Sitapha Savane became a new member of FIATC Joventut. The Senegalese forward penned a 1-year deal with the club. He parted ways with Gran Canaria earlier this summer, after his contract expired. Savane spent last eight seasons with Granca. In the latest one he had 5 ppg and 2.4 rpg for 33 games in Liga Endesa. The player added 4.1 ppg and 1.7 rpg for 7 EuroCup appearances. In 2010/11 Savane collected 7.4 ppg and 3.3 rpg for 20 games in Spain. He had almost the same numbers in EuroCup.
Before Gran Canaria, Sitapha Savane played for Tenerife, Murcia and Menorca. In 2006 Savane played for the Senegalese National Team at the World Championship in Japan. He had 8.6 ppg and 3.6 rpg for 5 games at this event.