Nouha Diakité (born 20 December 1980) is a French and Malian

basketball player Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's ...

. He is a member of the

Mali national basketball team Mali national basketball team () represents Mali in men's international basketball competitions has yet to appear in the FIBA World Championship. Their best finish at the FIBA Africa Championship was in 1972 where they ended with a bronze medal. ...

. In his most recent professional season, 2008–09, Diakate bounced from BK Prostejov of the Czech League to Hyeres-Toulon Var Basket of the French League before landing with CB Illescas Urban CLM in Spain for the last 14 games of the season. On 31 August 2009, he signed with Pau-Orthez of the

Ligue Nationale de Basketball The Ligue nationale de basket (LNB; English: National Basketball League) is the governing body of men's professional club basketball in France. The LNB organises the first-tier Pro A and the second-tier Pro B. Additionally, the federation ann ...

. Nouha Diakité has played for the

in the

FIBA Africa Championship The AfroBasket (alternatively known as the FIBA Africa Championship, FIBA African Championship, or FIBA AfroBasket) is the men's basketball continental championship contested by the senior national teams of Africa, played once every four years. ...

in 2005, 2007, and 2009.FIBA Profile
/ref> The team reached the quarterfinals in each of these appearances.

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1980 births Living people Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket players ASVEL Basket players Barton Cougars men's basketball players Centers (basketball) Élan Béarnais players French men's basketball players French sportspeople of Malian descent HTV Basket players JA Vichy players Louisville Cardinals men's basketball players Malian men's basketball players People from Athis-Mons Sportspeople from Essonne Black French sportspeople French expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Malian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Expatriate basketball people in the Czech Republic French expatriate basketball people in the United States Malian expatriate basketball people in the United States French expatriate basketball people in Spain Malian expatriate basketball people in Spain French expatriate sportspeople in Morocco Malian expatriate sportspeople in Morocco Expatriate basketball people in Morocco 21st-century French sportsmen {{ULouisville-stub