Bamba Diallo
 Diallo in 2023 | |
| AS Loon Plage Basket | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | LNB Pro B |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 15 March 1996 Thiès, Senegal |
| Nationality | Senegalese |
| Listed height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Listed weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Cape Fear Christian Academy (North Carolina) |
| College | Kilgore (2015–2017) American (2017–2019) |
| Playing career | 2021–present |
| Career history | |
| 2021 | AS Douanes |
| 2021–2022 | DUC Dakar |
| 2023 | Jeanne d'Arc |
| 2023–present | AS Loon Plage Basket |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Medals | |
Cheikh Bamba "C.B." Diallo (born 28 March 1990) is a Senegalese basketball player for AS Loon plage Basket and the Senegal national team. Standing at 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in), he mainly plays as shooting guard.
Early career
[edit]Born in Thiès, Diallo played with the SEED Academy from age 16. In 2013, he played at a Basketball Without Borders camp in South Africa and was named the All-Star Game MVP.[1] He moved to the United States to play high school basketball in North Carolina with Cape Fear Christian Academy.
College career
[edit]Diallo played two seasons with Kilgore College from 2015 until 2017. He averaged 24 minutes, 9.6 points and 2.2 rebounds in 59 games with Kilgore.[2] In 2017, he transferred to the American Eagles men's basketball team.
Professional career
[edit]In May 2021, Diallo signed with Senegalese side AS Douanes. He was on the roster for the first-ever season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).[3] Diallo helped the Douanes win the Senegalese Cup in October, and was named the MVP after scoring 22 points in the final against Jeanne d'Arc.[4]
In November 2021, Diallo signed with DUC Dakar of the Nationale 1 and for the 2022 BAL season.[5] On 16 March 2022, Diallo scored a BAL career-high 30 points in a loss to AS Salé.[6]
After the 2022 season, in which DUC won the Senegalese Cup, Diallo signed with rivals Jeanne d'Arc.[7]
In July 2023, Diallo signed with French club AS Loon Plage Basket, who were promoted to the LNB Pro B as the champions of the French third division Nationale Masculine 1.[8]
National team career
[edit]In 2021, Diallo was called up for the Senegalese national basketball team and made his debut against Kenya in February.[9] He also played at FIBA AfroBasket 2021, contributing 5.3 points per game for Senegal on its way to a bronze medal.[10]
BAL career statistics
[edit]| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | AS Douanes | 4 | 0 | 20.7 | .410 | .435 | .833 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 11.8 |
| 2022 | DUC | 5 | 5 | 30.6 | .448 | .375 | .900 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 15.2 |
| Career | 9 | 5 | 26.2 | .431 | .402 | .870 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 13.7 | |
Awards and accomplishments
[edit]Club career
[edit]- AS Douanes
- Senegalese Cup winner: (2021)[4]
DUC Dakar
- Senegalese Cup winner: (2022)
- Dakar Municipal Cup winner: (2022)
National team career
[edit]- Senegal
- AfroBasket
Bronze Medal: (2021)[11]
Individual awards
[edit]- Senegalese Cup MVP: (2021)[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "From Senegal to the States". The Eagle. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Cheikh 'CB' Diallo - 2018-19 - Men's Basketball". American University. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Ligue africaine de basketball : La liste des 13 basketteurs de l'AS Douanes | Africa Foot United". africafootunited.com (in French). Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ a b c Demba, Varore. "Coupe du Sénégal : l'AS Douanes sauve sa saison". Sport News Africa (in French). Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Basketball Africa League: Le Duc se renforce en enrôlant Bamba Diallo de la Douane". Baobab 7 Info (in French). 6 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "AS Salé Prevail Over Host DUC, Advance to Playoffs". The BAL. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "La Jeanne d'Arc de Dakar enrôle Bamba Diallo" (in French). 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ Basketsenegal (2023-07-02). "Transfert - France : Cheikh Bamba Diallo rejoint l'AS Loon Plage Basket | Basketsenegal". Basketsenegal (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ "Basketball: Cheikh Bamba Diallo, Senegal's 3 point wizard". Sport News Africa. 2021-02-20. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Senegal at the FIBA AfroBasket 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Senegal celebrate third-place AfroBasket finish as Dieng prevails over Tavares". basketnews.com. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
External links
[edit]- Cheikh Diallo at Eurobasket.com
- Cheikh Diallo at RealGM
- Cheikh Diallo at Proballers
- Cheikh Diallo – Sports-Reference.com college basketball player profile
