Cheikh Moussa Diagne (born March 6, 1994) is a Senegalese professional basketball player for

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. He is a center, but he can also play as a power forward. He was listed as one of the top international prospects for the 2015 NBA draft, but went undrafted.

Early life

Diagne was born on March 6, 1994, and was brought up in Guédiawaye, Senegal. He was discovered at a basketball camp in

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by head coach David Sanz of the Spanish amateur basketball powerhouse, Baloncesto Torrejón. In the spring of 2011, at age 17, Diagne moved to Madrid, Spain in an attempt to compete with Torrejón. He only had little experience playing the game prior to arriving in Europe, however. Diagne played in local tournaments and the Spanish fourth division.

Professional career

After Diagne finished developing his talents with Torrejón, in 2013, he was signed by the

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. Despite joining Fuenlabrada, Diagne played with the

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-based professional club, Óbila CB, of the

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, for the majority of his first year. He also competed in Eurobasket Summer League for La Serna. Despite being a slight prospect for the event, he withdrew from the

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. On July 21, 2015, Diagne signed a three-year deal with the Spanish club

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. On August 8, 2017, FC Barcelona loaned him to MoraBanc Andorra for the 2017–18 season. On June 29, 2018, Barcelona parted ways with him. On July 20, 2018, Diagne signed a two-year deal with the Spanish club MoraBanc Andorra. On August 2, 2022, he signed with

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References

External links

Moussa Diange
at ACB.com
Moussa Diagne
at FEB.es
Moussa Diagne
at Eurobasket {{DEFAULTSORT:Diagne, Moussa 1994 births Living people Baloncesto Fuenlabrada players BC Andorra players CB Canarias players Centers (basketball) Senegalese expatriate basketball people in Andorra FC Barcelona Bàsquet players Liga ACB players Sportspeople from Rufisque Senegalese men's basketball players Senegalese expatriate basketball people in Spain Spanish men's basketball players