Yakhouba Diawara

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Yakhouba Diawara
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Personal information
Born (1982-08-29) 29 August 1982 (age 41)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school Tremblay-en-France (Paris, France)
College Southern Idaho (2001–2003)
Pepperdine (2003–2005)
NBA draft 2005: undrafted
Playing career2000–2020
Position Small forward / shooting guard
Career history
2000–2001,
2005–2006		 JDA Dijon
2006 Climamio Bologna
2006–2008 Denver Nuggets
2008–2010 Miami Heat
2010–2011 Enel Brindisi
2011–2012 Cimberio Varese
2012–2013 Umana Reyer Venezia
2013–2014 BCM Gravelines
2014–2015Cimberio Varese
2015–2016 Limoges
2017 Juvecaserta Basket
2017–2018 Pistoia Basket 2000
2018–2019 ESSM Le Portel
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-WCC (2004)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Croatia U-18 Team
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Lithuania U-20 Team

Yakhouba Diawara (born August 29, 1982) is a French former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Southern Idaho and Pepperdine.

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Early career

Diawara started his career with French team JDA Dijon, and after his first season in the European League, Diawara decided to attend college in the United States. He first attended junior college at Southern Idaho, playing 63 games and averaging 12.1 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 24.1 minutes while shooting 54.2 percent from the floor, 31.8 percent from three-point range and 58.6 percent from the free throw line. After two years, he transferred to Pepperdine where he averaged 15.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 32.5 minutes while shooting 45.6 percent from the floor, 34.3 percent from three-point range and 65 percent from the free throw line earning First Team All-West Coast Conference honors as a junior. [1]

Professional career

Diawara went undrafted after graduating from Pepperdine and signed with Dijon again. In February 2006, he moved to Italian team Climamio Bologna. He was signed by the Denver Nuggets on 26 July 2006. [2] He signed with the Miami Heat on 7 August 2008. [3]

On 24 July 2010 Diawara signed with Enel Brindisi in Italy. [4] For the 2011–12 season, he signed a one-year deal with Pallacanestro Varese. [5] On 21 July 2012 he signed with another Italian team, Umana Reyer Venezia. [6] He left Venezia on 16 July 2013. [7] In September 2013, he signed a one-year deal with BCM Gravelines, [8] however, he parted ways with them on 10 March 2014. [9] On 21 August 2014 he returned to Cimberio Varese for the 2014–15 season. [10]

On 28 September 2015 Diawara signed with the Memphis Grizzlies, returning to the NBA for the first time since 2010. [11] However, he was waived on 24 October after appearing in six preseason games. [12] On 2 November he signed with Limoges for the rest of the 2015–16 season. [13]

On 16 January 2017 Diawara signed with Italian club Juvecaserta Basket for the rest of the 2016–17 LBA season. [14]

On 17 December 2017 Diawara signed a one-week tryout contract with Italian club Pistoia Basket 2000. [15] Four days later Pistoia announced that Diawara has passed the tryout period with the team and signed a deal for the rest of the 2017–18 LBA season. [16]

Personal life

Diawara is the youngest of Bintou and Ansoumane Diawara’s four children, having two sisters (Kankou and Fatoumata) and one brother (Sourakhata). He is fluent in French, Wolof, English, and Italian. [1]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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 Bold Career high

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2006–07 Denver 641918.4.342.288.6601.7.9.5.14.4
2007–08 Denver 541410.0.410.318.7101.1.7.1.12.8
2008–09 Miami 632113.5.350.313.5261.3.4.2.13.4
2009–10 Miami 627.3.200.167.000.7.5.2.0.8
Career1875614.0.357.301.6501.4.7.3.13.5

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2007 Denver 101.0.000.000.000.0.0.0.0.0
2008 Denver 302.7.400.000.000.3.0.0.01.3
2009 Miami 504.2.333.000.0001.0.0.2.0.4
Career903.3.375.000.000.7.0.1.0.7

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References

  1. 1 2 "NBA.com: Yakhouba Diawara Bio Page". NBA.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Nuggets sign Yakhouba Diawara". InsideHoops.com. July 26, 2006. Retrieved July 26, 2006.
  3. ↑ "HEAT Sign Yakhouba Diawara". NBA.com. August 7, 2008. Retrieved August 7, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Yakhouba Diawara inks with Enel Brindisi". Sportando.com. July 24, 2010. Retrieved July 24, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Cimberio Varese announces Yakhouba Diawara". Sportando.com. July 25, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Venezia officially signs Diawara". Sportando.com. July 21, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Yakhouba Diawara leaves Reyer Venezia". Sportando.com. July 16, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Yakhouba Diawara Signs One-Year Deal With BCM Gravelines Of Eurocup". RealGM.com. September 13, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Yakhouba Diawara leaves Gravelines-Dunkerque". Sportando.com. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Varese announces the return of Yakhouba Diawara". Sportando.com. August 21, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Grizzlies announce 2015 training camp roster". NBA.com. September 28, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Memphis Grizzlies waive four players". NBA.com. October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Limoges CSP announce Yakhouba Diawara". Sportando.com. November 2, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Juvecaserta agreed to terms with Yakhouba Diawara". Sportando.com. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  15. ↑ "The Flexx Pistoia signs Yakhouba Diawara to a one-week tryout". Sportando.com. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  16. ↑ "Pistoia Basket extends Yakhouba Diawara until the end of the season". Sportando.com. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
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