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Cameroon also punched their ticket thanks to an 80-74 win over Senegal in the Pre-Qualifying Tournament held in Nigeria.
Marc Stein: 3-0 start to DeSagana Diop's head coaching career with Senegal in @FIBAWC qualifying ... including a road win over reigning African champs Tunisia to capitalize on Salah Mejri's absence. Diop is also the Knicks' new @nbagleague coach. More NBA from me: marcstein.substack.com
In his visit to the Senegal men’s basketball team, Rose preached about sacrifice and fighting every day no matter what the circumstances are. He emphasized that even if they have the money and succeeded in their dreams, there is always the need to fight and keep pursuing what they want and need. Rose himself admitted that he is “fighting” even to this day. “A great sacrifice is locking in and everybody looking at you like you’re crazy. You gotta fight. That’s life. Even when you get money, you still have to fight,” Rose said in a passionate speech.
Marc J. Spears: G League Westchester Knicks head coach and former NBA center Desagana Diop has just been appointed as the Senegalese national men's team basketball head coach, a source told @andscape.
Kevin Chouinard: Gorgui Dieng had 17 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks in Senegal’s 98-65 win over Cameroon. Senegal wins their group with 3-0 record and gets a bye through to quarterfinals in elimination play.
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Kevin Chouinard: Gorgui Dieng had 17 points, 7 rebounds and 2 steals in Senegal's 104-75 win over South Sudan. Senegal moves to 2-0 in group play at Afrobasket.
Gorgui Dieng to play FIBA African Championship with Senegal
Nafy Amar Fall: Afrobasket 2021 Roster of Sénégal Point guards: Pierria Henry, Brancou Badio, Mamadou Faye Shooting guards: Cheikh Bamba Diallo, Mohamed Alga Ndiaye Small forwards: Maurice Ndour, Pape Moustapha Diop Power forwards: Gorgui Dieng, Ibrahima Faye Centers: Youssou Ndoye, Malick Dime, Boubacar Touré
Senegal announced their preliminary roster for the Olimpic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade, Serbia. The roster is headlined by NBA players Gorgui Dieng, Georges Niang and Tacko Fall as well as Baskonia’s Pierria Henry and Youssoupha Fall. Maurice Ndour and Youssou Ndoye are also included.
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Tough times call for resolute measures and the current pandemic has Senegal center Gorgui Dieng committed to being part of the solution to stop COVID-19 in its tracks and give a hand to the vulnerable in his home country. The Gorgui Dieng Foundation founded in 2015 is providing protective equipment intended for health personnel like protective gowns, masks FFP2, facial masks, prevention products, antiseptic products, hydro-alcoholic solutions and meal kit - groceries.
Dieng, who features for NBA side Memphis Grizzlies, is an established philanthropist who has been at the forefront of using his influence to provide medical equipment, fighting malnutrition, encouraging and educating farmers about innovative agriculture and holding basketball camps with his foundation. "My foundation is here to help people in need. People's needs have increased tremendously over the last few months due to this global pandemic. Now more than ever people are looking to us and others for aid. It is our duty to be there for our people. It is very important to me that we are doing what we can for the less fortunate," he elaborated.
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