Ousmane Diop (basketball)

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Ousmane Diop
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No. 25Olimpia Milano
Position Center / power forward
League LBA
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (2000-02-19) February 19, 2000 (age 24)
Rufisque, Senegal
NationalitySenegalese / Italian
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2024 Dinamo Sassari
2018–2019→ Dinamo Cagliari
2019–2021Basket Torino
2024–present Olimpia Milano
Career highlights and awards

Ousmane Diop (born February 19, 2000) is a Senegalese professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega basket serie A and the EuroLeague. He is a player with a great physique and good athleticism, with his 6'7'' by 220 lb he is mainly able to play the role of center, but also that of power forward; he knows how to play both front and back to the basket.

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Professional career

He made his debut in Italy in the 2016–17 season of the Serie A2 league, in Pallacanestro Udine, a team with which, in the following season, he played in the play-offs of the East Group. In August 2018 he signed a four-year contract with the Dinamo Sassari. [1] [2]

Personal life

Even though Diop hasn't got Italian citizenship, he has Italian formation.

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References

  1. "Ousmane Diop per i prossimi quattro anni in maglia Dinamo Sassari - S&H Magazine" (in Italian). 2018-08-17. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  2. "Basket: Dinamo, Diop e Trier rinnovano sino al 2024 - Sardegna". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 2022-06-13. Retrieved 2022-11-28.