Keita Bates-Diop

Keita Bates-Diop is a basketball player from the United States of America. He plays in the National Basketball Association for the Brooklyn Nets. He has also played for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Denver Nuggets, San Antonio Spurs, and the Brooklyn Nets. In addition to his NBA career, he has also played in the NBA G League.

Player Profile

Keita Bates-Diop was born on January 23, 1996, in Sacramento, California in the United States of America. He stands 203 cm tall and his weight was last listed at 103 kg. He is a right-handed basketball player. He plays the positions of Small Forward and Power Forward.

High School and College Career

He attended University High School in Normal, Illinois. He would later commit to play college basketball for the Ohio State University and was there from 2014 to 2018.

Bates-Diop was named to the 2018 Consensus second-team All-American and the 2018 First-team All-Big Ten. That same year, he was also named the Big Ten Player of the Year.

Professional Career

Bates-Diop was a 2nd-round pick during the 2018 NBA Draft, selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves. In his time with Minnesota, they also had him play for the Iowa Wolves in the NBA G League.

In 2020, he signed for a short while with the Denver Nuggets and the Windy City Bulls. Later that year, he signed with the San Antonio Spurs and he played for them through to 2023. From 2023 to 2024, he played for the Phoenix Suns. Then in early 2024, he was traded to the Brooklyn Nets.

Career Highlights

• 2018 - Consensus second-team All-American
• 2018 - Big Ten Player of the Year
• 2018 - First-team All-Big Ten