Michel Diouf

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Michel Diouf
Diouf with Bakken Bears in 2021
Personal information
Born (1989-04-19) 19 April 1989 (age 35)
Medina Gounass, Senegal
NationalitySenegalese
Listed height2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight102 kg (225 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2011: undrafted
Playing career2007–present
PositionCenter
Number11
Career history
2007–2009CB Qalat
2009–2011CB Tarragona
2011–2012Palencia
2012Fuenlabrada
2012–2014Breogán
2014–2015Miraflores Burgos
2015–2024Bakken Bears
Career highlights and awards

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

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

Club

Bakken Bears

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Basketligaen Priser" (in Danish). Basketligaen.dk. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Diouf overtakes Golden to become FIBA Europe Cup's all-time leading scorer". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Coupe du Danemark : Bakken sacré grâce à Michel Diouf, MVP de la finale !". Basket 221 (in French). 11 February 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. ^ "En epoke er slut". Bakken Bears (in Danish). 18 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Bears dansk mester | Basketball | Bakken Bears Officielle Website" (in Danish). 27 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.