Awa Diop

Position:
Forward/Center
Height:
6-4
Class:
Senior
High School:
Western Nebraska CC
Hometown:
Colombes, France

As a Senior
Started the last three games … Averaged 5.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.7 blocks in those three games … Played in 19 games overall, starting four times … Scored a career-best eight points in SU’s win versus Pittsburgh … Also snagged a career-best seven boards against the Panthers … Blocked a SU season-best four shots versus Notre Dame … Was forced to miss SU’s first four games due to an NCAA suspension … Missed extensive presason practice time with health problems … Saw first action as an Orangewoman against USF … Recorded two rebounds and a steal against USF … Blocked two shots and scored her first four points in seven minutes of action against St. Bonaventure … Scored four points in 15 minutes of play against Vermont … Scored two points and grabbed two rebounds in 10 minutes off the bench versus Binghamton … Recorded two points and two rebounds in 14 minutes off the bench against Colorado … Scored four points and grabbed two rebounds in 15 minutes of action against Cornell … Recorded four points and two rebounds in 12 minutes of play against Miami … Made her first career start as an Orangewomen against Rutgers … Pulled down one offensive rebound against Seton Hall … Recorded two rebounds in four minutes of play in the win at Miami.… Posted two points in six minutes of play against St. John’s … Recorded two points and one rebound in five minutes of play against Boston College.

Prior to Syracuse
Ranked as the number one junior college center in the class of 2002 and the fourth-best junior college player regardless of position by the All-Star Girls Report … Averaged 11.2 points and 7.8 rebounds per game in helping Western Nebraska to a 29-3 record in 2001-02 … Shot 48.5 percent from the floor (144-for-297) and recorded six double-doubles … Averaged nine points and six rebounds as a freshman, helping the Cougars to a 24-9 mark and the Region IX Tournament championship … Captained the team in 2001-02.

Personal
Born October 26, 1978 in Thies, Senegal … Daughter of Basserou Malick and Khady Diop … Double majoring in French and Spanish.