Ousmane Diop (basketball)

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Ousmane Diop
File:Ousmane Diop.jpg
No. 25 – Olimpia Milano
PositionCenter / power forward
LeagueLBA
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (2000-02-19) February 19, 2000 (age 24)
Rufisque, Senegal
NationalitySenegalese / Italian
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2024Dinamo Sassari
2018–2019→ Dinamo Cagliari
2019–2021Basket Torino
2024–presentOlimpia Milano
Career highlights and awards

Ousmane Diop (born February 19, 2000) is a Senegalese professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega basket serie A and the EuroLeague. He is a player with a great physique and good athleticism, with his 6'7'' by 220 lb he is mainly able to play the role of center, but also that of power forward; he knows how to play both front and back to the basket.

Professional career

He made his debut in Italy in the 2016–17 season of the Serie A2 league, in Pallacanestro Udine, a team with which, in the following season, he played in the play-offs of the East Group. In August 2018 he signed a four-year contract with the Dinamo Sassari.[1][2]

Personal life

Even though Diop hasn't got Italian citizenship, he has Italian formation.

External links

References

  1. "Ousmane Diop per i prossimi quattro anni in maglia Dinamo Sassari - S&H Magazine" (in italiano). 2018-08-17. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  2. "Basket: Dinamo, Diop e Trier rinnovano sino al 2024 - Sardegna". Agenzia ANSA (in italiano). 2022-06-13. Retrieved 2022-11-28.