Astou Ndiaye-Diatta (born 5 November 1973) is a retired Senegalese

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player. She is currently an assistant coach at

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in the United States. A 1997 ''

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'' graduate of Southern Nazarene University, she was selected by the

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in the

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during its 1999 draft in the second round and was the 22nd pick overall. She spent five seasons with the Shock, before spending the 2004 season with the

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, the 2006 season with the

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, and the 2007 season with the

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. In July 2008, she was named as an assistant coach at

.July 7, 2008 press release on joining Utah State University
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