Hamidou Diallo

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Basketball player
Hamidou Diallo
Player information
birthday 31st July 1998 (age 22)
place of birth Queens , New York , United States
size 196 cm
position Shooting Guard
college Kentucky
NBA draft 2018 , 45th Pick, Brooklyn Nets
Club information
society Oklahoma City Thunder
league NBA
Jersey number 6th
Clubs as active
Since 02018 United StatesUnited States Oklahoma City Thunder
2018-2019 United StatesUnited States→ Oklahoma City Blue ( G-League )

Hamidou Diallo (born July 31, 1998 in Queens , New York ) is an American basketball player . He has been under contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA since 2018 .

career

Diallo is of Guinean descent and was born in Queens , a borough of New York . In the 2015-16 season, he led the Putnam Science Academy's high school basketball team to 38 wins with only three losses. In January 2017, he announced his decision to join the University of Kentucky at college level. The University of Connecticut was also shortlisted.

Diallo initially sat out after moving to Kentucky in order to prepare for the demands of university basketball and was not used during the 2016/17 season. In the 2017/18 season he was a regular under coach John Calipari and was always in the starting line-up in 37 games. He achieved an average of 10.0 points and 3.6 rebounds per encounter. It remained his first and last game year in the NCAA .

In April 2018 he announced the move into professional business and was selected by the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA draft process in June 2018 . Brooklyn gave the rights to the jumping player but then as part of an exchange deal to the Oklahoma City Thunder .

In late July 2018, Diallo signed a contract with Oklahoma City. At the slam dunk competition as part of the NBA's All-Star Game in February 2019, Diallo caused a sensation when he jumped 2.16-meter-tall Shaquille O'Neal and then smashed the ball into the basket. In doing so, he left the competition behind.

National team

In 2016 Diallo won the American Championship with the United States U18 national team. In 2017 he took part in the US selection at the U19 World Cup in Egypt and won the bronze medal there.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mohamed Slem Camara: NBA: Le Guinéen Hamidou Diallo, nouveau phénomène du basketball americain | Kankan24. Retrieved February 4, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b Hamidou Diallo - Men's Basketball. Retrieved February 4, 2019 .
  3. ^ Five-star wing Diallo picks Kentucky over UConn. January 7, 2017, accessed February 4, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Jeremy Chisenhall: Hamidou Diallo plans to redshirt, AAU coach thinks it's genius. January 9, 2017, accessed February 4, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Kentucky basketball: Is Hamidou Diallo making the right choice? In: Wildcat Blue Nation. May 5, 2018, Retrieved February 4, 2019 (American English).
  6. ↑ Hamidou Diallo drafted in the second round of 2018 NBA Draft. Retrieved February 4, 2019 (American English).
  7. ↑ Hometown team drafts Hamidou Diallo but it won't hold onto him. Retrieved February 4, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Thunder Signs Hamidou Diallo. Retrieved February 4, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Sport1.de: NBA: Hamidou Diallo wins slam dunk contest, Nowitzki misses the three-way finals. Retrieved February 18, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Hamidou Diallo. Retrieved February 4, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Hamidou DIALLO at the FIBA ​​U19 Basketball World Cup 2017. Accessed February 4, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Etats-Unis v Espagne boxscore - FIBA ​​U19 Basketball World Cup 2017 - 9 juillet. Retrieved February 4, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Diallo, Hamidou
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH July 31, 1998
PLACE OF BIRTH Queens , New York , United States