Pape Moustapha Diop
No. 7 – DUC Dakar | |
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Position | Power Forward |
Personal information | |
Born | 1 January 1996 |
Nationality | Senegalese |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2018 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2018–present |
Career history | |
2018–2019 | Tallinna Kalev |
2019–2021 | AS Douanes |
2021–present | DUC Dakar |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Pape Moustapha Diop (born 1 January 1996) is a Senegalese basketball player. He plays for the Senegal national basketball team and AS Douanes.
Professional career[]
Diop played for the Estonian Side BC Tallinna Kalev in the 2018–19 season,[1] he averaged 1.25 points, 0.75 rebound and 0.25 assists per game.[2][3]
In 2019, Diop returned to Senegal to play for AS Douanes. On November 4, 2019, he was named the MVP of the Senegalese Basketball Cup after a 28 points and 13 rebounds performance in the final.[4] In the same season, he also won the Nationale 1 title and was named the league's Finals MVP.[5]
In 2021, he transferred to DUC Dakar.[6]
National team career[]
Diop represented the Senegal national basketball team at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification where he averaged 2 points, 2.3 rebound and 0.5 assists per game.[7] He also played at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China, where he averaged 3 points, 1 rebound and 0.2 assists per game.[8] Diop also played at FIBA AfroBasket 2021, helping the team win a bronze medal.
References[]
- ^ "Tallinna Ulikool/Kalev Rosters". basketball.realgm.com.
- ^ "Pape Moustapha Diop". basketball.realgm.com.
- ^ "Pape Diop". proballers.com.
- ^ "Coupe du Sénégal - MVP, Top scoreur et rebondeur de la finale : Le Roi a confirmé !". Basket 221 (in French). 4 November 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Pape Moustapha Diop, MVP de la finale : «Le discours du coach nous a remotivés» - Basketsenegal". 21 October 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "DUC : Les nouveaux venus Pape Moustapha Diop (20 pts) et Bassirou Bâ (19 pts) ont assuré pour leur première !". Basket 221 (in French). 13 January 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Pape Diop". fiba.basketball.
- ^ "Pape Diop". fiba.basketball.
- 1996 births
- Living people
- DUC Dakar players
- Senegalese men's basketball players
- 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
- BC Tallinn Kalev players
- AS Douanes basketball players
- Senegalese expatriate basketball people in Estonia