Moussa Diagne Explained

Moussa Diagne
Number:21
Height Ft:6
Height In:11
Weight Lb:225
League:Liga ACB
Team:UCAM Murcia
Birth Date:6 March 1994
Birth Place:Guédiawaye, Senegal
Nationality:Senegalese / Spanish
Draft Year:2015
Career Start:2012
Years1:2012–2015
Team1:Fuenlabrada
Years2:2012
Team2:Óbila
Years3:2015–2018
Team3:FC Barcelona
Years4:2016–2017
Team4:→Fuenlabrada
Years5:2017–2018
Team5:Andorra
Years6:2018–2022
Team6:Andorra
Years7:2022–2023
Team7:Canarias
Years8:2023–present
Team8:UCAM Murcia

Cheikh Moussa Diagne (born March 6, 1994) is a Senegalese professional basketball player for Iberostar Tenerife of the Liga ACB. He is a center, but he can also play as a power forward. He was listed as one of the top international prospects for the 2015 NBA draft,[1] [2] but went undrafted.

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.[3]

Professional career

After Diagne finished developing his talents with Torrejón, in 2013, he was signed by the Liga ACB's Baloncesto Fuenlabrada. 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]

On August 8, 2017, FC Barcelona loaned him to MoraBanc Andorra for the 2017–18 season.[7] On June 29, 2018, Barcelona parted ways with him.[8]

On July 20, 2018, Diagne signed a two-year deal with the Spanish club MoraBanc Andorra.[9]

On August 2, 2022, he signed with Iberostar Tenerife of the Liga ACB.[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015 NBA Mock Draft. DraftExpress.com. 27 January 2015.
  2. Web site: Moussa Diagne. NBADraft.net. 27 January 2015.
  3. Web site: Moussa Diagne. DraftExpress.com. 27 January 2015.
  4. Web site: Moussa Diagne basketball profile. Eurobasket.com. 27 January 2015.
  5. Web site: Moussa Diagne Player Profile. RealGM.com. 27 January 2015.
  6. News: Spanish. Moussa Diagne, fuerza interior para el FC Barcelona Lassa. ACB.com. July 21, 2015.
  7. News: Moussa Diagne, cedit al MoraBanc Andorra FC Barcelona. 8 August 2017. FC Barcelona. 8 August 2017. ca-ES.
  8. News: Agreement for the release of Vezenkov, Diagné and Koponen FC Barcelona . 30 June 2018 . FC Barcelona . 29 June 2018.
  9. News: ACB.COM - Moussa Diagne, jugador del MoraBanc Andorra hasta el 2020. . 20 July 2018 . www.acb.com . 20 July 2018 . es-ES.
  10. Web site: El Lenovo Tenerife ficha a Moussa Diagne. August 2, 2022. cbcanarias.net. es. December 21, 2022.