Height: 6-11
Weight: 210
Position: C
College: Michigan
Age: 20
2021-2022 Season Stats
PPG: 9.0
RPG: 6.0
APG: 0.8
BLK: 0.9
STL: 0.3
Player Bio
Courtesy of Michigan Athletics
Who is Moussa Diabate …
• Known for his high energy and aggressiveness on the court
• Possesses great length and has consistently grown as a defender with a wingspan of 7-3
• Takes pride in rebounding
• Developing ball-handling and outside jumper
• Moved to United States at age 14, joining the middle school (8th grade) program at Montverde Academy
• Began playing basketball at the age of 12 with Sporting Club Maccabi de Paris
Michigan Career
• All-Big Ten Freshman Team (Coaches) (2022)
• Helped U-M advance to the 2022 NCAA Sweet 16
• Overall it was the fifth straight for U-M (2017, ‘18, ‘19, ‘21, ’22)
Freshman (2021-22)
• Played in 32 games, with 26 starts
• Made collegiate debut against Buffalo (Nov. 10); seven points, five rebounds, three assists, and two blocks
• Averaged 9.0 points per game
• Recorded a career-high 28 points at Iowa (Feb. 17); shot 12-for-16 from the field
• Had 13 double figure scoring games
• Shot 117-for-216 from the field (54.2 percent)
• Averaged 6.0 rebounds per game
• Had a career-high 13 against Minnesota (Dec. 11)
• Leads U-M with 76 offensive rebounds
• Second for Wolverines with 191 total rebounds
• Posted a career-high three blocks at Michigan State (Jan. 29), tied that record against Tennessee (March 19)
• Second on U-M with 28 blocks
• Dished out a career-best three assists, 3x – vs. Buffalo, Minnesota and Nebraska (Feb. 1)
• Averaged 24.8 minutes
• Played a career-high 35 at Indiana (Jan. 23)
• Had 12 games with 30+ minutes
Prep Career
• Consensus five-star recruit, rated 11th (ESPN), 13th (247 Sports) and 22nd (Rivals)
• McDonald's All-American, East Team (2021)
• Jersey Mike’s Naismith High School All-American honorable mention (2021)
• Spalding All-American first team (2021)
• MaxPreps All-American third team (2021)
• As a senior (2020-21), averaged 14.1 points, 7.5 rebounds and shot 64 percent from the field while helping the IMG Academy to a 21-3 record and a fifth-place finish at the Geico National Championship tournament
• As a junior (2019-20), transferred to IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), and averaged 14.5 points and 7.0 rebounds and helping the Ascenders to a 19-7 record before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
• As a sophomore (2018-19), transferred to DME Academy (Daytona Beach, Fla.) and averaged 17.9 points, 11.1 rebounds, 2.2 blocks per game; became the first sophomore to be named the SIAA Player of the Year, while adding All-Conference first team and All-Academic honors; earned MaxPreps Sophomore All-American Team (2019; 3rd)
• As a freshman (2017-18), played at Florida Preparatory Academy (Melbourne, Fla.) helping the Falcons to a 25-6 record, the 2A District 6 Prep League title (13-0) and to the regional final in the FHSAA Class 2A Championship; earned MaxPreps Freshman All-American Team (2018; HM)
• Participated in the Basketball Without Borders Global Camp during 2020 NBA All-Star Weekend, the Pangos All-American Camp (2018, '19) and the NBPA Top 100 Camp (2018, '19)
• Played with Nightrydas Elite on the EYBL circuit
• During 2019 summer, averaged 18.0 points, 18.0 rebounds and 3.5 blocks in EYBL play
French National Team
• Led France (6-1) to a fifth-place finish at the 2019 FIBA U18 European Championship (Greece)
• In seven games, averaged 13.1 points, 11.1 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game; guiding France to pool wins over Slovenia (13 points, eight rebounds), Greece (14 points, 20 rebounds, two blocks), and Latvia (nine points, 10 rebounds, four blocks, three steals) as well as a Round of 16 win vs. Croatia (19 points, 13 rebounds, two blocks), 5th-8th place win vs. Great Britain (eight points, eight rebounds, four blocks) and 5th-6th place win vs. Russia (25 points, nine rebounds)
• Scored in double figures in four games and had 78 total rebounds (46 offensive, 32 defensive)
• Led France (5-2) to a fourth-place finish at the 2018 FIBA U16 European Championship (Serbia)
• In seven games, averaged 11.1 points and 10.3 rebounds per game; guiding France to pool wins over Italy (15 points, eight rebounds), Georgia (15 points, eight rebounds) and Estonia (12 points, 13 rebounds) as well as a Round of 16 win vs. Germany (six points, 10 rebounds) and quarterfinal win vs. Serbia (16 points, 17 rebounds)
• Scored in double figures in four games and had 72 total rebounds (37 offensive, 35 defensive)
Personal
• Born January 21, 2002 in Paris, France
• Son of Korotoumou Diabate
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and Arts
• Undecided major
Player Notables
• Played with Juwan Howard's son, Jett, at IMG Academy (2020-21)