The Most Famous
BASKETBALL PLAYERS from Senegal
This page contains a list of the greatest Senegalese Basketball Players. The pantheon dataset contains 1,268 Basketball Players, 3 of which were born in Senegal. This makes Senegal the birth place of the 41st most number of Basketball Players behind Nigeria and New Zealand.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Senegalese Basketball Players of all time. This list of famous Senegalese Basketball Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Gorgui Dieng (1990 - )
With an HPI of 27.46, Gorgui Dieng is the most famous Senegalese Basketball Player. His biography has been translated into 23 different languages on wikipedia.
Gorgui Sy Dieng (; GOR-ghee JENG; born January 18, 1990) is a Senegalese former professional basketball player currently working as a basketball operations representative with the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals. Dieng was selected as the 21st overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz and was traded on draft night to the Minnesota Timberwolves. He spent seven seasons with the team before being dealt to the Memphis Grizzlies in February 2020. He reached a contract buyout agreement with the Grizzlies in March 2021 and joined the San Antonio Spurs in free agency. He signed with the Hawks in August 2021. In July 2022, he returned to the Spurs. On December 9, 2023, Dieng retired from basketball.
2. Astou Ndour-Fall (1994 - )
With an HPI of 25.69, Astou Ndour-Fall is the 2nd most famous Senegalese Basketball Player. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Astou Ndour-Fall (née Ndour; born August 22, 1994) is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for Çukurova Basketbol of the Turkish Women's Basketball League. Born in Senegal, she represents Spain internationally.
3. DeSagana Diop (1982 - )
With an HPI of 23.24, DeSagana Diop is the 3rd most famous Senegalese Basketball Player. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
DeSagana N'gagne Diop ( sə-GAH-nə JOP; born January 30, 1982) is a Senegalese former professional basketball player who is head coach for the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League.
Pantheon has 3 people classified as basketball players born between 1982 and 1994. Of these 3, 3 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living basketball players include Gorgui Dieng, Astou Ndour-Fall, and DeSagana Diop. As of April 2022, 1 new basketball players have been added to Pantheon including Astou Ndour-Fall.
Living Basketball Players
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Gorgui Dieng
1990 - Present
HPI: 27.46
Astou Ndour-Fall
1994 - Present
HPI: 25.69
DeSagana Diop
1982 - Present
HPI: 23.24
