Person in history
Mamadi Diakite
Mamadi Diakite, Guinean basketball player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1997 · January 21
- Age this year
- 29No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- basketball player. Citizenship: Guinea
- Born
- 29th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Mamadi Diakite is a Guinean professional basketball player for Dubai Basketball of the ABA League and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Virginia Cavaliers, with whom he won an NCAA national championship in 2019. He also won an NBA championship with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2021.
Early life
Educated at: Blue Ridge School and University of Virginia.
Early life Diakite was born in Conakry , Guinea to Aboubacar Sidiki Diakite and Aminata Kaba and was raised as a Muslim. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] His father was the health inspector general of Guinea and his mother was an obstetrician . [ 3 ] Diakite grew up playing soccer in streets and parks but later started playing basketball because of his height and athleticism. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Due to the lack of basketball opportunities in Guinea,
Path and career
Professional career Milwaukee Bucks (2020–2021) After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft , Diakite signed a two-way contract with the Milwaukee Bucks on November 24, 2020. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] When the Wisconsin Herd made the decision to not play the 2020–21 season, Diakite was sent to the Lakeland Magic to fulfill the G League part of his contract, [ 3 ] making his debut for Lakeland on February 11, 2021. [ 4 ] He appeared in 12 games with Lakeland while averaging 18.5 points,
Why this date
Mamadi Diakite appears on our January 21 calendar for 1997 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1997.
- May 11Deep Blue (chess computer)
- May 101997 Qayen earthquake
- September 11Kurkse tragedy
- July 22Eiichiro Oda
- September 14Howrah–Ahmedabad Superfast Express
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1997Nico HoernerMay 13
- 1997Dennis Smith Jr.November 25
- 1997Luis Díaz (footballer, born 1997)January 13
- 1997Francesco BagnaiaJanuary 14
- 1997Lauri MarkkanenMay 22
- 1997Kodak BlackJune 11
- 1997Steven KwanSeptember 5
- 1997Jackie YoungSeptember 16
Sources
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Questions about Mamadi Diakite
When was Mamadi Diakite born?
January 21 1997.
How old would Mamadi Diakite be today?
29 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on January 21?
Alisha Lehmann, Pervis Estupiñán, Fūju Kamio and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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