Mouhamed Dioubate is an American college basketball player for the Kentucky Wildcats of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). He previously played for the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Early life and high school.
Dioubate attended Putnam Science Academy in Putnam, Connecticut. He was rated as a four-star recruit and the 101st overall prospect in the class of 2023, where he held offers from schools such as Alabama, Maryland, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, and Kansas State. Ohio State, St. John’s, Oklahoma, and Pittsburgh. Ultimately, Dioubate committed to play college basketball for the Alabama Crimson Tide.
College career.
On February 3, 2024, Dioubate posted 14 points and nine rebounds in a Crimson Tide win. In the second round of the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, he totaled nine points, five rebounds, and two blocks as he helped Alabama advance to the sweet sixteen with a win over Grand Canyon. In Dioubate's freshman season in 2023-24, he averaged 2.9 points and 2.4 rebounds in eight minutes per game. On November 26, 2024, he notched his first career double-double, posting ten points, 16 rebounds, three assist, a steal, and a block in an upset win over #5 Houston. On January 8, 2025, Dioubate tallied seven points, two rebounds, an assist, a block, and two steals in a win over South Carolina, after allowing just five points from Collin Murray-Boyles. On January 21, 2025, he scored a career-high 22 points in a win over Vanderbilt. On January 29, 2025, Dioubate posted four points, nine rebounds, two assists, a block and a steal in a win over Mississippi State.