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Yakhouba Diawara (born August 29, 1982) is a French former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Southern Idaho and Pepperdine.

Yakhouba Diawara

Personal information
Born	(1982-08-29) August 29, 1982 (age 39) Paris, France
Nationality	French
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Tremblay-en-France (Paris, France)
College	Southern Idaho (2001–2003) Pepperdine (2003–2005)
NBA draft	2005 / Undrafted
Playing career	2000–2020
Position	Small forward / Shooting guard
Career history
2000–2001, 2005–2006	JDA Dijon
2006	Climamio Bologna
2006–2008	Denver Nuggets
2008–2010	Miami Heat
2010–2011	Enel Brindisi
2011–2012	Cimberio Varese
2012–2013	Umana Reyer Venezia
2013–2014	BCM Gravelines
2014–2015	Cimberio Varese
2015–2016	Limoges
2017	Juvecaserta Basket
2017–2018	Pistoia Basket 2000
2018–2019	ESSM Le Portel
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-WCC (2004)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  France FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship 2000 Croatia U-18 Team

Early career

Diawara started his career with French team JDA Dijon, and after his first season in the European League, Diawara decided to attend college in the United States. He first attended junior college at Southern Idaho, playing 63 games and averaging 12.1 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 24.1 minutes while shooting 54.2 percent from the floor, 31.8 percent from three-point range and 58.6 percent from the free throw line. After two years, he transferred to Pepperdine where he averaged 15.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 32.5 minutes while shooting 45.6 percent from the floor, 34.3 percent from three-point range and 65 percent from the free throw line earning First Team All-West Coast Conference honors as a junior.[1]

Professional career

Diawara went undrafted after graduating from Pepperdine and signed with Dijon again. In February 2006, he moved to Italian team Climamio Bologna. He was signed by the Denver Nuggets on July 26, 2006.[2] He signed with the Miami Heat on August 7, 2008.[3]

On July 24, 2010, Diawara signed with Enel Brindisi in Italy.[4] For the 2011–12 season, he signed a one-year deal with Pallacanestro Varese.[5] On July 21, 2012, he signed with another Italian team, Umana Reyer Venezia.[6] He left Venezia on July 16, 2013.[7] In September 2013, he signed a one-year deal with BCM Gravelines,[8] however, he parted ways with them on March 10, 2014.[9] On August 21, 2014, he returned to Cimberio Varese for the 2014–15 season.[10]

On September 28, 2015, Diawara signed with the Memphis Grizzlies, returning to the NBA for the first time since 2010.[11] However, he was waived on October 24 after appearing in six preseason games.[12] On November 2, he signed with Limoges for the rest of the 2015–16 season.[13]

On January 16, 2017, Diawara signed with Italian club Juvecaserta Basket for the rest of the 2016–17 LBA season.[14]

On December 17, 2017, Diawara signed a one-week tryout contract with Italian club Pistoia Basket 2000.[15] Four days later Pistoia announced that Diawara has passed the tryout period with the team and signed a deal for the rest of the 2017–18 LBA season.[16]

Personal life

Diawara is the youngest of Bintou and Ansoumane Diawara’s four children, having two sisters (Kankou and Fatoumata) and one brother (Sourakhata). He is fluent in French, Wolof, English, and Italian.[1]

NBA 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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2006–07	Denver	64	19	18.4	.342	.288	.660	1.7	.9	.5	.1	4.4
2007–08	Denver	54	14	10.0	.410	.318	.710	1.1	.7	.1	.1	2.8
2008–09	Miami	63	21	13.5	.350	.313	.526	1.3	.4	.2	.1	3.4
2009–10	Miami	6	2	7.3	.200	.167	.000	.7	.5	.2	.0	.8
Career		187	56	14.0	.357	.301	.650	1.4	.7	.3	.1	3.5

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2007	Denver	1	0	1.0	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
2008	Denver	3	0	2.7	.400	.000	.000	.3	.0	.0	.0	1.3
2009	Miami	5	0	4.2	.333	.000	.000	1.0	.0	.2	.0	.4
Career		9	0	3.3	.375	.000	.000	.7	.0	.1	.0	.7

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com  and Basketball-Reference.com
• Miami Heat bio
• Euroleague.net profile
• FIBA.com profile

На других языках

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- [en] Yakhouba Diawara

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[es] Yakhouba Diawara

Yakhouba Diawara (pronunciado ya-KOO-ba DEE-a-WA-ra; nacido el 29 de agosto de 1982 en París, Francia) es un jugador de baloncesto francés que juega en el Al Nasr Club.

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