Mahamadou Diawara - Men's Basketball - Stetson University Athletics
Mahamadou Diawara (15) Forward/Center - Career: Ranks sixth in school history in field goal pct. (.579) ... 10 career double-doubles. 2021-22: Played
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Oregon has added a late transfer commitment from Stetson senior big man Mahamadou Diawara today. The 6-foot-10 center, who is originally from Mali, has made 81 starts in his career, but only five of those came last year. He played in 30 games during the 2022-23 season and averaged 4.1 points and 4.4 rebounds.
The Ducks will have to look to dip back into the success Diawara had as a freshman when he averaged a career-best 12.5 points and 6.5 rebounds over the course of 33 games. His production has taken a dip since that first season, but he showed a knack for still having his scoring touch in the final game of the season giving Dana Altman and his staff a glimpse into some potential value with the addition.
Diawara scored 18 points (5-of-10 FGs) to go with 20 rebounds in a CBI postseason loss to Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the spring.
He's averaged 8.2 points and 5.8 rebounds in his four-year collegiate career at Stetson.
The Ducks now have 12 of their 13 allotted scholarships filled for the upcoming season with the addition of Diawara, who comes from the same city in Mali, Bamako, as Oregon senior big man N'Faly Dante.
Diawara was rated as a three-star prospect out of Massanutten Military Academy in Virginia as a member of the 2019 class. Penn State, East Carolina, Rhode Island and UMass were some of the schools that offered him as a high school recruit.
The Ducks picked him up after he entered the transfer portal just last Friday. Diawara is a graduate transfer with one season of eligibility remaining. Oregon has not yet announced his addition.
