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| Position | Small forward / Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | NBA | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 May 2003 Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2022: 1st round, 11th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the New York Knicks | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2020–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Centre Fédéral | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | New Zealand Breakers | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Oklahoma City Thunder | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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Ousmane Dieng (born 21 May 2003) is a French professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Standing at 208 cm (6 ft 10 in), he plays as forward.[1]
Early life and youth career
Dieng grew up in Lot-et-Garonne, where his father, Ababacar, played basketball.[2] At the youth level, he played for Villeneuve Basket Club and JSA Bordeaux.[3] Dieng attended INSEP in Paris.[4] He competed for its under-18 team at the Next Generation Tournament.
Professional career
Centre Fédéral (2020–21)
In the 2020–21 season, Dieng averaged 12.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game for Centre Fédéral in the Nationale Masculine 1.[5]
New Zealand Breakers (2021–22)
On 1 June 2021, Dieng announced that he would play for the New Zealand Breakers of the National Basketball League (NBL) in the 2021–22 season, alongside fellow Frenchman and eventual 2022 NBA draft selection Hugo Besson. He became the first European player to join the league's Next Stars program to develop NBA draft prospects. Dieng had also been recruited by major college basketball programs and the NBA G League Ignite.[6] Dieng left the Breakers on 17 April 2022 in order to prepare for the 2022 NBA draft.[7]
Oklahoma City Thunder (2022–present)
Dieng was selected with the eleventh overall pick by the New York Knicks in the 2022 NBA Draft, and was then immediately traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for three first round picks in the 2023 NBA Draft.[8]
National team career
Dieng represented France at the 2019 FIBA U16 European Championship in Italy. He averaged 8.9 points, 3.6 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game, helping his team win the silver medal.[9]
References
- ^ "Ousmane Dieng". nzbreakers.basketball. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Ousmane Dieng va jouer pour une équipe néo-zélandaise". L'Équipe (in French). 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Le Villeneuvois Ousmane Dieng en route pour la NBA". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). 1 December 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ Cibola, Christophe (17 December 2020). ""La NBA est un objectif"". Le Petit Bleu d'Agen (in French). Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Projected 2022 Lottery Pick Ousmane Dieng Becomes NBL Next Star with Breakers". National Basketball League. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ Wojnarowski, Adrian (1 June 2021). "French 2022 NBA draft prospect Ousmane Dieng to play for New Zealand Breakers in NBL". ESPN. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Dieng, Besson Turn Attention to NBA Draft". nbl.com.au. 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "Thunder Drafts Chet Holmgren, Ousmane Dieng, Jalen Williams and Jaylin Williams in the 2022 NBA Draft". nba.com. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ Daniels, Evan (5 June 2020). "French star Ousmane Dieng gaining high major interest". 247Sports. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
External links
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Centre Fédéral de Basket-ball players
- Expatriate basketball people in New Zealand
- French expatriate basketball people
- French expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand
- French men's basketball players
- New Zealand Breakers players
- New York Knicks draft picks
- Oklahoma City Thunder players
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- Sportspeople from Lot-et-Garonne