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After spending one season at Michigan, freshman sensation Moussa Diabate has decided to take a chance at the NBA.
Stadium’s Jeff Goodman is reporting that Diabate, a 6-foot-11 freshman out of Michigan, will keep his name in the 2022 NBA Draft. He declared following the conclusion of the 2021-22 season and kept the option for a return to Ann Arbor open for the 2022-23 campaign.
Diabate, a native of Paris, played in 32 games for the Wolverines as a true freshman, making 26 starts. He proved to be a key piece for a team that made a trip to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament, one of just two B1G squads to accomplish the feat.
Michigan’s Moussa Diabate will remain in the NBA Draft, he told @Stadium
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) June 1, 2022
Diabate averaged 9 points and 6 rebounds per game for the Wolverines as a freshman while logging nearly 25 minutes per contest. He reached a double-figure scoring mark in 13 games and scored a career-best 28 points in a road game against Iowa.
For his efforts, Diabate was named to the B1G All-Freshman team for the 2021-22 season.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB