Northwest Notes June 19, 2024

| June 19, 2024 1:00 AM

Gonzaga adds Senegalese native Diagne from Real Madrid

SPOKANE — Ismaila Diagne, a 7-foot center for Real Madrid, signed a financial aid agreement to attend Gonzaga University and will join the men's basketball team for the 2024-25 season.

Diagne, a native of Nguekhokhe, Senegal, joins the Zags after averaging 10.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 0.9 blocks for Real Madrid's Under-18 team this past season. He helped lead his team to the Adidas Next Gen Tournament championship in Berlin.

Real Madrid also won the Podgorica Tournament in 2023-24, and Diagne averaged 11 points and 7.8 rebounds in the four games in the event.

Diagne appeared in four games in the Spanish Liga Endesa (ACB) this season with the Real Madrid national team. He averaged five points on 58-percent shooting from the field. Diagne added 4.5 rebounds and a block in 12.5 minutes per game. He also appeared in two EuroLeague games with the club.

In the 2023 Adidas Next Generation Tournament for the Real Madrid U18 team, Diagne averaged 12.5 points on 55-percent shooting from the field, along with grabbing 12 rebounds per game.