Fatou Diakite

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-3
Class:
Senior
High School:
Niagara Prep
Hometown:
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Prev School:
Charlotte

2025-26: Appeared in 24 games with two starts...recorded a career-best .541 field goal percentage...averaged 6.1 points and 3.8 rebounds per game...posted a career-high 17 points on 7-of-8 shooting at Temple (Jan. 20)...grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds against New Orleans (Nov. 30)...registered a career-high four blocks against North Texas (Jan. 3)...logged seven double-digit scoring performances...recorded at least 10 points and five rebounds in five games...added 16 points and seven rebounds against Minnesota (Nov. 24).

2024-25: Saw action in 25 games for the Bulls…added six points in the win against North Texas in the AACT Semifinals (Mar. 11)…collected season-bests with nine points and seven rebounds in 3OT win against Rice (Feb. 12)…added five points in the win against North Texas (Feb. 1)…scored first four points for USF in loss to Vanderbilt (Nov. 14)…matched a personal-best three blocks in her debut for the Bulls against Mount St. Mary’s (Nov. 7).

2023-24 (Charlotte): Saw action in 28 games for the 49ers…averaged 2.4 points per game and 3.1 rebounds per contest…put up five or more points five times…matched a career-best three steals twice against Tennessee St. (Nov. 10) and at North Texas (Feb. 21)…logged two or more blocks three times…swatted a career-high three blocks against North Texas (Dec. 30)…grabbed five or more rebounds eight-times…collected a career-best nine rebounds against George Washington (Nov. 25).

International Experience: Represented the Basketball Africa League (BAL) Select U23 Team at the 2023 GOLBL JAM in Toronto, Canada… averaged 6.0 points per game and 4.0 rebounds per contest across four games.

Club Experience: Played at Niagara Prep in Ontario, Canada.

Personal: Daughter of Mamadou Diakite and Ndjeme Dieng…has four siblings Issouf, Bintou, Oumar, and Djema...enjoys watching Netflix and sleeping.