Mame Diodio Diouf

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Mame Diodio Diouf
No. 8CB Islas Canarias
Position Point guard
League LFB
Personal information
Born (1984-12-15) 15 December 1984 (age 39)
Dakar, Senegal
NationalitySenegalese
Listed height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Listed weight70 kg (154 lb)
Career information
WNBA draft 2006: undrafted
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
AfroBasket
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Mali Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Senegal Team
African Games (All-Africa Games)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Algiers Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Maputo Team

Mame Diodio Diouf (born 15 December 1984), [1] also known as Diodio Diouf, is a Senegalese women's basketball player. [2]

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Career

She began her career in DUC, the university club of Dakar. She was voted Queen of the Season 2005–2006 for her play with the club of DUC. [2]

She played professionally in Switzerland. There, she started with the Esperance club with which she won the Cup of the League. She later joined Arnold-Reymond.

Diouf competed for Senegal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [3]

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References

  1. "Mame Diodio Diouf". 2009 FIBA Africa Championship for women. FIBA. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  2. 1 2 Amadou Lamine Ndiaye (4 September 2006). "Mame Diodio DIOUF reine de la saison 2005–2006: Entretien et résultats du sondage" [Mame Diodio DIOUF queen of the 2005–2006 season: Interview and survey results] (in French). senebasket.com. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  3. "Diodio Diouf". Olympedia . Retrieved 12 September 2024.