1. Hamidou Diallo was born on July 31,1998 and is an American professional basketball player for the Shanxi Loongs of the Chinese Basketball Association.
23 Facts About Hamidou Diallo
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Hamidou Diallo was a consensus five-star prospect, and one of the top-rated basketball players in the class of 2017.
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Later that summer Hamidou Diallo was invited to both NBPA Top 100 and Adidas Nations camps.
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Hamidou Diallo transferred to Putnam Science Academy in Putnam, Connecticut prior to his junior year.
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Hamidou Diallo averaged 18.6 points, and 2.1 assists while leading the Rens to the season-ending Peach Jam.
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Hamidou Diallo was considered one of the top players in the 2017 recruiting class by Scout.
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Hamidou Diallo was heavily recruited by six schools: University of Kentucky, University of Arizona, Indiana University, University of Kansas, Syracuse University, and the University of Connecticut.
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On January 7,2017, Hamidou Diallo committed to the University of Kentucky.
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Hamidou Diallo reclassified, graduating a semester early and joining the Wildcats midseason that month.
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Hamidou Diallo would start participating with the team in practices, but would not play a single game that year due to his late entry into the program.
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Hamidou Diallo was one of a record-high 182 players to declare for the 2017 NBA draft, despite not having played a single college game in the process.
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Hamidou Diallo had season averages of 10.0 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.
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On June 21,2018, Hamidou Diallo was selected with the 45th pick in the 2018 NBA draft by the Brooklyn Nets.
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On February 16,2019, Hamidou Diallo won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, becoming the first Oklahoma City Thunder player ever to win it.
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On March 13,2021, Hamidou Diallo was traded to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk and a future second-round draft pick.
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On December 29,2022, Hamidou Diallo was suspended by the NBA for one game without pay due to an altercation during a game against the Orlando Magic the day before.
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The next day, the Pistons announced that Hamidou Diallo had suffered a grade 2 sprain in his right ankle and would be re-evaluated in three to four weeks.
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On October 21,2023, Hamidou Diallo signed with the Washington Wizards, but was waived the same day.
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On January 9,2024, Hamidou Diallo signed a 10-day contract with the Wizards.
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On September 11,2024, Hamidou Diallo signed with the Shanxi Loongs of the Chinese Basketball Association.
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Hamidou Diallo competed for the under-18 United States national basketball team that captured gold in the FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship game in 2016.
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Hamidou Diallo won bronze at the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Egypt.
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Hamidou Diallo is of Guinean descent; his parents, Abdoulaye and Mariama, emigrated to the US from Guinea.