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Mohamed Diarra
Diarra with NC State in 2023
Personal information
Born (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 23)
Paris, France
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolRedemption Academy
(Troy, New York)
College
PositionPower forward

Mohamed Diarra (born 1 January 2001) is a French basketball player. He played college basketball for the Garden City CC Broncbusters, the Missouri Tigers, and the NC State Wolfpack.

Early life and high school career[edit]

Diarra attended high school at Redemption Academy. Coming out of high school, Diarra decided to commit to playing college basketball for JUCO Garden City CC.[1]

College career[edit]

Garden City CC[edit]

In Diarra's freshman season, he played in 20 games averaging 8.4 points and 10.2 rebounds per game.[2] In Diarra's sophomore season, he averaged 17.8 points and 12.6 rebounds per game en route to being named the top JUCO prospect.[3]

Missouri[edit]

After two seasons of playing JUCO basketball, Diarra decided to commit to play for Missouri.[4][5] Against Alabama, Diarra recorded a season high 12 rebounds.[6] During the 2022–23 season, Diarra played in 25 games while making six starts where averaged 3.2 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.[7] After just one season with Missouri, Diarra decided to enter the NCAA transfer portal.[8][9]

NC State[edit]

Diarra decided to transfer to play for NC State.[10][11] In Diarra's first game with NC State, he notched ten points, fourteen rebounds, and three blocks in a win over The Citadel.[12] On February 10, 2024, Diarra notched his second double-double of the year scoring 13 points and bringing down 12 rebounds, but NC State lost to Wake Forest 83–79.[13] In the sweet sixteen, Diarra helped the Wolfpack upset the two seed Marquette after notching a double-double scoring 11 points and grabbing 15 rebounds in a 67–58 win.[14]

Career statistics[edit]

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

College[edit]

NCAA Division I[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2022–23 Missouri 25 6 11.7 .400 .250 .558 3.3 .6 .5 .6 3.2
2023–24 NC State 40 22 22.1 .477 .309 .658 7.8 .6 .7 1.0 6.3
Career 65 28 18.1 .457 .298 .621 6.0 .6 .6 .9 5.1

JUCO[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020–21 Garden City CC 20 4 20.8 .382 .309 .646 10.2 1.1 .6 1.8 8.4
2021–22 Garden City CC 30 30 30.0 .452 .300 .714 12.6 1.7 1.9 2.4 17.8
Career 50 34 26.3 .435 .303 .695 11.6 1.4 1.3 2.1 14.1

Personal life[edit]

Diarra is a Muslim and participates in Ramadan.[15][16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Zembal, Jacey (26 February 2024). "NC State junior PF Mohamed Diarra providing spark". Rivals.com. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Mohamed Diarra". NC State University Athletics. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  3. ^ McDowell, Ethan (21 September 2023). "Mohamed Diarra is NC State's 'most complete player' coming out of offseason". On3.com. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  4. ^ Kwiecinski, Chris (26 March 2022). "What Mizzou basketball gets in Mohamed Diarra, Dennis Gates' first commit as head coach". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  5. ^ Bromberg, Lila. "Dennis Gates lands his first recruit as Missouri Tigers men's basketball coach". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  6. ^ Stahl, Matt (28 March 2023). "Missouri basketball: Mohamed Diarra becomes first transfer portal entry of offseason". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  7. ^ Harvey, Paul (24 April 2023). "Mohamed Diarra, transfer forward from Mizzou, reveals ACC commitment". Saturday Road. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Mizzou's Mohamed Diarra enters transfer portal; two Tigers invited to All-Star events". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  9. ^ Matter, Dave (28 March 2023). "Mizzou basketball's Mohamed Diarra enters transfer portal". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  10. ^ Wiseman, Steve. "An NC State basketball switcheroo, as Wolfpack adds another transfer portal player". Raleigh News & Observer. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  11. ^ Samra, Steve (24 April 2023). "NC State lands former Missouri center Mohamed Diarra via NCAA Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  12. ^ Watson-Fisher, Jadyn. "Welcome to the Pack: NC State transfer has first career double-double in season opener". Raleigh News & Observer. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  13. ^ Alexander, Chip. "From French soccer fields to the ACC: Mohamed Diarra filling role for NC State basketball". Raleigh News & Observer. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  14. ^ Fleischman, Noah (30 March 2024). "NC State's Mohamed Diarra continues double-double streak in win over Marquette". On3.com. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  15. ^ Krest, Shawn (29 March 2024). "NCSU's Diarra balances faith, ball". The North State Journal. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  16. ^ Decock, Luke. "Survive. Advance. Eat? NC State's Mohamed Diarra playing through Ramadan fast". Raleigh News & Observer. Retrieved 30 March 2024.

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