Moussa Diagne

Moussa Diagne
No. 21 – Montakit Fuenlabrada
Position Center
League Liga ACB
Personal information
Born (1994-03-06) March 6, 1994
Guédiawaye, Senegal
Nationality Senegalese / Spanish
Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
Playing career 2012–present
Career history
2012–2015 Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
2012 → Óbila
2015–2016 FC Barcelona Lassa
2016–present → Baloncesto Fuenlabrada

Cheikh Moussa Diagne (born March 6, 1994) is a Senegalese professional basketball player who plays for Montakit Fuenlabrada of the Spanish League, on loan from Euroleague powerhouse FC Barcelona Lassa. He is a center, but he can also play as a power forward. Is listed as one of the top international prospects for the 2015 NBA draft.[1][2]

Early life

Diagne was born on March 6, 1994 and was brought up in Guédiawaye, Senegal. He was discovered at a basketball camp in Rufisque by head coach David Sanz of the Spanish amateur basketball powerhouse, Baloncesto Torrejón. In the spring of 2011, at age 17, Diagne moved to Madrid, Spain in an attempt to compete with Torrejón. He only had little experience playing the game prior to arriving in Europe, however. Diagne played in local tournaments and the Spanish fourth division.[2][3]

Professional career

After Diagne finished developing his talents with Torrejón, in 2013, he was signed by the Liga ACB's Baloncesto Fuenlabrada.[2] Despite joining Fuenlabrada, Diagne played with the Ávila-based professional club, Óbila CB, of the LEB Plata, for the majority of his first year. He also competed in Eurobasket Summer League for La Serna.[4] Despite being a slight prospect for the event, he withdrew from the 2014 NBA draft.[5]

On July 21, 2015, Diagne signed a three-year deal with the Spanish club FC Barcelona Lassa.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "2015 NBA Mock Draft". DraftExpress.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Moussa Diagne". NBADraft.net. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Moussa Diagne". DraftExpress.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Moussa Diagne basketball profile". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Moussa Diagne Player Profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Moussa Diagne, fuerza interior para el FC Barcelona Lassa". ACB.com (in Spanish). July 21, 2015.
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