Men's Basketball

MouhamedDioubate

  • position Forward
  • height 6-7
  • Weight 220
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Queens, N.Y.
  • Previous School Alabama
  • High school Putnam Science Academy
  • Major Communication

2025-26: Logged action in 31 games and made 10 starts … Missed five games due to an ankle injury … Averaged 8.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.0 blocks and 1.0 steals per game … Set career highs in minutes, free throws, free-throw percentage, blocks, points and points per game … Had 11 double-figure scoring efforts … Recorded two double-doubles … Led the team in blocks 10 times and in rebounding in eight games … Logged 17 points, a team-high-tying eight rebounds, while also contributing three blocks and a steal in the NCAA Tournament win over Santa Clara … Posted 14 points, three rebounds and a steal vs. Florida in the SEC Tournament … Contributed nine points, a team-high seven boards and two blocks in the league tourney vs. Missouri … Had seven second-half points to couple with seven rebounds and two assists vs. LSU in the SEC Tournament … Scored 10 points and had six rebounds vs. Florida in the regular-season finale … Went for an SEC season high of 19 points, while also adding seven rebounds at Texas A&M … Chipped in eight points, four rebounds and three steals in the win over Vanderbilt … Charted 12 points, 10 coming in the second half, while adding four boards, a block and a steal at South Carolina … Had a game-high nine rebounds vs. Georgia … Posted nine points, five rebounds, two assists and a steal off the bench at Florida … Snared the game-clinching offensive rebound in the final seconds of the game to lift the Cats to an upset of No. 25 Tennessee at home … He also chipped in four points, an assist, a block and a steal in the win … Had five points, five rebounds and a game-high three blocks at Arkansas … Contributed seven rebounds and a career-high five blocks at Vanderbilt … Tallied nine points and had six rebounds, including the game-clinching snare on the defensive end to preserve the win against Texas … Had 10 points and tied for the team best with six rebounds in a road win at Tennessee … He was a team-best plus-16 in the victory … Tied for the team lead with eight boards at Alabama … Posted his second 20-point effort in a win over Bellarmine … He also added team highs in blocks (3) and steals (2) … Returned from an ankle injury to post 14 points, 12 rebounds and five steals in the win over Indiana … He became the first player in college basketball to have a game with those numbers this season … Registered a double-double with 20 points and 11 boards in a win over Eastern Illinois … He went 8 of 9 from the field, while also posting two steals and a pair of blocks … Scored 14 points and had five rebounds vs. Valpo … Notched seven points and seven rebounds in his UK debut vs. Nicholls.

2024-25 (at Alabama): Played in all 37 games for Alabama, helping the team reach the Elite Eight as a No. 2 seed … Averaged 7.2 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game … Recorded six double-doubles, including four against SEC opponents … Led team in rebounding 10 times, including his career-high 16 boards against Houston … Ranked second on the team with 70 offensive rebounds … Scored in double-figures in 12 contests … Had a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds vs. Robert Morris in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament … Had 12 points and 12 rebounds vs. Florida in the SEC Tournament … Went for 13 points and 10 rebounds at Missouri … Registered a career-high 22 points vs. Vanderbilt, also adding 10 boards … Shot 46.2 percent from 3-point range.

2023-24 (at Alabama): Appeared in 33 games on an Alabama team which reached the Final Four … Averaged 2.9 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.5 blocks per game … Scored in double-figures twice … Scored nine of Alabama’s final 15 points in its round of 32 win over Grand Canyon in the NCAA Tournament … Scored 12 points on the road at Kentucky … Posted season-highs in both points (14) and rebounds (9) vs. Mississippi State at home.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-star prospect, rated as the No. 18 power forward in the country by 247 Sports and the No. 74 overall player in the country by Rivals … Won the National Prep Championship at Putnam Science Academy … Averaged 13.6 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists for the PSA Cardinals on the EYBL circuit … Named to the 2022 EYBL first team … Most points scored around the rim (309) on the EYBL circuit according to Synergy Sports.

PERSONAL: Son of Mory and Fatimata … Born Dec. 13 … Nicknames are “Mo-D”, “Moski” and “Mo Money” … Favorite basketball memory is making the Final Four … Chose jersey number because of Lebron James and older brother’s birthdate … Favorite foods are white rice and cassava leaf soup, pasta, oxtail rice and peas … Favorite movie is Friday … Favorite TV show is Power … Dunked for the first time at his neighborhood park when he was 14-years-old … Favorite former Kentucky player is Hamidou Diallo … Listens to NBA YoungBoy pregame.

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