Michel Diouf

Michel Diouf
	Diouf with Bakken Bears in 2021
No. 11 – Nairobi City Thunder
Position	Center
League	KBF Premier League
Personal information
Born	19 April 1989 (age 35); Medina Gounass, Senegal
Nationality	Senegalese
Listed height	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight	102 kg (225 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2011: undrafted
Playing career	2007–present
Career history
2007–2009	CB Qalat
2009–2011	CB Tarragona
2011–2012	Palencia
2012	Fuenlabrada
2012–2014	Breogán
2014–2015	Miraflores Burgos
2015–2024	Bakken Bears
2024–present	Nairobi City Thunder
Career highlights and awards
	FIBA Europe Cup all-time leading scorer; FIBA Europe Cup all-time rebounding leader; FIBA Europe Cup all-time blocks leader; 8× Basketligaen champion (2017–2024); Basketligaen Finals MVP (2021); 4× Basketligaen Defender of the Year (2016, 2018–2020); 5× Danish Cup champion (2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023). *ENBL champion ( 2024);

Michel Diogoye Diouf (born 19 April 1989) is a Senegalese professional basketball player. Diouf is a four-time winner of the Basketligaen Defender of the Year award.^[1] He is the current all-time leader in points, rebounds and blocks in the FIBA Europe Cup.^[2]

Career

In the 2020–21 season, Diouf won his fifth Basketligaen championship with Bakken Bears and was named the Finals MVP.^[3] On 21 March 2022, Diouf became the all-time leading scorer of the FIBA Europe Cup in a quarterfinal game against Oradea. He surpassed Trae Golden's record of 789 total points.^[2] Diouf left Bakken after a nine-year stint in 2024.^[4]