Michel Diouf Explained

Michel Diouf
Number:11
Position:Center
Height M:2.08
Weight Kg:102
Birth Date:1989 4, df=y
Birth Place:Medina Gounass, Senegal
Nationality:Senegalese
Draft Year:2011
Career Start:2007
Years1:2007–2009
Team1:CB Qalat
Years2:2009–2011
Team2:CB Tarragona
Years3:2011–2012
Team3:Palencia
Years4:2012
Team4:Fuenlabrada
Years5:2012–2014
Team5:Breogán
Years6:2014–2015
Team6:Miraflores Burgos
Years7:2015–2024
Team7:Bakken Bears
Highlights:

Michel Diogoye Diouf (born 19 April 1989) is a Senegalese professional basketball player. Diouf is a four-time winner of the Basketligaen Defender of the Year award.[1] He is the current all-time leader in points, rebounds and blocks in the FIBA Europe Cup.

Career

In the 2020–21 season, Diouf won his fifth Basketligaen championship with Bakken Bears and was named the Finals MVP.[2] On 21 March 2022, Diouf became the all-time leading scorer of the FIBA Europe Cup in a quarterfinal game against Oradea. He surpassed Trae Golden's record of 789 total points.[3] Diouf left Bakken after a nine-year stint in 2024.[4]

Honours

Club

Bakken Bears

Individual

(2021)[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Basketligaen Priser. 9 April 2018. Danish. Basketligaen.dk.
  2. News: Coupe du Danemark : Bakken sacré grâce à Michel Diouf, MVP de la finale ! . 20 August 2021 . Basket 221 . 11 February 2020 . fr-FR.
  3. News: Diouf overtakes Golden to become FIBA Europe Cup's all-time leading scorer . 16 March 2022 . FIBA.basketball . en.
  4. Web site: 2024-06-18 . En epoke er slut . 2024-06-19 . Bakken Bears . da.
  5. Web site: 2021-05-27. Bears dansk mester Basketball Bakken Bears Officielle Website. 2021-05-30. da-DK.