Hokie Club11 - Nare DiawaraPosition: Center
Class: Junior
Height: 6' 6"
High School: Chesire Academy
Hometown: Bamako, Mali
2005-06 Notes: Scored two points and pulled down three rebounds against James Madison (11/20/05) ... Had three points and two rebounds in six minutes vs. Old Dominion (11/22/05) ... Totaled two points and one block against Denver in SMU Hoops for the Cure Classic (11/25/05) ... Pulled down five rebounds with two points and two steals at Southern Methodist in championship game of SMU Hoops for the Cure Classic (11/26/05) ... Scored five points with three rebounds and a career-high three blocks vs. Evansville (11/29/05) ... Totaled three rebounds at Richmond (12/4/05) ... Scored two points with two rebounds and a block at Radford (12/7/05) ... Totaled four rebounds and two steals against Western Michigan in the Caribbean Classic (12/19/05) ... Pulled down seven rebounds and tied a career-high with three blocks against Texas Tech in the Caribbean Classic (12/20/05) ... Earned the second start of her career, scoring six points and pulling down nine rebounds against Longwood in the Lady Luck Classic (12/28/05) ... Tied her career high with 11 points, including four rebounds vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the championship game of the Lady Luck Classic (12/29/05) ... Scored eight points with six rebounds and a block at NC State (1/2/06) ... Pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds, scoring seven points vs. High Point (1/4/06) ... Scored six points, including four from the free throw line vs. No. 19/21 Boston College (1/8/06) ... Had eight points and seven rebounds vs. Virginia (1/16/06) ... Scored five points with five rebounds, blocking three shots at Wake Forest (1/19/06) ... Pulled down five rebounds, scoring two points against No. 6 Maryland (1/23/06) ... Scored two points, with three rebounds at Miami (1/29/06) ... Totaled three points with a steal and two rebounds in win over Virginia (2/2/06) ... Had four points and six rebounds vs. No. 2 Duke (2/6/06) ... Scored seven points and pulled down six rebounds against Clemson (2/9/06) ... Pulled down four rebounds with a steal in win at Florida State (2/13/06) ... Totaled eight points and two rebounds with a block against No. 3/2 North Carolina (2/17/06) ... Had a career-high four blocks and scored two points in win at Georgia Tech (2/19/06) ... Scored seven points and pulled down six rebounds with two blocks at No. 1 Duke (2/22/06) ... Tallied five points, pulling down four rebounds with a block in win over Wake Forest (2/26/06) ... Scored two points and grabbed two rebounds against Wake Forest in the first round of the ACC tournament (3/2/06) ... Had nine points with five rebounds in the second round of the ACC Tournament against Duke (3/3/06) ... Scored a career-high 12 points, pulling down six rebounds against Missouri in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (3/19/06) ... Pulled down four rebounds and scored three points in the second round NCAA Tournament loss to Connecticut (3/21/06)Will provide a tremendous presence in the paint ... Has the ability to alter or block shots ... Can score with her back to the basket.
2004-05: Had four rebounds in 11 minutes played in the Valparaiso game (11/19/04) of the Subway Basketball Classic at Minnesota ... Saw limited action at #14 Minnesota (11/20/04) in the Subway Basketball Classic ... Scored three points and had two rebounds at James Madison (11/23/04) ... Recorded career-high six points and had two rebounds and one block at Old Dominion (11/27/04) ... Saw limited action but recorded career-high two steals and one rebound versus Alabama (12/4/04) ... Posted three boards at Liberty (12/7/04) ... Saw limited action against St. Francis (Pa.) (12/12/04) ... Had three rebounds and one block against Western Michigan (12/18/04) in the Duel in the Desert Tournament held in Las Vegas, Nev. ... Scored career-high 11 points and had four rebounds and one steal in the win over #12 Texas Tech (12/19/04) in the championship game of the Duel in the Desert Tournament held in Las Vegas, Nev. ... Posted seven points, five rebounds and one block versus Southern Mississippi (12/28/04) in Virginia Tech's Lady Luck Classic ... Saw limited action against Davidson (12/30/04) in Virginia Tech's Lady Luck Classic ... Recorded four rebounds and two blocks in Tech's first ACC win over #17 Maryland (1/2/05) ... Had one point, one rebound and two steals versus Fordham (1/6/05) ... Scored two points and added three rebounds at #2 Duke (1/9/05) ... Did not play against NC State (1/17/05) due to injury ... Did not play at Clemson (1/20/05) due to injury ... Did not play versus #21/24 Florida State (1/24/05) due to injury ... Did not play at Virginia (1/28/05) due to injury ... Did not play against Wake Forest (1/31/05) due to injury ... Did not play versus Richmond (2/2/05) due to injury ... Did not play at Miami (2/6/05) due to injury ... Did not play at #8/6 North Carolina (2/11/05) due to injury ... Did not play against Virginia (2/13/05) due to injury ... Did not play versus Georgia Tech (2/16/05) due to injury ... Did not play at #25 Florida State (2/19/05) due to injury ... Scored four points and added three rebounds at #22/23 Maryland (2/24/05) ... Recorded four points, two rebounds and one block against Miami (2/27/05) ... Had one rebound versus Wake Forest (3/4/05) in game two of the ACC Tournament ... Saw limited action versus #16/17 DePaul (3/20/05) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
2003-04: Scored seven points with seven rebounds and two blocks against WBC Ilirija ... Had one rebound in collegiate debut vs. Miami of Ohio (11/21/03) ... Recorded first collegiate block against Furman (12/28/03) ... Had two points, nine rebounds and one block versus Providence (1/4/04) ... Saw limited playing against #19 Villanova (1/14/04) ... Had two points versus Seton Hall (2/4/04) ... Credited with one rebound and one assist at Providence (2/21/04) ... Scored four points against Pittsburgh (2/28/04).
High School: Averaged a triple-double with 24 points, 19 rebounds and 11 blocked shots per game ... Led Cheshire (Conn.) Academy to a 19-3 record. The three losses occurred while Diawara was away from the team to participate in tournament for the Mali national team. In her final games of the season, she scored 45 and 47 points, respectively.
Odds & Ends: 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 university studies.
| 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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