Gorgui Dieng

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Basketball player
Gorgui Dieng
Dieng-20190120.jpg
Player information
Full name Gorgui Sy Dieng
birthday 18th January 1990 (age 30)
place of birth Kébémer , Senegal
size 211 cm
position center
college Louisville
NBA draft 2013 , 21st Pick , Utah Jazz
Club information
society Memphis grizzlies
league NBA
Jersey number 14th
Clubs as active
2013-2020 United StatesUnited States Minnesota Timberwolves
2020–0000 United StatesUnited States Memphis grizzlies
National team
00000000 SenegalSenegal Senegal

Gorgui Sy Dieng (born January 18, 1990 in Kébémer , Senegal ) is a Senegalese basketball player who is currently under contract with the Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA .

Career

Dieng grew up in Senegal and came to the United States through a basketball program. He played for Huntington Prep High School for a year and then moved to the University of Louisville . He played for them for three years and won the NCAA Division I Basketball Championship tournament in his junior year 2013 .

In the 2013 NBA draft , he was initially selected by the Utah Jazz in 21st place, but shortly afterwards transferred to the Minnesota Timberwolves together with Shabazz Muhammad . In return, Trey Burke switched to jazz.

Dieng scored a 20/20 game on March 20, 2014 with 22 points and 21 rebounds . He was the first Timberwolves rookie to do this. Dieng finished his first year with 4.8 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, which earned him a call to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team .

Web links

Commons : Gorgui Dieng  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ On the move: Trey Burke ends up with Utah Jazz after being traded by the Minnesota Timberwolves
  2. Harden leads Rockets over Timberwolves 129-106 ( Memento from March 31, 2014 in the Internet Archive )