Yakhouba Diawara
No. 29 – Limoges CSP | |
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Position | Small forward / Shooting guard |
League | LNB Pro A Euroleague |
Personal information | |
Born | Paris, France |
August 29, 1982
Nationality | French |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Tremblay-en-France (Paris, France) |
College | Southern Idaho (2001–2003) Pepperdine (2003–2005) |
NBA draft | 2005 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2000–present |
Career history | |
2000–2001, 2005–2006 |
JDA Dijon |
2006 | Climamio Bologna |
2006–2008 | Denver Nuggets |
2008–2010 | Miami Heat |
2010–2011 | Enel Brindisi |
2011–2012 | Cimberio Varese |
2012–2013 | Umana Reyer Venezia |
2013–2014 | BCM Gravelines |
2014–2015 | Cimberio Varese |
2015–present | Limoges |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Yakhouba Diawara (born August 29, 1982) is a French professional basketball player who currently plays for Limoges of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball at Southern Idaho and Pepperdine
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Early career
Diawara started his career with French team JDA Dijon, and after his first season in the European League, Diawara decided to attend college in the United States. He first attended junior college at Southern Idaho, playing 63 games and averaging 12.1 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 24.1 minutes while shooting 54.2 percent from the floor, 31.8 percent from three-point range and 58.6 percent from the free throw line. After two years, he transferred to Pepperdine where he averaged 15.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 32.5 minutes while shooting 45.6 percent from the floor, 34.3 percent from three-point range and 65 percent from the free throw line earning First Team All-West Coast Conference honors as a junior.[1]
Professional career
Diawara went undrafted after graduating from Pepperdine and signed with Dijon again. In February 2006, he moved to Italian team Climamio Bologna. He was signed by the Denver Nuggets on July 26, 2006.[2] He signed with the Miami Heat on August 7, 2008.[3]
On July 24, 2010, Diawara signed with Enel Brindisi in Italy.[4] For the 2011–12 season, he signed a one-year deal with Pallacanestro Varese.[5] On July 21, 2012, he signed with another Italian team, Umana Reyer Venezia.[6] He left Venezia on July 16, 2013.[7] In September 2013, he signed a one-year deal with BCM Gravelines,[8] however, he parted ways with them on March 10, 2014.[9] On August 21, 2014, he returned to Cimberio Varese for the 2014–15 season.[10]
On September 28, 2015, Diawara signed with the Memphis Grizzlies, returning to the NBA for the first time since 2010.[11] However, he was waived on October 24 after appearing in six preseason games.[12] On November 2, he signed with Limoges.[13]
Personal life
Diawara is the youngest of Bintou and Ansoumane Diawara’s four children, having two sisters (Kankou and Fatoumata) and one brother (Sourakhata). He is fluent in French, Wolof, English, and Italian.[1]
NBA career statistics
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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 |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2006–07 | Denver | 64 | 19 | 18.4 | .342 | .288 | .660 | 1.7 | .9 | .5 | .1 | 4.4 |
2007–08 | Denver | 54 | 14 | 10.0 | .410 | .318 | .710 | 1.1 | .7 | .1 | .1 | 2.8 |
2008–09 | Miami | 63 | 21 | 13.5 | .350 | .313 | .526 | 1.3 | .4 | .2 | .1 | 3.4 |
2009–10 | Miami | 6 | 2 | 7.3 | .200 | .167 | .000 | .7 | .5 | .2 | .0 | .8 |
Career | 187 | 56 | 14.0 | .357 | .301 | .650 | 1.4 | .7 | .3 | .1 | 3.5 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2007 | Denver | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
2008 | Denver | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | .400 | .000 | .000 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.3 |
2009 | Miami | 5 | 0 | 4.2 | .333 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | .0 | .2 | .0 | .4 |
Career | 9 | 0 | 3.3 | .375 | .000 | .000 | .7 | .0 | .1 | .0 | .7 |
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). and Basketball-Reference.com
- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). and Basketball-Reference.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Miami Heat bio
- Euroleague.net profile
- FIBA.com profile
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- BCM Gravelines players
- Denver Nuggets players
- Expatriate basketball people in Italy
- Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna players
- French basketball players
- French expatriate basketball people in the United States
- French expatriates in Italy
- French people of Senegalese descent
- French sportsmen
- JDA Dijon Basket players
- Limoges CSP players
- Miami Heat players
- National Basketball Association players from France
- New Basket Brindisi players
- Olympic basketball players of France
- Pallacanestro Varese players
- Pepperdine Waves men's basketball players
- Reyer Venezia players
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- Southern Idaho Golden Eagles men's basketball players
- Sportspeople from Paris
- Undrafted National Basketball Association players