====== Rahsool Diggins ======
  * **Player**
  * **Seasons:** [[season_2022-23|2022-23]], [[season_2023-24|2023-24]], [[season_2024-25|2024-25]]
  * **Number:** 7 (wore 3 from 2022-24)
  * **Position:** G
  * **Height:** 6' 2"
  * **Weight:** 185
  * **Hometown:** [[wp>Philadelphia|Philadelphia PA]]
  * **High School:** [[wp>Archbishop Wood Catholic High School|Archbishop Wood]]
  * **Prep School:** none
  * **Transfer From:** [[opponent_connecticut|UConn]]
  * **Birthday:** March 27, 2002

{{ :diggins_rahsool_roster_photo_2024-25.jpg?direct&150|Rahsool Diggins roster photo 2024-25}}
===== At UMass =====
  * Joined the 1,000 point club with 1,056 his three seasons with the Minutemen.
  * Set the UMass single-game scoring record with 46 in the triple-overtime thriller [[game20250115_fordham|at Fordham (1/15/25)]].
  * Committed to UMass on 4/18/22.((https://twitter.com/AdamZagoria/status/1516142950329241601))((https://twitter.com/richflanagan33/status/1516166132218175499))  UMass made it official on 5/17.((https://twitter.com/UMassMBB/status/1526627884785614848))
  * [[https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/rahsool-diggins/16489|Roster page at UMassAthletics.com]]
  * NIL partner with The Mass. Collective((https://twitter.com/TheMassCo/status/1778146773250244656))
  * Graduated in Spring 2025((https://x.com/RahsoolDiggins3/status/1923706967417036869))

==== 2024-25 Senior year ====
  * **All-Atlantic 10, Third Team**((https://atlantic10.com/news/2025/3/11/shulga-billups-skinn-voted-top-atlantic-10-mens-basketball-award-winners.aspx))((https://umassathletics.com/news/2025/3/11/mens-basketball-diggins-earns-all-atlantic-10-honors-after-stellar-senior-season))
  * NABC All-District Second Team((https://umassathletics.com/news/2025/3/18/mens-basketball-diggins-receives-nabc-all-district-recognition))
  * June '24: [[https://www.podserve.fm/series/website/the-massachusetts-collective,8101/143575|Commonwealth Conversation from The Mass Collective]]
  * Article 8/15/24: [[https://www.buckscountyherald.com/sports/after-a-10-honor-rahsool-diggins-aims-for-even-better-season/article_8753ea76-5a78-11ef-a90a-7b4bca9b9954.html|After A-10 honor, Rahsool Diggins aims for even better season]]
  * Pre-Season All Atlantic 10, Third Team((https://atlantic10.com/news/2024/10/6/vcu-tops-a-10-mens-basketball-poll-as-six-teams-earn-1st-place-votes-preseason-accolades-announced.aspx))
  * Led the team in scoring in the season's first two games: 26 points in the win over [[game20241104_new_hampshire|New Hampshire (11/4)]], 19 points [[game20241108_west_virginia|at West Virginia (11/8)]]
  * Led UMass with 24 points against [[game20241221_arizona_state|Arizona State in Springfield (12/21)]]
  * Put on a hometown show with 33 points [[game20241231_saint_josephs|at Saint Joe's (12/31)]]
  * Led UMass with 21 points [[game20250111_george_mason|at George Mason (1/11)]]
  * **Set a new [[statistics_history#individual_single-game_records|UMass single-game scoring record]]** (and himself a new career high) **with 46 points** in the triple-overtime win [[game20250115_fordham|at Fordham (1/15)]]
  * Scored 17 points in the win over [[game20250119_la_salle|La Salle (1/19)]]
  * Earned multiple honors for his performances at Fordham and against La Salle: A10 Player of the Week (shared with Duquesne's Maximus Edwards)((https://atlantic10.com/news/2025/1/20/mens-basketball-edwards-diggins-share-player-of-the-week-honors-jones-repeats-as-rookie.aspx)), Lute Olson National Player of The Week from College Insider,((https://x.com/collegeinsider/status/1881373558556737558))((https://umassathletics.com/news/2025/1/20/mens-basketball-diggins-earns-lute-olson-national-player-of-the-week-honors)) Oscar Robertson Trophy National Players of the Week((https://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/news/2025/01/21/umass-diggins-headlines-oscar-robertson-trophy-national-players-of-the-week))
  * Did a brief [[https://www.podserve.fm/series/website/the-massachusetts-collective,8101/176736|podcast episode with The Mass. Collective following the Fordham and La Salle games]]
  * Tallied 19-4-2-4 in [[game20250122_george_washington|the win over GW (1/22)]]
  * Led all scorers, with 27 points, [[game20250129_rhode_island|at Rhode Island (1/29)]].  Shot 10-21 overall and played 38 minutes, most of any M'man that night
  * Shot 11-18 from the field and finished with 32 points in [[game20250201_duquesne|the win at Duquesne (2/1)]]. Scored 22 of those points in the game's final nine minutes
  *  Named A10 Co-Player of the Week and an Oscar Robertson National Player of The Week for the week that included the 27 points at Rhody and the 32 points at Duquesne.((https://umassathletics.com/news/2025/2/3/mens-basketball-diggins-earns-second-atlantic-10-player-of-the-week-honor))
  * Ten game stretch: vs ASU (12/21) thru at Duquesne (2/1): averaged 25.3 ppg and shot .449 FG%, .424 3FG%
  * Held to 2-15 shooting against SLU (2/4) and five points.  Coach Frank said that Diggins had been "beat up" recently.((https://gazettenet.com/UMass-basketball-Minutemen-fall-apart-down-the-stretch-hand-Saint-Louis-key-A-10-victory-59274051))

[[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/rahsool-diggins-1/gamelog/2025|Game log 2024-25]]

{{ :diggins_rahsool_roster_photo_final_2023-24.jpg?nolink&150|Rahsool Diggins roster photo final 2023-24}}
==== 2023-24 Junior year ====
  * **Atlantic 10 Most Improved Player** (shared with [[opponent_richmond|Richmond's]] [[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/dji-bailey-1.html|Dji Bailey]])((https://atlantic10.com/news/2024/3/12/holmes-king-mooney-headline-2023-24-atlantic-10-mens-basketball-awards.aspx))
  * Played in all 31 games on the season, starting in each at the 2-guard
  * Minutes per game went up 74%, after the departure of [[RJ Luis]] and [[weeks_tj|TJ Weeks]]
  * Averaged 12.8 ppg, third on the team and most among the backcourt contingent
  * Shooting percentages improved across the board from [[season_2022-23|2022-23]]
  * Started the season with 14 points against [[game20231107_albany|Albany (11/7)]]
  * Shot 9-16 from the floor and led all scorers with 22 points in the win over [[game20231113_quinnipiac|Quinnipiac (11/13)]]
  * Took a season-low 4 shots against [[game20231122_central_connecticut|Central CT (11/22)]], but dished 6 assists to spread out the scoring
  * Put up 15 & 6 in the win over [[game20231209_lowell|UMass-Lowell (12/9)]]
  * Shot 7-7 from the stripe and totaled 15 points in the win over [[game20231216_west_virginia|West Virginia (12/16)]]
  * Scored 15 points and stole a career-high 4 against [[game20231221_georgia_tech|Georgia Tech (12/21)]]
  * Shot 4-7 from the floor with a pair of threes in the win over [[game20231230_siena|Siena (12/30)]]
  * Shot 5-8 from the floor and 6-7 from the stripe, for a team-leading 16 points in the win over [[game20240103_duquesne|Duquesne (1/3)]]
  * Put up 15-5-4 in the win over [[game20240110_la_salle|La Salle (1/10)]].  Shot 6-8 from the field, and 3-5 from three
  * Took a career-high 19 shots, but hit 9, including 5 threes, racking up 25 career-high points, in the win over [[game20240120_george_washington|GW (1/20)]]
  * Shot 6-10 and totaled a team-high 17 points [[game20240123_saint_josephs|at Saint Joe's (1/23)]]
  * Tallied 15 & 6 in the win [[game20240127_st_louis|at Saint Louis (1/27)]]
  * Scored 14 in the win over [[game20240203_george_mason|George Mason (2/3)]]
  * Hit a career high 6 threes in the win over [[game20240211_rhode_island|Rhode Island (2/11)]], led the team with 18 points
  * Season-low 1-9 shooting [[game20240214_richmond|at Richmond (2/14)]], all 3pt attempts, but UM still prevailed for the win
  * Scored 14 in the road win [[game20240217_la_salle|at La Salle (2/17)]]
  * Shot 5-9 and finished with 13 points in the win [[game20240227_george_washington|at GW (2/27)]]
  * Went 4-6 from 3 and scored 13 overall in the win [[game20240302_davidson|at Davidson (3/2)]]
  * Tallied 16 points in the regular season finale versus [[game20240306_fordham|Fordham (3/6)]]
  * Scored a team-high 21 in the A10 Tournament game versus [[game20240314_vcu|VCU (3/14)]]

==== 2022-23 Sophomore year ====
{{ :diggins_rahsool_roster_photo_2022-23.jpg?nolink&150|Rahsool Diggins off-season roster photo 2022-23}}{{ :diggins_rahsool_roster_photo2_2022-23.jpg?nolink&150|Rahsool Diggins final roster photo 2022-23}}
  * Played in 26 of the season's 31 games, starting in 10, all of which came when [[fernandes_noah|Noah Fernandes]] was out with his injury
  * Averaged 17.6 minutes per game, splitting time with [[Keon Thompson]] as the backup point guard
  * As a starter: averaged 20.9 minutes, 6.1 points, and 3.1 assists
  * Off the bench: averaged 15.5 minutes, 3.8 points, and 1.9 assists
  * Nearly matched his season/career high in scoring, putting up 14 in the win over [[game20230304_st_bonaventure|St. Bonaventure (3/4)]].  Drew 5 fouls and shot 6-7 from the line, both career highs
  * Shot 4-5 from the floor for 9 points, and snared 3 rebounds, in the win [[game20230218_rhode_island|at Rhode Island (2/18)]]
  * Missed three straight games in early February with a recurring ankle injury((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAL0N0iTmBI))
  * Tallied 8-3-3 [[game20230201_george_mason|at George Mason (2/1)]].
  * Scored 12 points and tied his season/career high in assists with 6, in the win over [[game20230125_richmond|Richmond (1/25)]]
  * Played well against in hometown Philadelphia, [[game20230121_saint_josephs|at Saint Joseph's (1/21)]], setting a new career high with 15 points.  Shot 6-13 from the floor
  * Returned to the starting lineup for the [[game20230114_rhode_island|Rhode Island game (1/14)]].  Scored a then-career high 7 points.  Scored 7 again in the next game, [[game20230117_vcu|at VCU (1/17)]]
  * Was back with the team for the game against [[game20230104_st_louis|Saint Louis (1/4)]], but only got 3 minutes of action, and the same [[game20230107_george_washington|at George Washington (1/7)]].  Didn't even get off the bench for the [[game20230111_la_salle|La Salle game (1/11)]].  Had a meeting with [[frank_martin|Coach Martin]] to get him back on track.((https://www.gazettenet.com/UMass-basketball-Rahsool-Diggins-gaining-confidence-ahead-of-return-to-hometown-Philadelphia-against-Saint-Josephs-49628418))
  * Did not travel for the game [[game20221231_st_bonaventure|at St. Bonaventure (12/31)]].  Stayed back to be with his girlfriend for the birth of their child.((https://twitter.com/kylegrbwsk/status/1610000254686101504))((https://twitter.com/MLBergman_/status/1616204743126224923))((https://www.gazettenet.com/UMass-basketball-Rahsool-Diggins-gaining-confidence-ahead-of-return-to-hometown-Philadelphia-against-Saint-Josephs-49628418))  Lost focus as the child's due date neared, said himself that he was "going through the motions."((https://www.gazettenet.com/UMass-basketball-Rahsool-Diggins-gaining-confidence-ahead-of-return-to-hometown-Philadelphia-against-Saint-Josephs-49628418))
  * Scored 6 points and dished a career-high 6 assists in 20 minutes of work against [[game20221208_lowell|UMass-Lowell (12/8)]], but struggled with 2-10 shooting, including 0-8 from two point territory
  * Got his first career start against [[game20221205_albany|Albany (12/5)]], filling in for Noah, but picked up 3 fouls and was held to 9 minutes
  * Dished 5 assists in 20 minutes of work in the win [[game20221129_south_florida|at South Florida (11/29)]]
  * Scored 6 points and dished 2 assists in 19 minutes of work in the win over [[game20221118_murray_state|Murray State (11/18)]]

===== Statistics =====
^Season^Team^Conf^G^GS^MP^MPG^FG^FGA^FG%^3P^3PA^3P%^2P^2PA^2P%^eFG%^FT^FTA^FT%^PTS^PPG^ORB^DRB^TRB^RPG^AST^STL^BLK^TOV^PF^FO^|
|2021-22|UConn|BE|9|0|46|5.1|3|10|.300|1|3|.333|2|7|.286|.350|0|0|--|7|0.8|0|0|0|0.0|3|1|1|6|6|0|
|2022-23|UMass|A10|26|10|458|17.6|46|134|.343|20|67|.299|26|67|.388|.418|9|25|.360|121|4.7|9|24|33|1.3|62|19|1|38|41|0|
|2023-24|UMass|A10|31|31|949|30.6|135|336|.402|75|204|.368|60|132|.455|.513|53|70|.757|398|12.8|14|61|75|2.4|67|35|10|46|56|0|
|2024-25|UMass|A10|32|32|1099|34.3|183|498|.367|88|282|.312|95|216|.440|.456|83|99|.838|537|16.8|21|68|89|2.8|85|38|7|72|66|1|
|Total|UMass|A10|89|73|2506|28.2|364|968|.376|183|553|.331|181|415|.436|.471|145|194|.747|1056|11.9|44|153|197|2.2|214|92|18|156|163|1|
|Total|Career||98|73|2552|26.0|367|978|.375|184|556|.331|183|422|.434|.469|145|194|.747|1063|10.8|44|153|197|2.0|217|93|19|162|169|1|

From Sports-Reference.com: [[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/rahsool-diggins-1.html|Stats]], [[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/rahsool-diggins-1/gamelog/|Game Logs]]

===== Career Highs =====
^ ^UMass^UConn^
|Points|46 - [[game20250115_fordham|at Fordham (3OT, 1/15/25)]]|3 - vs Grambling (12/4/21)|
|Field Goals|14 - [[game20250115_fordham|at Fordham (3OT, 1/15/25)]]|1 - three times, last vs Grambling (12/4/21)|
|Field Goals Att.|29 - [[game20250115_fordham|at Fordham (3OT, 1/15/25)]]|4 - vs Central CT State (11/9/21)|
|3-Point FG|8 - [[game20241104_new_hampshire|New Hampshire (11/4/24)]]|1 - vs Grambling (12/4/21)|
|:::|8 - [[game20250115_fordham|at Fordham (3OT, 1/15/25)]]|:::|
|3-Point FG Att.|16 - [[game20241104_new_hampshire|New Hampshire (11/4/24)]]|1 - three times, last vs Grambling (12/4/21)|
|Free Throws|11 - [[game20241231_saint_josephs|at Saint Joe's (12/31/24)]]|none|
|Free Throw Att.|12 - [[game20241231_saint_josephs|at Saint Joe's (12/31/24)]]|none|
|:::|12 - [[game20250115_fordham|at Fordham (3OT, 1/15/25)]]|:::|
|Rebounds|6 - four times, last [[game20250115_fordham|at Fordham (3OT, 1/15/25)]]|none|
|Assists|8 - [[game20241201_njit|NJIT (12/1/24)]]|1 - three times, last vs Georgetown (1/25/22)|
|Blocks|2 - [[game20240217_la_salle|at La Salle (2/17/24)]]|1 - vs Grambling (12/4/21)|
|:::|2 - [[game20250115_fordham|at Fordham (3OT, 1/15/25)]]|:::|
|Steals|4 - four times, last [[game20250222_george_washington|at GW (2/22/25)]]|1 - vs Central CT State (11/9/21)|
|Minutes|49 - [[game20250115_fordham|at Fordham (3OT, 1/15/25)]]|12 - vs Grambling (12/4/21)|


Additional source: [[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Rahsool-Diggins/Bests/128476|RealGM.com]]

===== Pre-UMass =====
{{ ::diggins_rahsool_roster_photo_2021-22.jpg?direct&100|Rahsool Diggins, UConn, 2021-22}}
==== UConn (2021-22) ====
  * Limited to 46 minutes over 9 games, all off the bench.  Totaled 7 points and 3 assists on the season.
  * [[https://uconnhuskies.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/rahsool-diggins/11768|Roster page at UConnHuskies.com]]

==== High School ====
  * Shifty, clever combo guard who is equally adept at scoring or distributing the ball.
  * Can score by getting to the basket, using a solid mid-range jumper or an improving three-point shot, but also has a knack for penetrating into the paint and finding open teammates.
  * Brings tough, hard-nosed Philadelphia style to his defense.
  * Had a spectacular four-year career as a starter at Archbishop Wood HS under Coach John Mosco.
  * Also starred for AAU Team Final under Rob Brown.
  * As a senior in 2020-21, named MaxPreps Pennsylvania High School Player of the Year and Pennsylvania Class 6A Player of the Year.
  * Two-time Philadelphia Catholic League Player of the Year.
  * Two-time Philadelphia City Player of the Year.
  * Three-time first team All-State.
  * Averaged 16.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 2.8 steals as a senior, leading team to Philadelphia Catholic League championship and to PIAA 6A championship game, in which he scored 26 points in narrow loss.
  * Finished high school career as Wood’s all-time leading scorer (1,513 points).
  * Had 15 points, 9 assists, 5 rebounds in Slam 16 Game, where he teamed with fellow UConn 2021-22 freshman Samson Johnson and averaged 10.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 7.0 assists, and 4.0 steals at prestigious Pangos All-American Festival.
  * Consensus Top 50 recruit who picked UConn over [[opponent_villanova|Villanova]], [[opponent_kansas|Kansas]], [[opponent_florida|Florida]], [[opponent_seton_hall|Seton Hall]], and [[opponent_virginia_tech|Virginia Tech]], among others.

===== Post-UMass =====
  * Playing with the [[wp>Maine Celtics]] in their 2025-26 season.((https://gleague.nba.com/player/1643323/rahsool-diggins))((https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Rahsool-Diggins/Summary/128476))

===== External Links =====
  * Twitter: [[https://twitter.com/RahsoolDiggins3|@RahsoolDiggins3]]
  * Instagram: [[https://www.instagram.com/rahsooldiggins/|@rahsooldiggins]]

{{tag>"Players" "Jersey # 3" "Jersey # 7" "Guards" "Players from Pennsylvania" "Played for Frank Martin" "Transfers Incoming" "Connecticut" "Born in 2002"}}