Boris Diaw
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| Full name | Boris Babacar Diaw-Riffiod | |
| birthday | 16th April 1982 (age 38) | |
| place of birth | Cormeilles-en-Parisis , France | |
| size | 203 cm | |
| Weight | 113 kg | |
| position | Power forward | |
| NBA draft | 2003 , 21st Pick, Atlanta Hawks | |
| Clubs as active | ||
2001–2003 Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez 2003–2005 Atlanta Hawks 2005–2008 Phoenix Suns 2008–2012 Charlotte Bobcats 2012–2016 San Antonio Spurs 2016–2017 Utah Jazz 2017–2018 Paris-Levallois Basket 
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| 2002-2018
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France | 247 games |
Boris Babacar Diaw-Riffiod (born April 16, 1982 in Cormeilles-en-Parisis ) is a former French basketball player . He played in the North American professional league NBA between 2003 and 2017 and won the championship title with the San Antonio Spurs in 2014 . He was the captain of the French national team and became European champion with the selection in 2013.
Career
France
Diaw was born the son of the Senegalese high jumper Issa Diaw and the former basketball player Élisabeth Riffiod , who was one of the best French centers of her time, in Cormeilles-en-Parisis near the French capital Paris .
Diaw was considered to be one of the greatest talents in European basketball and was named MVP of the French league in 2003 , where he was active for Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez . With Pau-Orthez, Diaw was twice French champion and French cup winner between 2001 and 2003 .
NBA
Diaw played in the NBA for two years with the Atlanta Hawks ; then from 2005 to 2008 with the Phoenix Suns . After playing a worse 2004/05 season , he moved to the Phoenix Suns for Joe Johnson . Diaw was voted Most Improved Player (MIP) in the 2005/06 season . He averaged 13.3 points, 6.9 rebounds and 6.2 assists . However, he failed to live up to expectations for the next two years.
In 2008 he joined the Charlotte Bobcats with Raja Bell for Jason Richardson and Jared Dudley . He was a starter there and had his statistically best time (11.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists in three years), but with the Bobcats he only reached the playoffs in 2010. In mid-March 2012, Diaw agreed to terminate the contract with the Bobcats.
On March 23, 2012 he was signed by the San Antonio Spurs . There he won the 2014 NBA championship as a valuable role player . After two more years with the Spurs, Diaw was transferred to the Utah Jazz in the summer of 2016 . Diaw played at the Jazz at the side of his compatriot Rudy Gobert in the front court . In the Jazz he was in 33 of 72 games in the starting line-up and scored 4.6 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists. With the jazz he reached the second playoff round. The Jazz withdrew at the end of the season, his player option on an extension not, which Diaw was clubless.
After no offers from the NBA, Diaw signed with Paris-Levallois Basket in his French homeland. He ended his playing career in September 2018.
National team
In 2000 he was on the side of Tony Parker and Ronny Turiaf U18 European Championship. At the 2005 European Basketball Championships he was voted into the "top five" of the tournament. In 2013 Diaw won the European Championship with France. He won the bronze medal at the 2014 World Basketball Championship after the French team surprisingly knocked out fellow favorites Spain from the tournament in the quarter-finals. The French national team also won the bronze medal at the 2015 European Championships . Diaw also took part in the Olympic Games with France in 2012 and 2016 , but did not win a medal.
further activities
In 2009, during his playing career, he became a shareholder in the French basketball club JSA Bordeaux and took over the office of vice-president. From 2010 he was president of the association. In March 2017, he announced that he would end his engagement with the club on June 30, 2017. In October 2018, the French basketball federation announced that Diaw would take over the post of manager assistant for the French national team from January 2019 . From July 2019 he was also chairman of the first division team Metropolitans 92 , but resigned from office at the end of April 2020.
Achievements and Awards
society
- French champion : 2001, 2003
- French cup winner : 2002, 2003
- Winner of the Semaine des Ace 2003
- French League MVP : 2003
- NBA Most Improved Player Award 2006
- 2014 NBA Champion
National team
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. Place at the 2005 European Basketball Championship
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. Place at the 2011 European Basketball Championships in Lithuania
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. 3rd place at the 2013 European Basketball Championships in Slovenia
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. 1st place at the 2014 Basketball World Cup in Spain
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. 1st place at the 2015 European Basketball Championship
Web links
- Boris Diaw - player profile on NBA.com
- Boris Diaw - player profile on basketball-reference.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Spurs sign Diaw day after his release from Bobcats ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Pleiß team Utah Jazz sign power forward Boris Diaw
- ^ Former Jazz Boris Diaw to play in France for Paris-Levallois
- ↑ a b Boris Diaw officialise la fin de sa carrière. Retrieved March 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Boris Diaw annonce son retrait of the JSA Bordeaux. Retrieved March 17, 2017 (French).
- ↑ Basket. Boris Diaw devient manager général adjoint de l'équipe de France. In: ouest-france.fr. Retrieved March 3, 2019 .
- ^ Jeep Elite: Boris Diaw officiellement président des Metropolitans 92 - Basket - Jeep Elite. Accessed August 16, 2020 (French).
- ↑ RMC SPORT: Jeep Elite: Boris Diaw quitte la présidence des Metropolitans 92. Accessed August 16, 2020 (French).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Diaw, Boris |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Diaw-Riffiod, Boris |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 16, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cormeilles-en-Parisis , France |