Pape Moustapha Diop

Pape Moustapha Diop
Andrezieux
PositionPower forward
LeagueNationale Masculine 2
Personal information
Born (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 28)
Dakar, Senegal
NationalitySenegalese
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Career information
CollegeCape Breton (2017–2018)
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019Tallinna Kalev
2018–2021AS Douanes
2021DUC
2021–2022Joeuf-Homécourt Basket
2022–presentAndrezieux
Career highlights and awards
  • 3× NM1 champion (2018, 2019, 2021)
  • 2× NM1 MVP (2018, 2019)
  • NM1 Finals MVP (2019)
  • Senegalese Cup winner (2019)
  • Senegalese Cup MVP (2019)
Medals
AfroBasket
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Rwanda

Pape Moustapha Diop (born 1 January 1996) is a Senegalese basketball player. He plays for the Senegal national basketball team and Andrezieux in France.

College career

A Dakar native,[1] Diop played college basketball in Canada for Cape Breton University of Sydney. He averaged 2.5 points in 12.5 minutes per game in the 2017–18 season.[2] On January 13, 2018, Diop scored a career-high 11 points in a 114–93 loss against UNB.[3]

Professional career

Diop played for the Estonian Side BC Tallinna Kalev in the 2018–19 season,[4] he averaged 1.25 points, 0.75 rebound and 0.25 assists per game.[5][6]

In 2019, Diop returned to Senegal to play for AS Douanes. On November 4, 2019, he was named the MVP of the Senegalese Basketball Cup after a 28 points and 13 rebounds performance in the final.[7] In the same season, he also won the Nationale 1 title and was named the league's Finals MVP.[8]

In 2021, he transferred to DUC Dakar.[9]

In the 2021–22 season, Diop plays for Joeuf-Homécourt Basket in the National Masculine 2, the French fourth tier level. He scored 37 points in his debut against Étoile Charleville-Mézières.[10]

National team career

Diop represented the Senegal national basketball team at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification where he averaged 2 points, 2.3 rebound and 0.5 assists per game.[11] He also played at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China, where he averaged 3 points, 1 rebound and 0.2 assists per game.[12] Diop also played at FIBA AfroBasket 2021, helping the team win a bronze medal.

References

  1. ^ "Tigers top Capers 88-71". 2017-10-27. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ "Cape Breton Athletics". Cape Breton Athletics. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  3. ^ "UNB vs. Cape Breton - Box Score - 1/13/2018". Cape Breton Athletics. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  4. ^ "Tallinna Ulikool/Kalev Rosters". basketball.realgm.com.
  5. ^ "Pape Moustapha Diop". basketball.realgm.com.
  6. ^ "Pape Diop". proballers.com.
  7. ^ "Coupe du Sénégal - MVP, Top scoreur et rebondeur de la finale : Le Roi a confirmé !". Basket 221 (in French). 4 November 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Pape Moustapha Diop, MVP de la finale : «Le discours du coach nous a remotivés» - Basketsenegal". 21 October 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  9. ^ "DUC : Les nouveaux venus Pape Moustapha Diop (20 pts) et Bassirou Bâ (19 pts) ont assuré pour leur première !". Basket 221 (in French). 13 January 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  10. ^ "France : Pape Moustapha Diop inscrit 36 points pour son premier match avec son nouveau club". wiwsport (in French). 22 September 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Pape Diop". fiba.basketball.
  12. ^ "Pape Diop". fiba.basketball.