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Hamidou Diallo (born July 31, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats. He was a consensus 5-star prospect, and one of the top rated basketball players in the class of 2017. He won the 2019 Slam Dunk Contest.

Hamidou Diallo

Diallo with the Detroit Pistons in 2022
No. 6 – Detroit Pistons
Position	Shooting guard
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1998-07-31) July 31, 1998 (age 24) Queens, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school	John Bowne (Flushing, New York) Putnam Science Academy (Putnam, Connecticut)
College	Kentucky (2017–2018)
NBA draft	2018 / Round: 2 / Pick: 45th overall
Selected by the Brooklyn Nets
Playing career	2018–present
Career history
2018–2021	Oklahoma City Thunder
2018–2019	→Oklahoma City Blue
2021–present	Detroit Pistons
Career highlights and awards
NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (2019)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's basketball Representing the  United States FIBA Americas U18 Championship 2016 Chile National team 2017 Egypt

High school career

Diallo attended John Bowne High School in Flushing, New York during his freshman and sophomore year. He also attended Putnam Science Academy. As a sophomore, he averaged 17.1 points, 6.6 rebounds per game, and 2.7 assists. During the 2015 summer, Diallo competed on the Under Armour Association Circuit (UAA) for the AAU team, New York Jayhawks, where he averaged 22.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.[1] Later that summer Diallo was invited to both NBPA Top 100 and Adidas Nations camps.[2][3]

Diallo transferred to Putnam Science Academy in Putnam, Connecticut prior to his Junior Year. As a junior, he averaged 17.0 Points per game, and 4.0 rebounds while leading Putnam to a (35–7) overall record. In the 2016 summer, Diallo then joined the AAU team, New York Rens on the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) Circuit. He averaged 18.6 points, and 2.1 assists while leading the Rens to the season-ending Peach Jam. As a senior in 2016–17, he averaged 19.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists where he led the Mustangs to a (38–3) record. Diallo was considered one of the top players in the 2017 recruiting class by Scout.com, Rivals.com and ESPN.[4][5][6] Diallo was heavily recruited by six schools, the University of Kentucky, The University of Arizona, Indiana University, The University of Kansas, Syracuse University, and the University of Connecticut.[7]

College career

On January 7, 2017, Diallo committed to the University of Kentucky.[8] He would start participating with the team in practices, but would not play a single game that year due to his late entry into the program. Diallo was one of a record-high 182 players to declare for the 2017 NBA Draft, despite not having played a single college game in the process.

On May 24, 2017, Diallo announced that he would return to Kentucky to play in their 2017–2018 season, despite draft scouts saying he could have been taken in the first round of the draft that year.[9]

Diallo had season averages of 10.0 points per game, and 3.6 rebounds per game.

Professional career

Oklahoma City Thunder (2018–2021)

On June 21, 2018, Diallo was selected with the 45th pick in the 2018 NBA draft by the Brooklyn Nets. His draft rights were subsequently traded to the Charlotte Hornets,[10] and then to the Oklahoma City Thunder.[11] On July 28, 2018, the Oklahoma City Thunder announced that they had signed Diallo to his rookie scale contract.[12] On October 16, 2018, Diallo made his debut in NBA, coming off the bench in a 100–108 loss to the Golden State Warriors with four points, a rebound, an assist and a steal.[13] On November 19, 2018, Diallo scored his career high 18 points with two steals, a rebound, and an assist in a 113–117 loss to the Sacramento Kings.[14]

On February 16, 2019, Diallo won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, becoming the first Oklahoma City Thunder player ever to win it. For one dunk he jumped over Shaquille O'Neal, and did the "honey dip" dunk popularized by Vince Carter, and displayed a Superman undershirt while hanging from the rim. In another dunk, he jumped over Quavo who held the ball above his head and finished it with two hands.[15]

Detroit Pistons (2021–present)

On March 13, 2021, Diallo was traded to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk and a future second-round draft pick.[16]

On August 19, 2021, Diallo signed a 2-year, $10.4 million rookie scale extension with the Pistons.[17] On March 25, 2022, he was ruled out for the remainder of the 2021–22 season with an avulsion fracture in his left index finger.[18]

National team career

Diallo competed for the under-18 United States national basketball team that captured gold in the FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship game in 2016.[19] He won bronze at the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Egypt.

Career statistics

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	Bold	Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2018–19	Oklahoma City	51	3	10.3	.455	.167	.610	1.9	.3	.4	.2	3.7
2019–20	Oklahoma City	46	3	19.5	.446	.281	.603	3.6	.8	.8	.2	6.9
2020–21	Oklahoma City	32	5	23.8	.481	.293	.629	5.2	2.4	1.0	.4	11.9
	Detroit	20	4	23.3	.468	.390	.662	5.4	1.2	.5	.6	11.2
2021–22	Detroit	58	29	21.9	.496	.247	.650	4.8	1.3	1.2	.3	11.0
Career		207	44	18.9	.475	.277	.634	3.9	1.1	.8	.3	8.4

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2020	Oklahoma City	3	0	8.3	.364	.200	.571	2.0	.3	.0	.7	4.3
Career		3	0	8.3	.364	.200	.571	2.0	.3	.0	.7	4.3

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017–18	Kentucky	37	37	24.8	.428	.338	.616	3.6	1.2	.8	.4	10.0

Personal life

Diallo grew up in Lefrak City, Queens, New York.[20] He attended JHS 157 Stephen A. Halsey. He is of Guinean descent; his parents, Abdoulaye and Marima, emigrated to New York from Guinea.[21]

References

External links

• Kentucky Wildcats bio
• USA Basketball bio

На других языках

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[de] Hamidou Diallo

Hamidou Diallo (* 31. Juli 1998 in New York City, New York) ist ein US-amerikanischer Basketballspieler. Er steht seit 2021 bei den Detroit Pistons in der NBA unter Vertrag.

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- [en] Hamidou Diallo

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[es] Hamidou Diallo

Hamidou Diallo (Queens, Nueva York, 31 de julio de 1998) es un baloncestista estadounidense de origen guineano[1] que pertenece a la plantilla de los Detroit Pistons de la NBA. Con 1,96 metros de estatura, juega en la posición de escolta.

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[ru] Диалло, Хамиду

Хамиду Диалло (англ. Hamidou Diallo ; род. 31 июля 1998 года, Куинс, Нью-Йорк, США) — американский профессиональный баскетболист, выступающий за команду НБА «Детройт Пистонс». Играет на позиции атакующего защитника.

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