Bamba Diallo

Not to be confused with Cheick Diallo.

Cheikh Bamba "C.B." Diallo (born 28 March 1990) is a Senegalese basketball player for AS Loon plage Basket and the Senegal national team. Standing at 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in), he mainly plays as shooting guard.

Bamba Diallo

Diallo in 2023
CRB Tombouctou
Position	Shooting guard
League	LNB Pro B
Personal information
Born	(1996-03-15) 15 March 1996 (age 29) Thiès, Senegal
Nationality	Senegalese
Listed height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Career information
High school	Cape Fear Christian Academy (North Carolina)
College	Kilgore (2015–2017) American (2017–2019)
Playing career	2021–present
Career history
2021	AS Douanes
2021–2022	DUC Dakar
2023	Jeanne d'Arc
2023–2024	AS Loon Plage Basket
2025–present	CRB Tombouctou
Career highlights
2× Senegalese Cup winner (2021, 2022) Senegalese Cup MVP (2021) Dakar Municipal Cup winner (2022)
Medals FIBA AfroBasket 2021 Rwanda

Early career

Born in Thiès, Diallo played with the SEED Academy from age 16. In 2013, he played at a Basketball Without Borders camp in South Africa and was named the All-Star Game MVP.^[1] He moved to the United States to play high school basketball in North Carolina with Cape Fear Christian Academy.

College career

Diallo played two seasons with Kilgore College from 2015 until 2017. He averaged 24 minutes, 9.6 points and 2.2 rebounds in 59 games with Kilgore.^[2] In 2017, he transferred to the American Eagles men's basketball team.

Professional career

In May 2021, Diallo signed with Senegalese side AS Douanes. He was on the roster for the first-ever season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).^[3] Diallo helped the Douanes win the Senegalese Cup in October, and was named the MVP after scoring 22 points in the final against Jeanne d'Arc.^[4]

In November 2021, Diallo signed with DUC Dakar of the Nationale 1 and for the 2022 BAL season.^[5] On 16 March 2022, Diallo scored a BAL career-high 30 points in a loss to AS Salé.^[6]

After the 2022 season, in which DUC won the Senegalese Cup, Diallo signed with rivals Jeanne d'Arc.^[7]

In July 2023, Diallo signed with French club AS Loon Plage Basket, who were promoted to the LNB Pro B as the champions of the French third division Nationale Masculine 1.^[8]

National team career

In 2021, Diallo was called up for the Senegalese national basketball team and made his debut against Kenya in February.^[9] He also played at FIBA AfroBasket 2021, contributing 5.3 points per game for Senegal on its way to a bronze medal.^[10]

BAL career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2021	AS Douanes	4	0	20.7	.410	.435	.833	3.0	1.0	1.8	0.0	11.8
2022	DUC	5	5	30.6	.448	.375	.900	1.8	1.0	0.8	0.2	15.2
Career		9	5	26.2	.431	.402	.870	2.3	1.0	1.2	0.1	13.7

Awards and accomplishments

Club career

AS Douanes

• Senegalese Cup winner: (2021)^[4]

DUC Dakar

• Senegalese Cup winner: (2022)
• Dakar Municipal Cup winner: (2022)

National team career

Senegal

• AfroBasket Bronze Medal: (2021)^[11]

Individual awards

• Senegalese Cup MVP: (2021)^[4]