Khalifa Diop
No. 18 – Herbalife Gran Canaria | |
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Position | Center |
League | Liga ACB EuroCup |
Personal information | |
Born | 15 January 2002 |
Nationality | Senegalese |
Listed height | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) |
Listed weight | 105 kg (231 lb) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 2017–present |
Career history | |
2017–present | Gran Canaria |
2017–present | →Gran Canaria B |
Khalifa Ababacar Diop (born 15 January 2002) is a Senegalese professional basketball player for Herbalife Gran Canaria of the Liga ACB.
Professional career[]
On 28 March 2019, Diop made his senior debut for Gran Canaria, recording three points and four rebounds in a 90–55 loss to Maccabi Tel Aviv in the EuroLeague.[1] On 24 November, he made his Liga ACB debut, playing three minutes in a loss to Real Madrid.[2]
National team career[]
Diop represented Senegal at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup in Heraklion. He averaged 13.1 points, seven rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Diop, Khalifa". EuroLeague. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Nov 24, 2019 - Herbalife Gran Canaria 76 at Real Madrid 92". RealGM. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Khalifa Ababacar Diop (SEN)'s profile - FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2019". FIBA. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
External links[]
- Khalifa Diop International Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Categories:
- Living people
- 2002 births
- CB Gran Canaria players
- Centers (basketball)
- Liga ACB players
- Senegalese men's basketball players
- Senegalese expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Spanish basketball biography stubs