Yakhouba Diawara
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| Position | Small forward Shooting guard |
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| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| League | Lega Serie A |
| Team | Pallacanestro Varese |
| Born | August 29, 1982 Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| High school | Tremblay en France |
| College | Southern Idaho; Pepperdine |
| Draft | Undrafted, 2000 |
| Pro career | 2000–present |
| Career history | Dijon (2000-01) College of Southern Idaho (2001-03) Pepperdine University (2003-05) Dijon (2005-06) Climamio Bologna (2006) Denver Nuggets (2006-08) Miami Heat (2008-10) Enel Brindisi (2010-11) |
Yakhouba Diawara (born August 29, 1982, in Paris) is a French professional basketball player.
He is a 6 ft 7 in and 225 lb (102 kg) shooting guard/small forward. He started his career with French team JDA Dijon, and after his first season in the European League, Diawara decided to attend college in the United States. He first attended junior college at Southern Idaho and after two years transferred to Pepperdine University. He is fluent in French, Wolof, English, and Italian.[1]
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[edit] Pro career
He went undrafted after graduating from Pepperdine and signed with Dijon again. In February 2006 he moved to Italian Climamio Bologna. He was signed by the Denver Nuggets on July 26, 2006.[2] He signed with the Miami Heat on August 7, 2008.[3] In July 2010, Diawara signed with Enel Brindisi in Italy.[4] For the 2011-12 season he signed a one-year deal with Pallacanestro Varese.[5]
[edit] NBA career statistics
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
[edit] Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2006–07 | Denver | 64 | 19 | 18.4 | .342 | .288 | .660 | 1.7 | .9 | .5 | .1 | 4.4 |
| 2007–08 | Denver | 54 | 14 | 10.0 | .410 | .318 | .710 | 1.1 | .7 | .2 | .1 | 2.8 |
| 2008–09 | Miami | 63 | 21 | 13.5 | .350 | .313 | .526 | 1.3 | .4 | .2 | .1 | 3.4 |
| 2009–10 | Miami | 6 | 2 | 7.3 | .200 | .167 | .000 | .7 | .5 | .2 | .0 | .8 |
| Career | 187 | 56 | 14.0 | .357 | .301 | .650 | 1.4 | .7 | .3 | .1 | 3.5 |
[edit] Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2006–07 | Denver | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| 2007–08 | Denver | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | .400 | .000 | .000 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.3 |
| 2008–09 | Miami | 5 | 0 | 4.2 | .333 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | .0 | .2 | .0 | .4 |
| Career | 9 | 0 | 3.3 | .375 | .000 | .000 | .7 | .0 | .1 | .0 | .7 |
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- Expatriate basketball people in Italy
- French basketball players
- French expatriates in Italy
- French expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- Pepperdine Waves men's basketball players
- Denver Nuggets players
- Miami Heat players
- Undrafted National Basketball Association players
- Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna players
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- Sportspeople from Paris
