Alpha Saliou Diallo (born June 29, 1997) is an American-born Guinean professional

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player for

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of the French

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and the

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. He played

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for the

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High school career

Diallo was born and grew up in

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but moved to

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with his mother. He played at Denver West High School as a sophomore and led the team to the Sweet 16 in the Class 4A tournament. He was declared ineligible by the Colorado High School Activities Association after attempting to transfer to Abraham Lincoln High School, coached by his mentor Vince Valdez. Diallo played two seasons at

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. He did a

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Brewster Academy Brewster Academy is a co-educational independent boarding school located on in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, United States. It occupies of shoreline along Lake Winnipesaukee. With around 350 students, it serves grades nine through twelve and po ...

and averaged 16.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. He scored 35 points and had eight rebounds and eight assists against eventual national champion

Hargrave Military Academy Hargrave Military Academy (HMA) is a private school, private, all-male, Military school, military boarding school located in the town of Chatham, Virginia. Hargrave is affiliated with the Baptist General Association of Virginia emphasizing Chr ...

. Diallo represented Team Africa in the adidas Nations circuit and averaged 20.5 points and 10.7 rebounds per game. Diallo was ranked the 95th best player in his class and signed with

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after Junior Lomomba's transfer opened up a scholarship. He chose the Friars over offers from

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and VCU.

College career

As a freshman, Diallo averaged 5.7 points and 3.2 rebounds per game. Diallo averaged 13.2 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game as a sophomore and often defended the opposing team's best player. However, he only shot 21 percent from three-point range, and worked on his shooting in the summer. As a junior, Diallo was named to the Second Team All-

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. He averaged 16 points, 8.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 1.6 steals per game, leading the team in all four categories. Diallo declared for the

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but decided to return to Providence. Coming into his senior season, he was named to the Preseason First Team All-Big East. On February 16, 2020, Diallo scored a career-high 35 points in a 74–71 upset of tenth-ranked

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, shooting 11-of-15 from the floor. He was named Big East Player of the Week on February 17. As a senior, Diallo averaged 14.1 points and 7.8 rebounds per game and was a repeat selection to the Second Team All-Big East.

Professional career

Lavrio

On September 9, 2020, Diallo signed his first professional contract with

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of the

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. During the very successful 2020–2021 campaign, where the club reached the

finals for the first time, Diallo averaged 12.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1.5 steals per game.

AS Monaco

On July 24, 2021, Diallo signed a three-year contract with

champions and

mainstays

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos (, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club based in the City of Athens. Panathinaikos is one of the mos ...

. However, on August 30, he signed with

of the French

. On May 18, 2022, he was named to the All-

First Team. Diallo helped Monaco reach the Finals of the Pro A, where they lost to

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. On April 19, 2025, Diallo renewed his contract with Monaco for an additional three seasons. In the

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, Monaco surprisingly advanced to the final of the Final Four, becoming the first French team in 32 years to reach the European final. In the final, Diallo scored a team-high 19 points, however, Monaco lost to Fenerbahçe to finish as runners-up. Diallo was the top scorer of the final four with a combined 41 points over two games.

National team career

In the summer of 2019, Diallo was a part of the

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who competed at the

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in Peru. The team won bronze, defeating Dominican Republic 92–83 with 23 points and five rebounds from Diallo. Diallo led the team in scoring (15.0), rebounding (5.6) and steals (1.6) per game.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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Domestic leagues

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College

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, 34 , , 34 , , 35.4 , , .420 , , .333 , , .674 , , 8.1 , , 3.1 , , 1.6 , , .5 , , 16.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;",

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Personal life

Diallo's brother, Mohamed "Mo" Diallo, currently plays for Stony Brook.

References

External links

Providence Friars bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Diallo, Alpha 1997 births Living people 21st-century American sportsmen American expatriate basketball people in Monaco American men's basketball players AS Monaco Basket players Basketball players at the 2019 Pan American Games Basketball players from Denver Basketball players from Manhattan Brewster Academy alumni Lavrio B.C. players Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in basketball People from Harlem Providence Friars men's basketball players Small forwards United States men's national basketball team players