Bamba Diallo
No. 2 – DUC Dakar | ||||||||
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Position | Shooting guard | |||||||
League | Nationale 1 Basketball Africa League | |||||||
Personal information | ||||||||
Born | Thiès, Senegal | 15 March 1996|||||||
Nationality | Senegalese | |||||||
Listed height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||
Listed weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | |||||||
Career information | ||||||||
High school | Cape Fear Christian Academy (North Carolina) | |||||||
College | Kilgore (2015–2017) American (2017–2019) | |||||||
Playing career | 2021–present | |||||||
Career history | ||||||||
2021 | AS Douanes | |||||||
2021–present | DUC Dakar | |||||||
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Cheikh Bamba "C.B." Diallo (born 28 March 1990) is a Senegalese basketball player for DUC Dakar and Senegal. Standing at 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in), he mainly plays as shooting guard.
Early career[]
Born in Thiès, Diallo played with the SEED Academy from age 16. In 2013, he played at a Basketball Without Borders camp in South Africa and was named the All-Star Game MVP.[1] He moved to the United States to play high school basketball in North Carolina with Cape Fear Christian Academy.
College career[]
Diallo played two seasons with Kilgore College from 2015 until 2017. He averaged 24 minutes, 9.6 points and 2.2 rebounds in 59 games with Kilgore.[2] In 2017, he transferred to the American Eagles men's basketball team.
Professional career[]
In May 2021, Diallo signed with Senegalese side AS Douanes. He was on the roster for the first-ever season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).[3] Diallo helped the Douanes win the Senegalese Cup in October, and was named the MVP after scoring 22 points in the final against Jeanne d'Arc.[4]
In November 2021, Diallo signed with DUC Dakar of the Nationale 1 and for the 2022 BAL season.[5] On 16 March 2022, Diallo scored a BAL career-high 30 points in a loss to AS Salé.[6]
National team career[]
In 2021, Diallo was called up for the Senegalese national basketball team and made his debut against Kenya in February.[7] He also played at FIBA AfroBasket 2021, contributing 5.3 points per game for Senegal on its way to a bronze medal.[8]
BAL career statistics[]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2021 | AS Douanes | 4 | 0 | 20.7 | .410 | .435 | .833 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 11.8 |
2022 | DUC | 5 | 5 | 30.6 | .448 | .375 | .900 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 15.2 |
Career | 9 | 5 | 26.2 | .431 | .402 | .870 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 13.7 |
Awards and accomplishments[]
Club career[]
- AS Douanes
- Senegalese Cup winner: (2021)
National team career[]
- Senegal
- AfroBasket: bronze medal in 2021
Invididual[]
- Senegalese Cup MVP: (2021)
References[]
- ^ "From Senegal to the States". The Eagle. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Cheikh 'CB' Diallo - 2018-19 - Men's Basketball". American University. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Ligue africaine de basketball : La liste des 13 basketteurs de l'AS Douanes | Africa Foot United". africafootunited.com (in French). Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ Demba, Varore. "Coupe du Sénégal : l'AS Douanes sauve sa saison". Sport News Africa (in French). Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Basketball Africa League: Le Duc se renforce en enrôlant Bamba Diallo de la Douane". Baobab 7 Info (in French). 6 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "AS Salé Prevail Over Host DUC, Advance to Playoffs". The BAL. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Basketball: Cheikh Bamba Diallo, Senegal's 3 point wizard". Sport News Africa. 2021-02-20. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Senegal at the FIBA AfroBasket 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
External links[]
- 1996 births
- DUC Dakar players
- Living people
- American Eagles men's basketball players
- Senegalese men's basketball players
- Shooting guards
- People from Thiès
- AS Douanes basketball players