![]() Diallo with Providence | ||||||||||||
No. 11–AS Monaco Basket | ||||||||||||
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Position | Small forward | |||||||||||
League | LNB Pro A EuroLeague | |||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||
Born | New York City, U.S. | June 29, 1997|||||||||||
Nationality | American / Guinean | |||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | |||||||||||
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | |||||||||||
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High school | ||||||||||||
College | Providence (2016–2020) | |||||||||||
NBA draft | 2020: undrafted | |||||||||||
Playing career | 2020–present | |||||||||||
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2020–2021 | Lavrio | |||||||||||
2021–present | AS Monaco | |||||||||||
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Alpha Saliou Diallo [1] (born June 29, 1997) is an American-born Guinean professional basketball player for AS Monaco of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Providence Friars.
Diallo was born [2] and grew up in New York City but moved to Denver, Colorado with his mother. [3] He played at Denver West High School as a sophomore and led the team to the Sweet 16 in the Class 4A tournament. He was declared ineligible by the Colorado High School Activities Association after attempting to transfer to Abraham Lincoln High School, coached by his mentor Vince Valdez. [4] Diallo played two seasons at Frederick Douglass Academy in Harlem. [5] He did a postgraduate year at Brewster Academy and averaged 16.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. He scored 35 points and had eight rebounds and eight assists against eventual national champion Hargrave Military Academy. [3] Diallo represented Team Africa in the adidas Nations circuit and averaged 20.5 points and 10.7 rebounds per game. Diallo was ranked the 95th best player in his class and signed with Providence after Junior Lomomba's transfer opened up a scholarship. [6] He chose the Friars over offers from Oklahoma State and VCU. [3]
As a freshman, Diallo averaged 5.7 points and 3.2 rebounds per game. [7] Diallo averaged 13.2 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game as a sophomore and often defended the opposing team's best player. However, he only shot 21 percent from three-point range, and worked on his shooting in the summer. [8] As a junior, Diallo was named to the Second Team All-Big East. [9] He averaged 16 points, 8.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 1.6 steals per game, leading the team in all four categories. Diallo declared for the 2019 NBA draft but decided to return to Providence. [10] Coming into his senior season, he was named to the Preseason First Team All-Big East. [11] On February 16, 2020, Diallo scored a career-high 35 points in a 74–71 upset of tenth-ranked Seton Hall, shooting 11-of-15 from the floor. [9] He was named Big East Player of the Week on February 17. [12] As a senior, Diallo averaged 14.1 points and 7.8 rebounds per game and was a repeat selection to the Second Team All-Big East. [13]
On September 9, 2020, Diallo signed his first professional contract with Lavrio of the Greek Basket League. [14] During the very successful 2020–2021 campaign, where the club reached the Greek Basket League finals for the first time, Diallo averaged 12.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1.5 steals per game.
On July 24, 2021, Diallo signed a three-year contract with Greek Basket League champions and EuroLeague mainstays Panathinaikos. [15] However, on August 30, he signed with AS Monaco of the French LNB Pro A. [16]
On May 18, 2022, he was named to the All-LNB Pro A First Team. [17] Diallo helped Monaco reach the Finals of the Pro A, where they lost to LDLC ASVEL. [18]
In the summer of 2019, Diallo was a part of the United States National team who competed at the Pan American Games in Peru. The team won bronze, defeating Dominican Republic 92–83 with 23 points and five rebounds from Diallo. [19] Diallo led the team in scoring (15.0), rebounding (5.6) and steals (1.6) per game. [11]
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 | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
Bold | Career high |
* | Led the league |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2021–22 | Monaco | 34 | 26 | 24.6 | .494 | .382 | .732 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 | .3 | 9.6 | 11.5 |
2022–23 | 41* | 15 | 24.8 | .459 | .298 | .750 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 1.3 | .3 | 10.5 | 11.1 | |
2023–24 | 38 | 16 | 26.9 | .485 | .389 | .750 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 | .4 | 10.6 | 11.8 | |
Career | 113 | 57 | 25.4 | .478 | .352 | .745 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | .3 | 10.3 | 11.5 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2016–17 | Providence | 33 | 16 | 21.4 | .407 | .243 | .738 | 3.2 | 1.2 | .9 | .2 | 5.7 |
2017–18 | Providence | 32 | 31 | 30.7 | .466 | .214 | .733 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .3 | 13.2 |
2018–19 | Providence | 34 | 34 | 35.4 | .420 | .333 | .674 | 8.1 | 3.1 | 1.6 | .5 | 16.0 |
2019–20 | Providence | 31 | 30 | 32.7 | .414 | .313 | .632 | 7.8 | 2.5 | 1.5 | .9 | 14.1 |
Career | 130 | 111 | 30.0 | .429 | .291 | .684 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 1.3 | .5 | 12.2 |
Diallo's brother, Mohamed "Mo" Diallo, currently plays for Stony Brook. [20]
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