Lamine Diane Explained

Lamine Diane
Position:Power forward / small forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:7
Weight Lb:205
Team:Free agent
Birth Date:7 November 1997
Birth Place:Dakar, Senegal[1]
High School:Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nevada)
Draft Year:2020
Career Start:2021
Years1:2021–2022
Team1:Delaware Blue Coats
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Lamine Diane (born November 7, 1997) is a Senegalese professional basketball player who plays for the Cape Town Tigers. He played college basketball for the Cal State Northridge Matadors. He was named the Big West Player of the Year in both 2019 and 2020.

High school and college career

Diane, the son of Senegal national team player Keletigui Diane, first began playing basketball at the age of nine, though he was initially more interested in soccer.[2] He came to the United States in 2015 to play high school basketball at Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nevada. He came into his own in his second season as he tripled his scoring average from 5 to 16 points per game.[3] He committed to Cal State Northridge, redshirting the 2017–18 season to concentrate on academics and to allow a wrist injury to heal.[4] As a redshirt freshman, Diane averaged 24.8 points, 11.2 rebounds and 2.2 blocked shots per game and led the nation in field goals.[5] At the close of the season became the first player in history to win the Big West Conference's Player, Freshman and Newcomer of the Year awards in the same year.[6] [7] [8]

For his sophomore season, Diane was named to the preseason All-Big West team.[9] However, he was ruled academically ineligible for the first semester by the NCAA.[10] At the close of the regular season, Diane was awarded his second straight conference Player of the Year honor.[11] He averaged 25.6 points, 10.2 rebounds, two blocks and 1.7 steals per game. Following the season Diane declared for the 2020 NBA draft.[12]

Professional career

Delaware Blue Coats (2021–2022)

On December 3, 2020, Diane signed with the Philadelphia 76ers.[13] On December 7, he was waived by the 76ers.[14] He was then added to the roster of the 76ers' NBA G League affiliate, the Delaware Blue Coats, making his debut on February 11, 2021 and scoring three points, blocking two shots and pulling down two rebounds. On October 25, he re-signed with Delaware.[15] On February 3, 2022, Diane was ruled out for the season with a shoulder injury.[16]

Cape Town Tigers (2023-present)

In October 2023, the Cape Town Tigers from South Africa announced they had signed Diane on their social media.[17] He was, however, not on the roster of the Tigers for the 2024 BAL qualification tournament.[18]

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Notes and References

  1. News: NCAA : SOUS ESTIMÉ, LAMINE DIANE FAIT POURTANT MIEUX QUE RJ BARRETT ET ZION WILLIAMSON. fr. February 11, 2019. April 9, 2020.
  2. News: Soto . Andres . Far from home: Inside Lamine Diane's pursuit of his NBA dream . November 8, 2021 . The Daily Sundial . February 12, 2021.
  3. News: Jordan. Jason. Findlay Prep's Senegalese forward Lamine Diane starring in just his second year in the U.S.. April 1, 2019. USA Today. January 17, 2017.
  4. News: Whicker. Mark. The numbers are there for CSUN's Lamine Diane, but there's more to come. April 1, 2019. Los Angeles Daily News. January 7, 2019.
  5. Web site: 5 players who could lead men's college basketball in scoring in 2020 . Northam . Mitchell . April 25, 2019 . NCAA.com . May 20, 2019 .
  6. News: Pilla. Sarah. CSUN Has Potential NBA Draft Pick on its Roster. April 1, 2019. spectrumnews1.com. March 14, 2019.
  7. News: Miller. Kerry. Lamine Diane Is CBB's Unknown Freshman Putting Up No. 1 Pick Deandre Ayton Stats. April 1, 2019. Bleacher Report. February 7, 2019.
  8. News: Big West Announces 2018-19 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team. April 1, 2019. Big West Conference. March 11, 2019.
  9. News: UC Irvine Picked To Repeat In Tight Men's Basketball Media Vote. November 30, 2019. Big West Conference. October 24, 2019.
  10. News: 4 takeaways from Pepperdine's 94-82 win over CSUN. November 30, 2019. SBNation. November 13, 2019.
  11. Big West Reveals 2019-20 Men's Basketball All-Conference Team. . March 9, 2020 . March 9, 2020.
  12. News: Soto . Andres . Lamine Diane declares for NBA Draft . April 8, 2020 . The Daily Sundial . April 7, 2020.
  13. Web site: Team Signs Lamine Diane . NBA.com . December 3, 2020 . December 3, 2020.
  14. sixers . 1336071738967220225 . December 7, 2020 . We have waived Lamine Diane and Justin Robinson..
  15. Delaware Blue Coats. 1452778827533492232. Let's go Camping. #TrainingCamp . blue_coats. October 25, 2021. December 19, 2021.
  16. News: Lamine Diane: Done for season . February 13, 2022 . . February 3, 2022.
  17. Web site: Instagram . 2023-10-24 . www.instagram.com.
  18. Web site: Cape Town Tigers at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L. 2024 2023 . 2023-11-28 . FIBA.basketball . en.