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Khalifa Diop

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Khalifa Diop
Diop with Gran Canaria in 2022
No. 18 ? Saski Baskonia
Position Center
League Liga ACB
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born ( 2002-01-15 ) 15 January 2002 (age 22)
Guereo, Senegal
Listed height 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight 105 kg (231 lb)
Career information
NBA draft 2022 : 2nd round, 39th overall pick
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing career 2017?present
Career history
2017?2023 Gran Canaria
2017?2021 → Gran Canaria B
2023?present Baskonia
Career highlights and awards
Stats   Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing   Senegal
FIBA U18 African Championship
Silver medal – second place 2020 Egypt Team

Khalifa Ababacar Diop (born 15 January 2002) is a Senegalese professional basketball player for Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague . He also plays for the Senegalese national team . Diop was drafted 39th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2022 NBA draft .

Early career [ edit ]

Diop trained with the junior teams of CB Gran Canaria and CB TerrAlfas. [1] In 2018, he was named the MVP of the national junior club championship. He debuted with Gran Canaria B in the Liga EBA , the Spanish fourth level league, at age 15. On 3 November 2019, Diop recorded 25 points and a league record 28 rebounds in a Liga EBA game against Novum Energy Lyceum. [1]

Professional career [ edit ]

Gran Canaria (2017?2023) [ edit ]

On 28 March 2019, Diop made his senior debut for Gran Canaria , recording three points and four rebounds in a 90?55 loss to Maccabi Tel Aviv in the EuroLeague . [2] On 24 November 2019, he made his Liga ACB debut, playing three minutes in a loss to Real Madrid . [3] Diop was named EuroCup Rising Star and made the ACB All-Young Players Team for the 2021?22 season. [4] [5]

After declaring for the 2022 NBA draft , Diop was drafted 39th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers . Cavaliers GM Koby Altman announced a few days later that Diop would not join the Cavaliers roster in the 2022-23 NBA season , and would stay in the Spanish League. [6] Diop later signed a contract extension with Gran Canaria. [7]

Baskonia (2023?present) [ edit ]

On July 14, 2023, Diop signed a multi-year contract with EuroLeague mainstays Baskonia .

National team career [ edit ]

Diop represented Senegal at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup in Heraklion . He averaged 13.1 points, seven rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. [8] Diop helped Senegal win the silver medal at the 2020 FIBA U18 African Championship in Egypt, where he averaged 12.6 points, 11.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 3.4 steals per game. [9] At the 2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Latvia, he averaged 14 points, 9.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. [10]

In February 2022, Diop was selected for the Senegal senior national team for the qualifiers of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup . [11]

Career statistics [ edit ]

Legend
  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 ]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2018?19 Gran Canaria 1 0 7.0 .500 ? .500 4.0 ? 1.0 ? 3.0 7.0
2023?24 Baskonia 13 1 9.4 .520 ? .625 1.9 .3 .2 .2 2.8 2.6
Career 14 1 9.3 .519 ? .611 2.1 .3 .3 .1 2.8 2.9

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b "Khalifa Diop, el gigante de 17 anos llega al MVP" . FEB (in Spanish) . Retrieved 26 June 2022 .
  2. ^ "Diop, Khalifa" . EuroLeague . Retrieved 4 June 2020 .
  3. ^ "Nov 24, 2019 - Herbalife Gran Canaria 76 at Real Madrid 92" . RealGM . 24 November 2019 . Retrieved 4 June 2020 .
  4. ^ "Khalifa Diop wins EuroCup Rising Star Trophy" . Eurohoops. 6 May 2022 . Retrieved 23 June 2022 .
  5. ^ Rodriguez, David (29 April 2022). "Khalifa Diop, en el mejor quinteto joven de la ACB" . La Provincia (in Spanish) . Retrieved 23 June 2022 .
  6. ^ "Cavaliers to stash draftee Khalifa Diop in Spain for 2022-23 season" . The Rookie Wire . 25 June 2022 . Retrieved 26 June 2022 .
  7. ^ "Cavs pick Khalifa Diop extends contract with Gran Canaria until 2025" . Eurohoops . 9 July 2022 . Retrieved 26 July 2022 .
  8. ^ "Khalifa Ababacar Diop (SEN)'s profile ? FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2019" . FIBA . Retrieved 4 June 2020 .
  9. ^ "Khalifa Ababacar Diop (SEN)'s profile ? FIBA U18 African Championship 2020" . FIBA . Retrieved 23 June 2022 .
  10. ^ "Khalifa Ababacar Diop (SEN)'s profile ? FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2021" . FIBA . Retrieved 23 June 2022 .
  11. ^ "Senegal at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 African Qualifiers" . FIBA.basketball . Retrieved 25 February 2022 .

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