Mamadi Diakite is a professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. He currently plays for the San Antonio Spurs. He plays in both the NBA and the NBA G League. In 2021, he became an NBA Champion while he was with the Milwaukee Bucks. He has also played for the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Player Profile and Personal Life
Mamadi Diakite was born on January 21, 1997, in Conakry, Guinea. He stands 206 cm tall and his weight was last listed as 103 kg. He is a power forward and a center and is right-handed.
Diakite moved to the United States with the help of a fellow Guinea native who connected him to a boarding school in Virginia.
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Position | Power Forward |
Height / weight | 2.06 m / 103 kg |
Born | 21 Jan 1997 |
Nationality |
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Playing Style | Right Handed |
Team History | |
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2024 - present |
Austin Spurs | 2024 - present |
Cleveland Charge | 2022 - 2023 |
Westchester Knicks | 2023 |
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2022 - 2023 |
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2022 |
Lakeland Magic | 2021 |
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2020 - 2021 |
High School and College Career
He attended the Blue Ridge School in Saint George, Virginia. Later, he signed to play for the University of Virginia and was there from 2016 to 2020.
During that time, he helped lead his team to the NCAA Championship. In 2020, he was named to the Second-team All-ACC.
Professional Career
Diakite went undrafted during the 2020 NBA Draft. He later signed with the Milwaukee Bucks and was part of the team that won the NBA Championship.
In 2021, he signed with the Lakeland Magic. That year, he helped the Magic win the NBA G League Championship. In 2022, he signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Also in 2022, he signed a two-way contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Cleveland Charge.
In 2023, he signed with the Westchester Knicks. In 2024, he signed with the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA and the Austin Spurs in the G League.
Career Highlights
- 2021 - NBA champion
- 2021 - NBA G League champion
- 2023 - NBA G League Showcase Cup champion
- 2021 - All-NBA G League First Team
- 2021 - NBA G League All-Defensive Team
- 2021 - NBA G League All-Rookie Team
- 2019 - NCAA champion
- 2020 - Second-team All-ACC