Mamoutou Diarra

Mamoutou Diarra

Position	Shooting Guard Small Forward
Height	6 ft 6.75 in (2.00 m)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg)
League	Pro A Euroleague
Team	Cholet Basket
Born	May 21, 1980 (1980-05-21) (age 31) Paris, France
Nationality	French
College	INSEP (1997-1999)
Pro career	1999–present
Career history	AS Bondy 93 (1999-00) Paris Basket (2000-05) Chalon (2005-07) PAOK (2007-09) Air Avellino (2009) Chorale Roanne (2010) Cholet (2010 -11)

Mamoutou Diarra (born May 21, 1980 in Paris, France) is a French professional basketball player. He is (2.00 m) (6 ft 6 ¾ in) tall and 225 lbs. (102 kg) in weight. He can play at both the shooting guard and small forward positions.

Pro career

Diarra began his professional career with AS Bondy 93 of the French Second Division in 1999. He then moved to the French First Division club Paris Basket, where he played from 2000 to 2005. He then moved to Chalon, where he played from 2005 to 2007.

He played with the Greek League club PAOK from 2007 to 2009. He then joined the Italian League club Air Avellino, before moving to the French League club Chorale Roanne. In 2010, he moved to the Greek League club Maroussi.,^[1][2] but due to the economic problems of the Greek club he returned to French Pro A signing a one-year contract with Cholet.^[3]

French national team

As a member of the senior men's French national basketball team, Diarra won the bronze medal at EuroBasket 2005, and he also played at the 2006 FIBA World Championship.

Personal

Diarra is the brother of the rapper Oxmo Puccino.

References

1. ^ Euroleague.net - Maroussi nabs Diarra at forward.
2. ^ Basketnet.gr - Μαρουσιώτης ο Ντιαρά! (Greek)
3. ^ Cholet signs Mamotou Diarra to a one-year contract

External links

• Italian League Profile (Italian)
• Draftexpress.com Profile
• Eurobasket.com Profile

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Name	Diarra, Mamoutou
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Date of birth	May 21, 1980
Place of birth	Paris, France
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