Michel Diouf

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Michel Diouf
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Diouf with Bakken Bears in 2021
No. 11–Ciudad de Huelva Baloncesto
Position Center
Personal information
Born (1989-04-19) 19 April 1989 (age 35)
Medina Gounass, Senegal
NationalitySenegalese
Listed height2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight102 kg (225 lb)
Career information
NBA draft 2011: undrafted
Playing career2007–present
Career history
2007–2009CB Qalat
2009–2011CB Tarragona
2011–2012 Palencia
2012 Fuenlabrada
2012–2014 Breogán
2014–2015 Miraflores Burgos
2015–2024 Bakken Bears
2024 Nairobi City Thunder
2025–present Ciudad de Huelva Baloncesto
Career highlights and awards

Michel Diogoye Diouf (born 19 April 1989) is a Senegalese professional basketball player. Diouf is a four-time winner of the Basketligaen Defender of the Year award. [1] He is the current all-time leader in points, rebounds and blocks in the FIBA Europe Cup. [2]

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Career

In the 2020–21 season, Diouf won his fifth Basketligaen championship with Bakken Bears and was named the Finals MVP. [3] On 21 March 2022, Diouf became the all-time leading scorer of the FIBA Europe Cup in a quarterfinal game against Oradea. He surpassed Trae Golden's record of 789 total points. [2] Diouf left Bakken after a nine-year stint in 2024. [4]

On 19 September 2024, Diouf joined the Nairobi City Thunder of the Kenyan KBF Premier League and the Road to BAL. [5] In February 2025, he inked a deal with Spanish third-division side Ciudad de Huelva Baloncesto. [6]

Honours

Club

Bakken Bears

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "Basketligaen Priser" (in Danish). Basketligaen.dk. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Diouf overtakes Golden to become FIBA Europe Cup's all-time leading scorer". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Coupe du Danemark : Bakken sacré grâce à Michel Diouf, MVP de la finale !". Basket 221 (in French). 11 February 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "En epoke er slut". Bakken Bears (in Danish). 18 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  5. ↑ Olobulu, Timothy (20 September 2024). "League champions Thunder pack up squad with three foreign additions". Capital Sports. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "El Ciudad de Huelva Emerita Resources ficha al pívot Michel Diogoye Diouf". Federación Española de Baloncesto. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Bears dansk mester | Basketball | Bakken Bears Officielle Website" (in Danish). 27 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.


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