Roughriders get another UND WR

[GeauxSioux]

Riders Wrap up their Draft

Round 2 – 12th overall LB Sam Hurl Calgary

Round 5 – 35th overall LB Kevin Regimbald-Gagne Sherbrooke

Round 6 – 39th overall WR Ismael Bamba Sherbrooke

With the Riders final pick in the sixth round (39th overall), the Riders selected receiver Ismael Bamba from Sherbrooke. Bamba was one of the top receivers in the CIS after transferring from the University of North Dakota.

[Sioux04]

What ever happened with Bamba? If I remember correctly, he was dismissed from the team but I can't recall why.

[GeauxSioux]

From Vert et Or to Green and White

Ismael Bamba wants to follow in the footsteps of another former member of the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux.

Bamba, a wide receiver, was selected by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the sixth round (39th overall) of Thursday's CFL draft from the Universite de Sherbrooke Vert et Or.

Before he played at Sherbrooke, however, Bamba was at UND for three seasons. During his recruiting visit to that school, he met Fighting Sioux star Weston Dressler - who's set to begin his fifth season with the Roughriders.

"I watched him play before I even committed to UND," said Bamba, a 24-year-old product of Ivory Coast whose family moved to Montreal when Ismael was four. "He's a tremendous player, really explosive, and I'm going to try to contribute to this team like he does now."