Michel Diouf
Appearance
![]() Diouf with Bakken Bears in 2021 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Medina Gounass, Senegal | 19 April 1989
Nationality | Senegalese |
Listed height | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) |
Listed weight | 102 kg (225 lb) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2011: undrafted |
Playing career | 2007–present |
Position | Center |
Number | 11 |
Career history | |
2007–2009 | CB Qalat |
2009–2011 | CB Tarragona |
2011–2012 | Palencia |
2012 | Fuenlabrada |
2012–2014 | Breogán |
2014–2015 | Miraflores Burgos |
2015–2024 | Bakken Bears |
Career highlights and awards | |
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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]
Career
[edit]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]
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]Individual
[edit]- 4× Basketligaen Defender of the Year: (2016, 2018, 2019, 2020)[1]
- Basketligaen Finals MVP: (2021)[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Basketligaen Priser" (in Danish). Basketligaen.dk. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Diouf overtakes Golden to become FIBA Europe Cup's all-time leading scorer". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Coupe du Danemark : Bakken sacré grâce à Michel Diouf, MVP de la finale !". Basket 221 (in French). 11 February 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "En epoke er slut". Bakken Bears (in Danish). 18 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Bears dansk mester | Basketball | Bakken Bears Officielle Website" (in Danish). 27 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.