Mathilde Diop

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Mathilde Diop
Personal information
Born (1997-06-15) 15 June 1997 (age 26)
Dakar, Senegal
NationalitySenegalese
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Career information
High school
  • Lycee Gambettav
  • (Arras), France
College
NBA draft 2019: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Position Forward

Mathilde Diop (born June 15, 1997, in Dakar) is a Senegalese basketball player who is playing forward for Neuss in Germany and Senegal women's national basketball team. [1]

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Personal life

Diop parents are Mouhamadou Moustapha Diop and Maximiana Lopez Diop. Her father was an Olympian in Senegal who played basketball for Stade Francais. Apart from playing basketball, she also like music, netflix and eating. [2]

Career history

She attended Lycee Gambetta in Arras, France and graduated in 2015.

Diop described her basketball journey as a rough one. According to Diop, her father is the first person who put basketball in her hands. She played for Arizona Western College before joining University of Colorado. [3] [4] [2] She played 27 games during 2018–2019 season with 10.7 minutes, 0.8 points per game, 1.9 rebounds per game, 0.7 assist per game, 0.4 steals per game, 0.5 blocks per game, 0.8 assist to turnover ratio, 33.3 field goal percentage, 0.0 3 field goals made-attempted per game, 30.0 free throws made-attempted per game and playing efficiency of 0.9. [5] She have been transferred to Neuss for the 2024–2025 season. [6]

Senegal national team

Diop first represented Senegal in 2023 when she was called for 2023 women's Afrobasket where she played 5 games with 3.6 points per game, 1.4 rebounds per game, 0.4 assist per game and playing efficiency of 4. She was again called in 2024 for 2024 FIBA women's olympic qualifying tournament where she played 2 games with 6 points per game, 1.5 rebounds per game, 1.5 assist per game and playing efficiency of 6. [7] [8] [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Eurobasket. "Mathilde Diop, Basketball Player, News, Stats - Eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  2. 1 2 "Mathilde Diop - Women's Basketball". University of Colorado Athletics. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  3. ↑ "Whirlwind journey worth it for Buffs' Mathilde Diop". BuffZone. 2018-01-06. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  4. ↑ BuffZone.com (2019-03-21). "Peyton Carter, Mathilde Diop leaving CU Buffs". BuffZone. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  5. ↑ "Mathilde Diop - Colorado Buffaloes Guard". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  6. ↑ "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  7. ↑ "Mathilde Diop - Player Profile". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  8. ↑ "Mathilde Diop (US La Glacerie) - Player Profile - Basketball24.com". www.basketball24.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  9. ↑ "Mathilde Diop (US La Glacerie) - Career Stats - Flashscore.com". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
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