Boubacar Diakite

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-7
Weight:
185
Hometown:
Bamako, Mali
High School:
Iowa Western CC / St. John's

2019-20 (Sophomore)
Saw action in three games for the Wildcats as a sophomore transfer...Had a season-high three points against Bethesda and two points against West Coast Baptist...Also had three rebounds and was 2 of 3 from the field in the three games.

Iowa Western Community College
Transferred to Iowa Western Community College for the 2018-19 season...Played in 11 games and shot 40 percent from 3-point range.

St. John’s
Originally signed at St. John’s...Sat out the 2017-18 season as a red shirt for head coach Chris Mullin at St. John’s due to injury.

High School
Was a four-star player and a consensus top 10 recruit in New York at Our Savior New American in Centereach, N.Y…Averaged 19 points and 9 rebounds per game...Played AAU basketball for PSA Cardinals...Represented Mali at the 2016 FIBA Africa U18 Championship in Rwanda and averaged 6.4 points and 3.3 rebounds per game to help Mali to a third place finish.

Personal
Was born Oct. 30, 1998 in Bamako, Mali...Parents are Mamadou Lamine Diakite and Sirantou Coulibaly...Has a sister, Modjere, and a brother, Mamadou.