Wildcats Boost 2025-26 Roster with Forward Mouhamed Dioubate
LEXINGTON, Ky. – A winner at every level, forward Mouhamed Dioubate (pronounced dee-ah-BOT-TAY) joined the Kentucky men’s basketball roster on Friday as announced by head coach Mark Pope. Dioubate will wear the Blue and White for the Cats after a two-year stint with Alabama.
“Mouhamed is a special young man who is a perfect fit for the way we play,” Pope said. “He is a ballhandling, decision-making, physical, competitor. Mo can play and guard all five positions and has a presence as a point forward which makes him uniquely suited to play for us.”
Dioubate averaged 7.2 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game for the Crimson Tide in 2024-25. He scored double-figures in 13 outings and had five double-doubles. The 6-foot-7 forward poured in a career-best 22 points to couple with 10 boards in a win against Vanderbilt in late January. He had 10 points and a career-best 16 boards in an overtime win over Houston in November. Other noteworthy performances from his sophomore campaign include a 13-point, 10-rebound, four-assists outing vs. Missouri and 12 points, 12 rebounds and a pair of steals vs. Florida in the Southeastern Conference Tournament. Dioubate charted 18 points and 10 rebounds in the NCAA Tournament opener vs. Robert Morris.
He was third on the team in rebounds per game and second in total offensive boards (70). He generated a 61.7% field-goal clip and shot 46.2% from behind the arc in his sophomore season. Dioubate ranked second on the team in total steals (35) and was third in blocked shots (25) in just 16 minutes per game.
In three meetings vs. Kentucky last season, Dioubate notched eight points and eight rebounds in the first meeting. He had four points and five rebounds in the second meeting, and produced 13 points, eight rebounds and two blocks vs. the Cats in the SEC Tournament.
For his career, Dioubate has connected on 57.1% of his shot attempts and 35.1% from distance. He has appeared in 70 career games in two collegiate seasons where his squad advanced to the Elite Eight each year.
As a freshman in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Dioubate reached double-digit points twice, including 14 points vs. Mississippi State. He scored nine of Bama’s final 15 points in the Round of 32 win over Grand Canyon.
The Queens, New York, native captured a national prep championship with Putnam Science Academy as a senior. The four-star prospect was ranked among the top 75 players in his class. Dioubate averaged 13.6 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game for the PSA Cardinals in the EYBL circuit. He was a first-team EYBL selection in 2022, and he scored the most points around the rim (309) according to Synergy Sports.
Dioubate has two years of eligibility remaining.
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