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Jersey Number 11
Ismaël Diouf
- Position:
- Forward
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Saint-Jean-Sur Richelieu, Quebec
- High School:
- Cegep Saint-Jean Sur-Richelieu / Laval / North Carolina State
2025-26: CSC Academic All-District ... Appeared in 34 games with one start through the MVC Tournament with his first Division I start coming at Bradley (1/10/26) ... Scored a career-high 105 points (three per game) with 10.7 minutes played per game ... Pulled down a career-best 43 total rebounds (1.2 per game) with 35 assists (one per game), seven steals (0.2 per game) and seven blocks (0.2 per game) ... Shot 43.8% from the floor (43-98), 25.5% from three-point range (12-47) and 63.6% from the free throw line (7-11) ... Scored a career-high ten points at Saint Mary's (12/22/25) with a season-high four rebounds against both Indiana State (1/1/26) and UIC (1/13/26) ... Dished out a career-high five assists against Loyola-Chicago (11/25/25).
2024-25 (NORTH CAROLINA STATE): Appeared in 18 games for the Wolfpack ... Averaged 2.2 points and 1.4 rebounds on the year ... Scored a season-high nine points with five rebounds and two assists against Stanford (2/8/25) ... All-ACC Academic Team selection.
2024 (CEBL): First overall pick in the 2024 Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) Draft by the Montreal Alliance, becoming the first Quebecois player to be selected first overall ... Played in five games averaging two points and one rebounds per game ... Made his CEBL debut against Vancouver (5/23/24) with a season-high six points ...
2023-24 (LAVAL): Appeared in 24 games with 19 starts ... Notched 10.3 points and 6.5 rebounds per game while shooting 56% from the field ... Averaged a double-double in the postseason with 18.3 points and 11.7 rebounds in the Final 8 Tournament ... Named the Most Valuable Player of the Final 8 Tournament as he helped Laval to its first U Sports national championship in school history with wins over three of the top four teams in the field.
2022-23 (LAVAL): Appeared in 26 games with 24 starts ... Averaged 9.8 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, with 35 total blocks on the season ... Made his debut on Oct. 14, 2022 vs. Western with a 16 point, nine rebounding performance ... Posted a 20-point game vs. Concordia (1/14/23) ... Scored at least 14 points six times, with seven games shooting at least 60% from the floor ... Named to the Regional All-Rookie Team.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Cegep Saint-Jean Sur-Richelieu in Quebec.
PERSONAL: Native of Saint-Jean-Sur Richelieu, Quebec ... Majoring in Movement and Exercise Science.
2024-25 (NORTH CAROLINA STATE): Appeared in 18 games for the Wolfpack ... Averaged 2.2 points and 1.4 rebounds on the year ... Scored a season-high nine points with five rebounds and two assists against Stanford (2/8/25) ... All-ACC Academic Team selection.
2024 (CEBL): First overall pick in the 2024 Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) Draft by the Montreal Alliance, becoming the first Quebecois player to be selected first overall ... Played in five games averaging two points and one rebounds per game ... Made his CEBL debut against Vancouver (5/23/24) with a season-high six points ...
2023-24 (LAVAL): Appeared in 24 games with 19 starts ... Notched 10.3 points and 6.5 rebounds per game while shooting 56% from the field ... Averaged a double-double in the postseason with 18.3 points and 11.7 rebounds in the Final 8 Tournament ... Named the Most Valuable Player of the Final 8 Tournament as he helped Laval to its first U Sports national championship in school history with wins over three of the top four teams in the field.
2022-23 (LAVAL): Appeared in 26 games with 24 starts ... Averaged 9.8 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, with 35 total blocks on the season ... Made his debut on Oct. 14, 2022 vs. Western with a 16 point, nine rebounding performance ... Posted a 20-point game vs. Concordia (1/14/23) ... Scored at least 14 points six times, with seven games shooting at least 60% from the floor ... Named to the Regional All-Rookie Team.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Cegep Saint-Jean Sur-Richelieu in Quebec.
PERSONAL: Native of Saint-Jean-Sur Richelieu, Quebec ... Majoring in Movement and Exercise Science.
Ben Jacobson Press Conference - Mar. 23, 2026.
Monday, March 23
2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Postgame vs. St. John's - Mar. 20, 2026
Friday, March 20
PST: Men's Basketball Selection Show
Friday, March 20
2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Press Confernece - Mar. 19, 2026
Thursday, March 19
