his freshman season (2025-26) at Baylor University, where he set several freshman records.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Baylor Bears men's basketball team represented Baylor University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, the Bears' 120th season. The Bears, members of the Big 12 Confe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Baylor_Bears_men's_bas…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Baylor Bears men's basketball statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Baylor Bears men's basketball program in various categories, including points, rebounds, assists, steals…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baylor_Bears_men's_basketball_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tounde Yessoufou (born May 15, 2006) is a Beninese college basketball player for the St. John's Red Storm of the Big East Conference. He previously played for the Baylor Bears.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tounde_Yessoufou
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Claim 2: “he felt a pull to return to college for his sophomore year”
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The claim is corroborated by multiple independent sources. A direct quote from an exclusive interview in 'The Post' explicitly states he 'felt a pull to return to college for his sophomore year,' and another source confirms his decision to return to college and transfer to St. John's instead of entering the NBA.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tounde Yessoufou (born May 15, 2006) is a Beninese college basketball player for the St. John's Red Storm of the Big East Conference. He previously played for the Baylor Bears.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tounde_Yessoufou
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web search NEUTRAL — Decision: Yessoufou will return to college and transfer to St. John's. (source). Impact: After waiting until the final minutes to enter the transfer portal, Yessoufou followed suit and didn't announce…
https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-basketball/who-sta…
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web search NEUTRAL — But as the deadline to make his decision neared and as he went through the draft process, he felt a pull to return to college for his sophomore year. He began thinking to himself: What was the rush? T…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/29/sports/tounde-yessoufou-tells-…
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