CROOKSTON, Minn. – Former University of Minnesota Crookston men's basketball player Ibu Jassey-Demba has signed a professional contract to play for Aquimisa Carbajosa of LEB Silver, the third-tier of professional basketball in Spain. Jassey-Demba will join former teammate Harrison Cleary as a member of Aquimisa Carbajosa.

This is the first professional opportunity for Jassey-Demba, who competed for the Golden Eagles from 2019-21. Jassey-Demba tallied 8.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game as a senior during the 2020-21 season. He shot 83.3 percent from the charity stripe and 44.3 percent from the field. Jassey-Demba had a season-high 15 points against St. Cloud State as a senior. He notched a season-high 13 rebounds versus University of Mary. As a junior, Jassey-Demba tallied 5.4 points and 3.7 rebounds per tilt.

Jassey-Demba joins Cleary and Javier Nicolau playing professional basketball in Spain. Nicolau is playing for Safir Fruits Aliginet of Liga EBA, the fourth-tier of professional basketball in Spain.
Jassey-Demba is from Birmingham, England, he played two seasons for the Golden Eagles after transferring from Monroe College in New York.