Alpha Diallo (basketball, born 1997)
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No. 11 – AS Monaco Basket | ||||||||||||
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Position | Small forward | |||||||||||
League | LNB Pro A EuroLeague | |||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||
Born | New York City, U.S. | June 29, 1997|||||||||||
Nationality | American / Guinean | |||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | |||||||||||
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | |||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||
High school | ||||||||||||
College | Providence (2016–2020) | |||||||||||
NBA draft | 2020: undrafted | |||||||||||
Playing career | 2020–present | |||||||||||
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2020–2021 | Lavrio | |||||||||||
2021–present | AS Monaco | |||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||
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Alpha Saliou Diallo[1] (born June 29, 1997) is an American-born Guinean professional basketball player for AS Monaco of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Providence Friars.
High school career
[edit]Diallo was born[2] and grew up in New York City but moved to Denver, Colorado with his mother.[3] He played at Denver West High School as a sophomore and led the team to the Sweet 16 in the Class 4A tournament. He was declared ineligible by the Colorado High School Activities Association after attempting to transfer to Abraham Lincoln High School, coached by his mentor Vince Valdez.[4] Diallo played two seasons at Frederick Douglass Academy in Harlem.[5] He did a postgraduate year at Brewster Academy and averaged 16.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. He scored 35 points and had eight rebounds and eight assists against eventual national champion Hargrave Military Academy.[3] Diallo represented Team Africa in the adidas Nations circuit and averaged 20.5 points and 10.7 rebounds per game. Diallo was ranked the 95th best player in his class and signed with Providence after Junior Lomomba's transfer opened up a scholarship.[6] He chose the Friars over offers from Oklahoma State and VCU.[3]
College career
[edit]As a freshman, Diallo averaged 5.7 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.[7] Diallo averaged 13.2 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game as a sophomore and often defended the opposing team's best player. However, he only shot 21 percent from three-point range, and worked on his shooting in the summer.[8] As a junior, Diallo was named to the Second Team All-Big East.[9] He averaged 16 points, 8.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 1.6 steals per game, leading the team in all four categories. Diallo declared for the 2019 NBA draft but decided to return to Providence.[10] Coming into his senior season, he was named to the Preseason First Team All-Big East.[11] On February 16, 2020, Diallo scored a career-high 35 points in a 74–71 upset of tenth-ranked Seton Hall, shooting 11-of-15 from the floor.[9] He was named Big East Player of the Week on February 17.[12] As a senior, Diallo averaged 14.1 points and 7.8 rebounds per game and was a repeat selection to the Second Team All-Big East.[13]
Professional career
[edit]Lavrio
[edit]On September 9, 2020, Diallo signed his first professional contract with Lavrio of the Greek Basket League.[14] During the very successful 2020–2021 campaign, where the club reached the Greek Basket League finals for the first time, Diallo averaged 12.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1.5 steals per game.
AS Monaco
[edit]On July 24, 2021, Diallo signed a three-year contract with Greek Basket League champions and EuroLeague mainstays Panathinaikos.[15] However, on August 30, he signed with AS Monaco of the French LNB Pro A.[16]
On May 18, 2022, he was named to the All-LNB Pro A First Team.[17] Diallo helped Monaco reach the Finals of the Pro A, where they lost to LDLC ASVEL.[18]
National team career
[edit]In the summer of 2019, Diallo was a part of the United States National team who competed at the Pan American Games in Peru. The team won bronze, defeating Dominican Republic 92–83 with 23 points and five rebounds from Diallo.[19] Diallo led the team in scoring (15.0), rebounding (5.6) and steals (1.6) per game.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague
[edit]* | Led the league |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2021–22 | Monaco | 34 | 26 | 24.6 | .494 | .382 | .732 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 | .3 | 9.6 | 11.5 |
2022–23 | 41* | 15 | 24.8 | .459 | .298 | .750 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 1.3 | .3 | 10.5 | 11.1 | |
2023–24 | 38 | 16 | 26.9 | .485 | .389 | .750 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 | .4 | 10.6 | 11.8 | |
Career | 113 | 57 | 25.4 | .478 | .352 | .745 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | .3 | 10.3 | 11.5 |
Domestic leagues
[edit]Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2020–21 | ![]() |
HEBA A1 | 33 | 29.6 | .529 | .411 | .651 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 1.3 | .5 | 12.5 |
2021–22 | ![]() |
LNB Élite | 36 | 26.3 | .517 | .420 | .701 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 1.0 | .3 | 11.3 |
2022–23 | ![]() |
LNB Élite | 37 | 22.4 | .544 | .355 | .827 | 4.4 | 2.1 | .7 | .2 | 10.9 |
2023–24 | ![]() |
LNB Élite | 39 | 21.9 | .500 | .392 | .735 | 3.8 | 1.9 | .8 | .1 | 9.9 |
College
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2016–17 | Providence | 33 | 16 | 21.4 | .407 | .243 | .738 | 3.2 | 1.2 | .9 | .2 | 5.7 |
2017–18 | Providence | 32 | 31 | 30.7 | .466 | .214 | .733 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .3 | 13.2 |
2018–19 | Providence | 34 | 34 | 35.4 | .420 | .333 | .674 | 8.1 | 3.1 | 1.6 | .5 | 16.0 |
2019–20 | Providence | 31 | 30 | 32.7 | .414 | .313 | .632 | 7.8 | 2.5 | 1.5 | .9 | 14.1 |
Career | 130 | 111 | 30.0 | .429 | .291 | .684 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 1.3 | .5 | 12.2 |
Personal life
[edit]Diallo's brother, Mohamed "Mo" Diallo, currently plays for Stony Brook.[20]
References
[edit]- ^ "Avec Sekou Doumbouya, Monaco remporte son premier match de préparation". BeBasket (in French). August 31, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ "Alpha Diallo". teamusa.org. Team USA. Archived from the original on March 22, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ a b c McNamara, Kevin (April 26, 2016). "Alpha Diallo commits to PC over Oklahoma State and VCU". The Providence Journal. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
- ^ Groke, Nick (April 22, 2016). "Alpha Diallo, a top high school basketball prospect, leaves Colorado". The Denver Post. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
- ^ Joyce, Greg (March 8, 2018). "Providence rides New York City star to resume-building win". New York Post. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
- ^ Hopkins, Mike (April 26, 2016). "Providence Gets Commitment from 2016 Alpha Diallo of Brewster Academy". Big East Coast Bias. SB Nation. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
- ^ Gobis, Peter (March 7, 2018). "LOCAL MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Diallo stays on the sophomore rise for Friars". The Sun Chronicle. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
- ^ McNamara, Kevin (June 27, 2018). "College Basketball Journal: PC's Diallo a Big East star on the rise". The Providence Journal. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
- ^ a b Gobis, Peter (February 16, 2020). "MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Diallo a monster as Friars stun Pirates". The Sun Chronicle. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
- ^ McNamara, Kevin (May 29, 2019). "Alpha Diallo returning to PC for senior season". The Providence Journal. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
- ^ a b Gobis, Peter (October 10, 2019). "Friars' Diallo All-Big East first-team pick". The Sun Chronicle. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
- ^ Kourakis, Yianni (February 17, 2020). "Alpha Diallo key to Friars stretch run". WPRI. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
- ^ "Bey, Gillespie, Robinson-Earl and Moore Earn BIG EAST Honors". Villanova Wildcats. March 8, 2020. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
- ^ "Diallo inks at Lavrio at the beginning of his pro career". Eurobasket. September 9, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^ "Panathinaikos announces Alpha Diallo". Sportando. July 24, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ "Alpha Diallo signs with AS Monaco Basket". Sportando. August 30, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
- ^ "Trophées LNB : les lauréats en Betclic ELITE !". Betclic ELITE (in French). May 18, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Le triplé pour Lyon-Villeurbanne !". Betclic ELITE (in French). June 25, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ McNamara, Kevin (August 4, 2019). "Alpha Diallo helps lead Team USA to Pan Am bronze medal". The Providence Journal. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
- ^ "Mo Diallo Brings Added Wing Talent to Men's Hoops". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
External links
[edit]- 1997 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Monaco
- American men's basketball players
- AS Monaco Basket players
- Basketball players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Basketball players from Denver
- Basketball players from Manhattan
- Brewster Academy alumni
- Lavrio B.C. players
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in basketball
- People from Harlem
- Providence Friars men's basketball players
- Small forwards
- United States men's national basketball team players
- 21st-century American sportsmen