Michel Diouf

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]

Michel Diouf

Diouf with Bakken Bears in 2021
No. 11 – Ciudad de Huelva Baloncesto
Position	Center
Personal information
Born	(1989-04-19) 19 April 1989 (age 36) 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	Nairobi City Thunder
2025–present	Ciudad de Huelva Baloncesto
Career highlights
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)

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]

On 19 September 2024, Diouf joined the Nairobi City Thunder of the Kenyan KBF Premier League and the Road to BAL.^[5] In February 2025, he inked a deal with Spanish third-division side Ciudad de Huelva Baloncesto.^[6]

Honours

Club

Bakken Bears

• 8× Basketligaen: (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 ,2024)

Individual

• 4× Basketligaen Defender of the Year: (2016, 2018, 2019, 2020)^[1]
• Basketligaen Finals MVP: (2021)^[7]