Nouha Diakité

Nouha Diakité

No. 19 – Lille
Position	Center
League	LNB Pro B
Personal information
Born	(1980-12-20) December 20, 1980 Athis-Mons, Essonne
Nationality	Malian / French
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	239.8 lb (109 kg)
Career information
College	Barton County CC (2001–2003) Louisville (2003–2004)
Playing career	2003–present
Career history
2003–2005	JA Vichy
2005–2006	ESPE Basket Châlons-en-Champagne
2006	Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket
2006–2008	ASVEL Villeurbanne
2008	BK Prostějov
2008–2009	Hyères-Toulon
2009	Illescas
2009–2010	Pau-Orthez
2010–2011	Champagne Châlons Reims
2011–2012	JA Vichy
2012–2013	Mouloudia Oujda
2013–present	Lille

Nouha Diakité (born December 20, 1980) is a Malian-French basketball player. He is a member of the Mali national basketball team.

In his most recent professional season, 2008–09, Diakate bounced from BK Prostejov of the Czech League to Hyeres-Toulon Var Basket of the French League before landing with CB Illescas Urban CLM in Spain for the last 14 games of the season. On August 31, 2009, he signed with Pau-Orthez of the Ligue Nationale de Basketball.

Nouha Diakité has played for the Mali national basketball team in the FIBA Africa Championship in 2005, 2007, and 2009. The team reached the quarterfinals in each of these appearances.