Career
Standing at 7 ft 0 in (213 m), he plays at the center position. Mamadou Diarra is a talented player with great athletic skills. Possessing a 7"6" wingspan and the size to make him a force in the middle, he also has a good shot from 4–5 meters, can run the floor, and has a variety of low-post moves.
In 2006, Diarra moved to the United States, where he enrolled at Stoneridge Preparatory School in Simi Valley, California.
Later, he played college basketball for the University of Southern California and the Chaminade University of Honolulu. After not being selected at the 2011 National Basketball Association Draft, he moved to Spain to play for Oviedo Central Bank. He has also played for Malabo Kings of the Doctorate-1 league of Equatorial Guinea.
Diarra has competed for Mali through multiple junior national teams, and participated at the AfroBasket 2011.
