Mamadou Diarra

Height:
6-8
Weight:
225
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Queens, N.Y.

While at UConn: Suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee in July, 2018, during summer workouts which required surgery to repair. Spent remainder of summer and fall in rehabilitation and is expected to make a full recovery and perhaps be available by late December or early January... Able to resume his college career in 2017-18 after being forced to sit out the 2016-17 season with a chronic knee condition, requiring treatment and rehabilitation throughout the year... Appeared in 31 of UConn’s 32 games in 2017-18, making five starts, and averaged 10.1 minutes per game... Played with Global Sports Academy college foreign tour team for three games in Spain in August, 2017.

As a Redshirt Freshman in 2017-18: Played in 31 games, starting five, and scored 83 points (2.7), grabbed 79 rebounds (2.5) and shot 54.8 percent overall. Showed potential to become a fierce rebounder and intimidating force near the basket... Had first career double-double (11 points, 10 rebounds) against Columbia... Had 8 points and 8 rebounds in 22 minutes against SMU in AAC Championship... Had 8 points and 6 rebounds in 23 minutes vs. Cincinnati... Had seven rebounds vs. Syracuse in Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden.

As a Freshman in 2016-17: After going through the rigorous preseason conditioning program and playing 10 minutes in UConn’s first exhibition game against New Haven, was disgnosed with significant patellofemoral syndrome, a condition that results in intense knee discomfort from the stress that high-level basketball competition demands... Sat out season, received treatment and rehabilitation throughout the year.

Before College: A consensus Top 100 recruit with a reputation as a tenacious rebounder... Played for 2 1/2 years at Putnam Science Academy under Coach Tom Espinosa, his final season as a post-graduate... Averaged 10.0 points and 7.5 rebounds in 2015-16, helping PSA to a 27-8 record and the national semifinals, where it lost to St. Thomas More.. As a senior, he averaged 9.9 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks... Left Putnam Science as the school’s second all-time rebounder, second in blocked shots, and in the top five in scoring... Selected to play in Jordan Brand Classic Regional Game, scoring 19 points on 9-of-10 shooting, and grabbing 3 rebounds to help Team New York to a 148-128 win... Began high school at Thomas Edison High in Queens, N.Y., making the varsity basketball team as a freshman and sophomore. Started junior year at prep school in South Carolina, but transferred to Putnam Science at mid-year. Played 14 games in that abbreviated season, averaging 5.0 points and 5.0 rebounds... Played AAU ball for the New York Jayhawks.

Personal Information: Mamadou Diarra... Born June 28, 1997... Son of Kadija Kone and Fosseny Diarra. Mother is from Senegal, father is from Mali .. Has two brothers, Hassan and Cherif, and two sisters, Fanta and Ouleymatou... National Honor Society member at Putnam Science Academy.