Ousmane Diop (basketball) explained

Ousmane Diop
Position:Center / Power forward
Height M:2.04
Weight Kg:100
League:LBA
EuroLeague
Team:Olimpia Milano
Number:25
Birth Date:19 February 2000
Birth Place:Rufisque, Senegal
Nationality:Senegalese / Italian
Height Ft:6
Height In:7
Weight Lb:220
Career Start:2018
Years1:2018–2024
Team1:Dinamo Sassari
Years2:2018–2019
Team2:→ Dinamo Cagliari
Years3:2019–2021
Team3:Basket Torino
Years4:2024–present
Team4:Olimpia Milano
Highlights:

Ousmane Diop (born February 19, 2000) is a Senegalese professional basketball player who plays as a center for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega basket serie A and the EuroLeague. He is a player with a great physique and good athleticism, with his 6'7'' by 220 lb he is mainly able to play the role of center, but also that of power forward; he knows how to play both front and back to the basket.

Professional career

He made his debut in Italy in the 2016–17 season of the Serie A2 league, in Pallacanestro Udine, a team with which, in the following season, he played in the play-offs of the East Group. In August 2018 he signed a four-year contract with the Dinamo Sassari.[1] [2]

Personal life

Even though Diop hasn't got Italian citizenship, he has Italian formation.

External links

References

  1. Web site: 2018-08-17 . Ousmane Diop per i prossimi quattro anni in maglia Dinamo Sassari - S&H Magazine . 2022-11-28 . it-IT.
  2. Web site: 2022-06-13 . Basket: Dinamo, Diop e Trier rinnovano sino al 2024 - Sardegna . 2022-11-28 . . it.