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Assane Diop
- Position:
- Forward/Center
- Height:
- 6-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Dakar, Senegal
- High School:
- Accelerated Prep
2025-26 (San Diego):Â Appeared in 29 games, making 19 starts ... Averaged 18.7 minutes per game ... Went for 5.7 points per game on 49.6% field goal shooting and 41.9% shooting from three ... Averaged a team-high 5.2 rebounds per game ... Scored in double digits six times ... Logged six points and eight rebounds in season-opening win over Occidental ... Posted seven points and seven boards against UC Riverside on Nov. 21 ... Scored 10 points, going 3-of-4 from the field and 2-of-3 from three in win over Pepperdine on Jan. 8 ... Logged a triple-double against Bethesda on Jan. 17, tallying 11 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists ... Shot 9-of-10 from the field against Pepperdine on Jan. 28, playing 40 minutes and tallying a 21-point, 17-rebound double-double ... Was one of just 14 players in the 2025-26 season to log a game with 40-plus minutes, 20-plus points and 15-plus rebounds ... Went for 13 points and eight rebounds against Oregon State on Jan. 31 ... Scored 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting at Portland on Feb. 28 ... Pulled down 11 rebounds against Seattle U on Mar. 6
2024-25 (Colorado):Â One of only three players to appear in all 35 games, starting in 17 ... Averaged 3.8 points and 3.7 rebounds per game ... Pulled down 10 rebounds against Northern Colorado on Nov. 8 ... Scored 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting against Bellarmine on Dec. 21 ... Went for 13 points and five rebounds against West Virginia on Jan. 12 ... Scored 11 points on 4-of-4 shooting at Texas Tech on Mar. 5 ... Named 'Most Inspirational' award winner by teammates
2023-24 (Colorado):Â Played in 32 games, most by any Colorado freshman ... Averaged 1.3 points and 1.1 rebounds per game ... Scored six points and pulled down three rebounds against Northern Colorado on Dec. 15 ... Went for 10 points and four rebounds against Oregon State on Jan. 20 ... Nabbed seven rebounds against California on Feb. 28
High School/Prep:Â Spent his senior year at Accelerated Prep in Colorado, where he was a McDonald's All-American Nominee ... Four-star rated recruit, No. 2 rated recruit for Colorado in the class of 2023 ... Ranked No. 74 in the nation according to ESPN Top100, No. 100 according to 247Sports ... Played on The Grind Session Circuit with Denver Prep in his junior year, averaging eight points and nearly nine rebounds per game ... Helped Wesminster's Belleview Christian to Colorado Class 1A State Championship as a sophomore in 2020-21
Personal:Â Born Nov. 16. 2004 in Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal ... Son of Denise McNile and Gregory Willis ... Has two siblings: Mouhamed and Babacar ... Favorite movie is Fast and Furious ... Loves taking photos ... Can speak French and Wolof ... Intends to major in communications
2024-25 (Colorado):Â One of only three players to appear in all 35 games, starting in 17 ... Averaged 3.8 points and 3.7 rebounds per game ... Pulled down 10 rebounds against Northern Colorado on Nov. 8 ... Scored 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting against Bellarmine on Dec. 21 ... Went for 13 points and five rebounds against West Virginia on Jan. 12 ... Scored 11 points on 4-of-4 shooting at Texas Tech on Mar. 5 ... Named 'Most Inspirational' award winner by teammates
2023-24 (Colorado):Â Played in 32 games, most by any Colorado freshman ... Averaged 1.3 points and 1.1 rebounds per game ... Scored six points and pulled down three rebounds against Northern Colorado on Dec. 15 ... Went for 10 points and four rebounds against Oregon State on Jan. 20 ... Nabbed seven rebounds against California on Feb. 28
High School/Prep:Â Spent his senior year at Accelerated Prep in Colorado, where he was a McDonald's All-American Nominee ... Four-star rated recruit, No. 2 rated recruit for Colorado in the class of 2023 ... Ranked No. 74 in the nation according to ESPN Top100, No. 100 according to 247Sports ... Played on The Grind Session Circuit with Denver Prep in his junior year, averaging eight points and nearly nine rebounds per game ... Helped Wesminster's Belleview Christian to Colorado Class 1A State Championship as a sophomore in 2020-21
Personal:Â Born Nov. 16. 2004 in Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal ... Son of Denise McNile and Gregory Willis ... Has two siblings: Mouhamed and Babacar ... Favorite movie is Fast and Furious ... Loves taking photos ... Can speak French and Wolof ... Intends to major in communications
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