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Demon Deacons Land Amina N’Diaye, Add to Core of Hitters
1/3/2026 4:34:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
The outside hitter comes to DEACTOWN after spending a year at the University of Miami.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Wake Forest volleyball team and head coach Jeff Hulsmeyer announced the signing of Amina N'Diaye on Saturday.
Having recently completed her first collegiate season at the University of Miami, N'Diaye will have three years of eligibility remaining upon joining the Demon Deacons' roster for the 2026-27 school year. A native of Orlando, Fla., N'Diaye competes at the outside hitter position.
N'Diaye is Wake Forest's third addition this offseason, as the program inked Andrea Roman and Catherine Burke during the month of December.
Amina N'Diaye | 6-1 | Outside Hitter | Orlando, Fla. | University of Miami
As a freshman for the nationally-ranked Hurricanes this past fall campaign, N'Diaye competed in 27 matches and 85 total sets played. She produced 139 kills (third on the roster), 78 digs and 31 blocks for the season. In seven different performances, N'Diaye tallied eight or more kills, as she also had multiple blocks 10 times. The hitter recorded double figures in kills on three occasions, including a season-high 12 versus Virginia Tech on Oct. 24. She impressed with a season-best four blocks on the road at then-No. 7 Louisville (Nov. 16). N'Diaye was also solid on the serving end, recording 24 service aces for the year with three showings of three-plus.
N'Diaye helped Miami wrap the season with an appearance in the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament before earning a final national ranking of No. 16 by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top-25 Coaches Poll.
During her high school days, N'Diaye was a volleyball standout at Lake Brantley High School, north of Orlando. She totaled over 1,000 kills en route to becoming the Patriots' all-time leader in that area. N'Diaye was also named a two-time AAU All-American and participant of the USA Volleyball National Team Development Program (NTDP) for four straight years from 2020-24.
Personal
Amina is the daughter of Nicole Delahoussaye and Mamadou N'Diaye, the latter being a retired NBA player and current assistant coach for the men's basketball team at the University of Cincinnati. Amina also has two siblings – Adam and Laila.
From Coach Hulsmeyer
"I'm so happy about the chance to have Amina join us at Wake Forest. She has been a six-rotation outside who already has ACC experience in her first season at Miami recently. I have watched her develop over the last several years and believe in her potential and ability."
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Having recently completed her first collegiate season at the University of Miami, N'Diaye will have three years of eligibility remaining upon joining the Demon Deacons' roster for the 2026-27 school year. A native of Orlando, Fla., N'Diaye competes at the outside hitter position.
N'Diaye is Wake Forest's third addition this offseason, as the program inked Andrea Roman and Catherine Burke during the month of December.
Amina N'Diaye | 6-1 | Outside Hitter | Orlando, Fla. | University of Miami
As a freshman for the nationally-ranked Hurricanes this past fall campaign, N'Diaye competed in 27 matches and 85 total sets played. She produced 139 kills (third on the roster), 78 digs and 31 blocks for the season. In seven different performances, N'Diaye tallied eight or more kills, as she also had multiple blocks 10 times. The hitter recorded double figures in kills on three occasions, including a season-high 12 versus Virginia Tech on Oct. 24. She impressed with a season-best four blocks on the road at then-No. 7 Louisville (Nov. 16). N'Diaye was also solid on the serving end, recording 24 service aces for the year with three showings of three-plus.
N'Diaye helped Miami wrap the season with an appearance in the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament before earning a final national ranking of No. 16 by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top-25 Coaches Poll.
During her high school days, N'Diaye was a volleyball standout at Lake Brantley High School, north of Orlando. She totaled over 1,000 kills en route to becoming the Patriots' all-time leader in that area. N'Diaye was also named a two-time AAU All-American and participant of the USA Volleyball National Team Development Program (NTDP) for four straight years from 2020-24.
Personal
Amina is the daughter of Nicole Delahoussaye and Mamadou N'Diaye, the latter being a retired NBA player and current assistant coach for the men's basketball team at the University of Cincinnati. Amina also has two siblings – Adam and Laila.
From Coach Hulsmeyer
"I'm so happy about the chance to have Amina join us at Wake Forest. She has been a six-rotation outside who already has ACC experience in her first season at Miami recently. I have watched her develop over the last several years and believe in her potential and ability."
Follow the Deacs
Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | GoDeacs.com
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