Hokie Club11 - Nare DiawaraPosition: Center
Class: Senior
Height: 6' 6"
High School: Cheshire Academy
Hometown: Bamako, Mali
Provides a tremendous presence in the paint ... Has the ability to block and alter shots ... Can score with her back to the basket.As a junior (2005-06) ... Saw increased playing time as the season progressed, appearing in 30 contests with two starts ... Tied for team-high in blocks with 25 and was third in rebounding average (4.3) ... Had a career-high 12 points with six rebounds, two assists, and one block against Missouri in the NCAA First Round in University Park, Pa. ... Pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds against High Point in only 16 minutes.
As a sophomore (2004-05) ... Missed 11 games in mid-season due to injury ... Came off the bench to score 11 points with four rebounds in the win over No. 12 Texas Tech in the championship game of the Duel in the Desert tournament in Las Vegas, Nev.
As a freshman (2003-04) ... Played in eight games averaging 1.0 points and 1.6 rebounds.
Prior to Virginia Tech ... Averaged a triple-double with 24 points, 19 rebounds, and 11 blocked shots per game ... Led Cheshire (Conn.) Academy to a 19-3 record with the three losses occurring while she was away from the team participating in a tournament for the Mali national team ... In her final games of the season, Diawara scored 45 and 47 points respectively.
Personal ... Nare Diawara ... Born 1/22/83 in Bamako, Mali ... Right-handed ... Daughter of Lassana Diawara and Mariam Kouyate ... Brother, Lamine, plays professional basketball in Libya ... Enrolled in sociology.
| Year | G | GS | MP | FGM-Att | Pct. | 3PTM-Att | Pct. | FTM-Att | Pct. | Reb. | Avg. | A | TO | Blk | ST | TP | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 2-9 | .222 | 0-0 | .000 | 4-8 | .500 | 13 | 1.6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1.0 |
| 2004-05 | 18 | 1 | 157 | 11-32 | .344 | 0-0 | .000 | 17-30 | .567 | 39 | 2.2 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 2.2 |
| 2005-06 | 30 | 2 | 488 | 51-121 | .421 | 0-0 | .000 | 35-52 | .673 | 130 | 4.3 | 16 | 46 | 25 | 14 | 137 | 4.6 |
| 2006-07 | 34 | 34 | 933 | 152-307 | .495 | 0-2 | .000 | 115-159 | .723 | 274 | 8.1 | 42 | 78 | 53 | 23 | 419 | 12.3 |
| Career | 90 | 37 | 1615 | 216-469 | .461 | 0-2 | .000 | 171-249 | .687 | 456 | 5.1 | 62 | 141 | 88 | 44 | 603 | 6.7 |
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