Michel Diouf

Michel Diogoye Diouf (born 19 April 1989) is a Senegalese basketball player for Bakken Bears and Senegal.[1] Diouf is a four-time winner of the Basketligaen Defender of the Year award.[2] He is the current all-time leader in points, rebounds and blocks in the FIBA Europe Cup.[3]

Michel Diouf
Diouf with Bakken Bears in 2021
No. 11 Bakken Bears
PositionCenter
LeagueBasketligaen
Personal information
Born (1989-04-19) 19 April 1989
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
Career history
2007–2009CB Qalat
2009–2011CB Tarragona
2011–2012Palencia
2012Fuenlabrada
2012–2014Breogán
2014–2015Miraflores Burgos
2015–presentBakken Bears
Career highlights and awards

Career

In the 2020–21 season, Diouf won his fifth Basketligaen championship with Bakken Bears and was named the Finals MVP.[4] 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.[3]

Honours

Club

Bakken Bears

Individual

References

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


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