Mamadou Diarra’s Journey: From Injury to Master’s Degree.

[huskymedic]

 

[NJHusky]

Anyone know what he is doing going forward? Any chance he takes Taliek’s spot?

 

[HuskyHawk]

Amazing success story. I expect Dan will take care of him in some way. If not here, than elsewhere with his connections. He's worked his butt off as GA and grad student.

"When people ask me about my situation, I say 'The ball is going to stop bouncing eventually and there's so much more life after that,' Diarra said. "Basketball has always been my world and just because I'm not bouncing the ball myself, doesn't mean I can't be a part of it. That's what I see coaching is for me. Just being able to be like a big brother to the players has meant a lot to me. I've really enjoyed it and I want it to continue. I still want to chase the dream."

 

[boog204]

Looking back, I was super excited to get him. He's the type of undersized, overachieving energy type who are awesome third or fourth wheels on really good teams and the type of guy we generally do not go after much. We tend to go for the tall/skinny potential guys up front.