• Player
• Seasons: 2018-19, 2019-20
• Number: 5
• Position: F
• Height: 6' 7“
• Weight: 195
• Hometown: Rufisque, Senegal
• High School: Pope John XXIII (N.J.)
• Prep School: none
• Transfer From: none
• Birthday: February 6¹⁾

• Signed NLI on 11/8/2017²⁾
• Verbally committed on 8/21/2017³⁾

• Started 13 games and appeared in 25
• Averaged 17.0 minutes per contest with 3.5 points and 3.3 rebounds per game
• Pulled down 10 boards and added seven points in first career start at Providence (12/7)
• Set career-high for rebounds with 12 while shooting 4-of-5 with a three-pointer against Saint Louis (1/9)
• Scored six points to go along with seven rebounds and two assists in win over Davidson (2/9)
• Logged a career-high 37 minutes while tying career mark of 12 boards with eight points and three steals at George Mason (2/13)

Career bests from RealGM.com

• Four-star recruit by ESPN & three-star by 247Sports.com and Rivals.com
• Played for Pope John XXIII as well as the NY Jayhawks in AAU
• Held multiple offers including four other A-10 schools before choosing UMass
• As a sophomore in his first year in the United States, Diallo averaged 9.7 points and 7.5 rebounds per game
• Those totals jumped during his junior season to 13.4 points and 7.5 rebounds
• Tore his ACL in his last game in his junior year, which forced him to miss this senior season⁴⁾
• Prior to his injury, he was getting recruited from schools including Virginia, Florida, and Syracuse⁵⁾

• "This is my story" video from UMass Athletics (January 2020)
• Often wears two different color shoes, as a tribute to his upbringing when basketball shoes were hard to come by⁶⁾

Official roster page from UMass Athletics
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