Adama Diakhite

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| name = Adama Diakhite

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| number = 28

| team = AS Douanes

| position = Center

| league = BAL

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1997|4|12}}

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| nationality = Senegalese

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 9

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| college = Diliman College (2017–2018)
UE (2018–2022)

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| career_start = 2022

| years1 = 2022

| team1 = DUC

| highlights = * Senegalese Cup winner (2022)

Senegalese Cup Final MVP (2022)

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| years2 = 2022–2023

| team2 = Cergy-Pontoise BB

| years3 = 2023

| team3 = AS Douanes

| years4 = 2023

| team4 = Urunani

| years5 = 2023

| team5 = Al-Gharafa

| years6 = 2024–present

| team6 = AS Douanes

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Adama Alex Diakhite (born 12 April 1997) is a Senegalese basketball player who plays for AS Douanes of the Nationale 1 and the Basketball Africa League (BAL). A {{height|ft=6|in=9}} center, he played college basketball in the Philippines before turning professional in 2022.

College career

In 2017, Diakhite started playing played collegiate basketball in the Philippines for Diliman College.{{cite web |title=Senegal import powers Diliman |url=https://www.tempo.com.ph/2017/09/10/senegal-import-powers-diliman/ |website=Tempo - The Nation's Fastest Growing Newspaper |date=9 September 2017 |access-date=6 March 2022}} He transferred to the University of the East Red Warriors in 2018. He averaged 17.6 points and 13.7 rebounds per game in his first season with UE.

Professional career

In December 2021, Diakhite was announced as a new member of the Senegalese champions DUC Dakar.{{cite web |last1=Niang |first1=Mor Bassine |title=record - BAL : Le Duc continue son enrôlement |url=https://www.record.sn/bal-le-duc-continue-son-enrolement |website=RECORD |access-date=6 March 2022 |language=fr}} On 5 March, Diakhite made his professional debut in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) by scoring 17 points in a loss against SLAC.{{cite news |last1=Li |first1=Matthew |title=UE's Alex Diakhite turns pro with BAL's DUC |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/ues-alex-diakhite-turns-pro-with-bals-duc/233541 |access-date=6 March 2022 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=6 March 2022}} On 11 March, he scored a career-high 30 points along with 11 rebounds and 2 blocks to power his team past REG.{{cite news |title=DUC bounce back after players-only talk |url=https://bal.nba.com/news/duc-bounce-back-after-players-only-talk |access-date=12 March 2022 |work=The BAL |language=en}} Over five games, he averaged a team-high 16.4 points and 6.2 rebounds per game for DUC.{{cite web |title=Adama Diakhite, Basketball Player |url=https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/251727/adama-diakhite |website=Proballers |access-date=16 March 2022 |language=en}}

On 28 October 2022, DUC won the Senegalese Cup, with Diakhite being honoured as Final MVP after scoring 18 points in the final.{{Cite news |last= |date=2022-10-23 |title=Distinctions : Adama Diakité (DUC) MVP de la finale {{!}} Basketsenegal |language=fr-FR |work=Basketsenegal |url=https://www.basketsenegal.com/distinctions-adama-diakite-duc-mvp-de-la-finale/ |access-date=2022-10-29}}

In November, Diakhite left Sengeal for France to play for Cergy-Pontoise of the third-level NM1.{{Cite web |last=Basket221 |date=2022-11-06 |title=Adama Diakhité prend ses marques à Cergy-Pontoise |url=https://www.basket221.com/adama-diakhite-prend-ses-marques-a-cergy-pontoise/ |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=Basket 221 |language=en-US}}

Diakhite played for Burundian side Urunani during the playoffs of the Burundian Basketball Championship.

In April 2023, Diakhite joined AS Douanes for the playoffs of the 2023 BAL season.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-04-18 |title=Babacar Sané et Adama Diakité renforcent l'AS Douanes pour les play-offs de la BAL! |url=https://www.lataniere.info/post/babacar-sané-et-adama-diakité-renforcent-l-as-douanes-pour-les-play-offs-de-la-bal |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=La Taniere 221 |language=fr}} He helped the Douanes reach the final, the first in club history.

In November 2023, he joined Al-Gharafa of the Qatari Basketball League (QBL).{{Cite news |date=2023-11-25 |title=Adama Diakhite (ex Douanes) joins Al Gharafa |url=https://www.asia-basket.com/Qatar/news/840247/Adama-Diakhite-ex-Douanes-joins-Al-Gharafa |access-date=2024-03-14 |work=Eurobasket.com}}