Khalifa Diop

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Born
2002 (23 years old)
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Guediawaye, Senegal

Position
Center

Status
Active

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18

Height
215 cm

Weight
109 kg

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Basketball

Team
Baskonia

League
Spanish Liga ACB

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Khalifa Ababacar Diop (born 15 January 2002) is a Senegalese professional basketball player for Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He also plays for the Senegalese national team. Diop was drafted 39th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2022 NBA draft.

Diop trained with the junior teams of CB Gran Canaria and CB TerrAlfas. In 2018, he was named the MVP of the national junior club championship. He debuted with Gran Canaria B in the Liga EBA, the Spanish fourth level league, at age 15. On 3 November 2019, Diop recorded 25 points and a league record 28 rebounds in a Liga EBA game against Novum Energy Lyceum.

Diop represented Senegal at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup in Heraklion. He averaged 13.1 points, seven rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. Diop helped Senegal win the silver medal at the 2020 FIBA U18 African Championship in Egypt, where he averaged 12.6 points, 11.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 3.4 steals per game. At the 2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Latvia, he averaged 14 points, 9.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.

In February 2022, Diop was selected for the Senegal senior national team for the qualifiers of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

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