Bara Diop

Bara Diop
No. 11 – AS Douanes
PositionPower forward
LeagueNationale 1
Basketball Africa League
Personal information
Born (1992-08-14) 14 August 1992 (age 32)
M'Bour, Senegal
NationalitySenegalese
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight97 kg (214 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Career history
?–2017AS Douanes
2017–2019DUC Dakar
2020–presentAS Douanes
Career highlights and awards

Mamadou Lamine "Bara" Diop (born 14 August 1992) is a Senegalese basketball player for AS Douanes of the Basketball Africa League. Standing at 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in), he plays as power forward.

Professional career

Born in M'Bour, Diop started playing for M'Bour Basket Club. He also enjoyed playing football but chose basketball at a later age.[1] Diop started his career with AS Douanes in the Nationale 1, the national top tier level. In 2017, Diop left to play for the team of DUC Dakar.

In January 2021, Diop returned to AS Douanes.[2] Diop was on the roster for AS Douanes in the 2021 BAL season.[3] He led the team in rebounding and helped Douanes reach the quarterfinals of the tournament. Diop also led the league in steals with 2.5 per game.[4]

In August 2024, Diop and Douanes won the Senegalese Basketball Cup, and he was named the Final MVP.[5]

Career statistics

BAL

Legend
  GP Games 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
 *  Led the league
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021 Douanes 4 4 31.4 .465 .357 .500 7.3 1.5 2.5* 1.3 12.3
2023 Douanes 7 0 12.5 .320 .000 .000 2.4 .4 .4 .0 2.3

Personal

Diop graduated from Cheikh Anta Diop University.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Bara Diop, basketteur « il y a beaucoup de talents à Mbour mais les joueurs ne sont pas bien traités »". www.mbour.info. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. ^ "AS Douanes : Bara Diop, Louis Adams et Gora Gaye de retour, Lamine Badji recruté". wiwsport (in French). 28 January 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Basket-ball/AS Douane : Mamadou Gueye dévoile sa liste pour la BAL". Africa Top Sports (in French). 11 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Basketball Africa League Stats - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Mamadou Lamine Diop (MVP de la finale) : "On remercie toute l'administration de l'AS Douanes qui a mis tous les moyens…"" (in French). 11 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.