Ousmane Dia

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Ousmane Dia
  • Height:
    6-11
  • Weight:
    210
  • Hometown:
    Dakar, Senegal
  • Position:
    C
  • Year:
    Junior
  • High School:
    Khachioji Japan
  • Previous College:
    Casper College
  • gp
    29
  • pts/g
    2.4
  • fg %
    54.9
  • 3pt %
    -
  • ft %
    68.2
  • reb/g
    3.8
  • a/g
    1.5
Bio

2023-24: Dia started all 29 games in which he appeared for Carson-Newman.  He averaged 2.4 points per game and 3.8 rebounds per game while shooting 54.9 percent from the field and 68.2 percent from the free throw line.  Dia had one double-digit scoring effort on the year when he plopped 10 on Lees-McRae (Nov. 11) on opening night on four-of-four shooting.  He had a 10-rebound day at UVA Wise (Feb. 21). 

PRIOR TO CARSON-NEWMAN: Dia averaged six points and six boards per game while at Casper College. He led his team with 1.7 blocks per game. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Dia was a standout player at Khachioji Japan High School, excelling in basketball. He was recognized as the best player in Tokyo, Japan in 2020 and was named the MVP of the Winter Cup Tokyo in the same year. Dia's team, Sijinsen, also won the Winter Cup Tokyo and the Inter High Tokyo championships in 2019 and 2020. He played his high school ball in Japan while his older brother was playing professionally in the country.  He averaged a double-double with 23 points and 12 boards per game.

PERSONAL: Dia played baseball, soccer, and basketball competitively in high school.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 29 19
Games started 29 19
Minutes 451 293
Minutes per game 15.6 15.4
FG 28-51 13-25
FG Pct 54.9 52.0
3PT 0-0 0-0
3PT Pct - -
FT 15-22 5-10
FT Pct 68.2 50.0
Off rebounds 34 17
Def rebounds 77 54
Total rebounds 111 71
Rebounds per game 3.8 3.7
Personal fouls 70 40
Disqualifications 1 -
Assists 43 35
Turnovers 31 18
Assist to turnover ratio 1.4 1.9
Steals 8 5
Blocks 14 11
Points 71 31
Points per game 2.4 1.6
Points per 40.0 min 6.3 4.2
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 17 Anderson (S.C.) W, 103-101
Feb 21 at Virginia-Wise W, 94-83
Feb 24 at Limestone L, 79-72
Mar 2 Mars Hill W, 109-99
Mar 6 vs. Tusculum W, 68-60
Mar 7 vs. Lincoln Memorial L, 70-65
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 11 vs. Lees-McRae W, 101-77 1 21 4-4 100.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 10
Nov 12 vs. King (Tenn.) W, 74-72 1 11 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Nov 18 Southern Wesleyan W, 108-78 1 23 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 6
Nov 25 at Lander L, 81-72 1 16 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 8
Nov 27 Milligan College W, 111-60 1 15 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Dec 2 Clayton St. W, 108-81 1 22 4-6 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 8
Dec 9 Limestone L, 85-77 1 12 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 13 at Tusculum W, 83-73 1 26 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 16 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 94-81 1 12 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 19 Tenn. Wesleyan W, 107-83 1 14 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 30 Belmont Abbey W, 98-87 1 11 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 3 at #22 Lincoln Memorial L, 83-64 1 12 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 6 Newberry W, 103-51 1 16 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 10 Emory & Henry W, 105-77 1 11 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 13 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 72-63 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 18 Virginia-Wise W, 109-72 1 19 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 20 at RV Wingate L, 84-83 1 11 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 24 at Emory & Henry W, 106-99 1 14 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Jan 27 Coker W, 120-81 1 18 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 4
Jan 31 RV Lincoln Memorial W, 91-82 1 12 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 3 at Catawba L, 87-68 1 16 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-4 25.0 1
Feb 7 at Mars Hill W, 99-72 1 11 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 10 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 91-73 1 17 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Feb 14 Tusculum L, 84-81 1 22 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 5
Feb 17 Anderson (S.C.) W, 103-101 1 17 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 21 at Virginia-Wise W, 94-83 1 13 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 24 at Limestone L, 79-72 1 21 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Mar 2 Mars Hill W, 109-99 1 13 3-3 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Mar 6 vs. Tusculum W, 68-60 1 17 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Mar 7 vs. Lincoln Memorial L, 70-65 1 8 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 11 vs. Lees-McRae W, 101-77 1 21 2 2 4 2 1 0 0
Nov 12 vs. King (Tenn.) W, 74-72 1 11 2 1 3 0 3 0 0
Nov 18 Southern Wesleyan W, 108-78 1 23 2 3 5 1 2 1 1
Nov 25 at Lander L, 81-72 1 16 5 1 6 0 1 0 0
Nov 27 Milligan College W, 111-60 1 15 0 4 4 1 0 0 0
Dec 2 Clayton St. W, 108-81 1 22 3 2 5 0 2 0 1
Dec 9 Limestone L, 85-77 1 12 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
Dec 13 at Tusculum W, 83-73 1 26 1 2 3 3 2 0 0
Dec 16 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 94-81 1 12 0 2 2 1 2 0 0
Dec 19 Tenn. Wesleyan W, 107-83 1 14 1 4 5 2 1 1 0
Dec 30 Belmont Abbey W, 98-87 1 11 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
Jan 3 at #22 Lincoln Memorial L, 83-64 1 12 0 1 1 1 1 1 0
Jan 6 Newberry W, 103-51 1 16 3 4 7 1 2 1 1
Jan 10 Emory & Henry W, 105-77 1 11 1 2 3 0 0 0 1
Jan 13 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 72-63 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 18 Virginia-Wise W, 109-72 1 19 2 3 5 3 0 0 0
Jan 20 at RV Wingate L, 84-83 1 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Jan 24 at Emory & Henry W, 106-99 1 14 1 4 5 2 1 0 1
Jan 27 Coker W, 120-81 1 18 1 4 5 5 3 0 0
Jan 31 RV Lincoln Memorial W, 91-82 1 12 1 2 3 1 0 0 0
Feb 3 at Catawba L, 87-68 1 16 0 2 2 1 1 1 0
Feb 7 at Mars Hill W, 99-72 1 11 0 2 2 1 0 0 0
Feb 10 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 91-73 1 17 0 3 3 4 0 0 2
Feb 14 Tusculum L, 84-81 1 22 2 4 6 3 1 0 2
Feb 17 Anderson (S.C.) W, 103-101 1 17 0 3 3 6 0 2 0
Feb 21 at Virginia-Wise W, 94-83 1 13 3 7 10 1 1 0 1
Feb 24 at Limestone L, 79-72 1 21 0 6 6 0 2 0 1
Mar 2 Mars Hill W, 109-99 1 13 1 2 3 1 1 0 1
Mar 6 vs. Tusculum W, 68-60 1 17 0 2 2 0 1 1 1
Mar 7 vs. Lincoln Memorial L, 70-65 1 8 2 4 6 0 0 0 0
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 11 vs. Lees-McRae W, 101-77 1 5 1 2.0
Nov 12 vs. King (Tenn.) W, 74-72 1 4 - 0.0
Nov 18 Southern Wesleyan W, 108-78 1 1 - 0.5
Nov 25 at Lander L, 81-72 1 1 - 0.0
Nov 27 Milligan College W, 111-60 1 3 - -
Dec 2 Clayton St. W, 108-81 1 4 - 0.0
Dec 9 Limestone L, 85-77 1 3 - 0.0
Dec 13 at Tusculum W, 83-73 1 3 - 1.5
Dec 16 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 94-81 1 1 - 0.5
Dec 19 Tenn. Wesleyan W, 107-83 1 3 - 2.0
Dec 30 Belmont Abbey W, 98-87 1 2 - 1.0
Jan 3 at #22 Lincoln Memorial L, 83-64 1 1 - 1.0
Jan 6 Newberry W, 103-51 1 3 - 0.5
Jan 10 Emory & Henry W, 105-77 1 3 - -
Jan 13 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 72-63 - - - -
Jan 18 Virginia-Wise W, 109-72 1 1 - -
Jan 20 at RV Wingate L, 84-83 1 3 - -
Jan 24 at Emory & Henry W, 106-99 1 1 - 2.0
Jan 27 Coker W, 120-81 1 1 - 1.7
Jan 31 RV Lincoln Memorial W, 91-82 1 1 - -
Feb 3 at Catawba L, 87-68 1 2 - 1.0
Feb 7 at Mars Hill W, 99-72 1 2 - -
Feb 10 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 91-73 1 2 - -
Feb 14 Tusculum L, 84-81 1 2 - 3.0
Feb 17 Anderson (S.C.) W, 103-101 1 1 - -
Feb 21 at Virginia-Wise W, 94-83 1 4 - 1.0
Feb 24 at Limestone L, 79-72 1 4 - 0.0
Mar 2 Mars Hill W, 109-99 1 2 - 1.0
Mar 6 vs. Tusculum W, 68-60 1 3 - 0.0
Mar 7 vs. Lincoln Memorial L, 70-65 1 4 - -
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2023-24 29 15.6 1.0-1.8 0.0-0.0 0.5-0.8 2.4
2024-25 31 9.1 0.3-0.6 0.0-0.0 0.3-0.4 0.9
Total 60 12.2 0.6-1.2 0.0-0.0 0.4-0.6 1.6
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2023-24 29 29 451 28-51 54.9 0-0 - 15-22 68.2 71
2024-25 31 - 281 10-20 50.0 0-0 - 8-12 66.7 28
Total 60 29 732 38-71 53.5 0-0 - 23-34 67.6 99
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2023-24 29 451 15.6 2.5-4.5 0.0-0.0 - 1.3-2.0 6.3
2024-25 31 281 9.1 1.4-2.8 0.0-0.0 - 1.1-1.7 4.0
Total 60 732 12.2 2.1-3.9 0.0-0.0 - 1.3-1.9 5.4
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2023-24 29 1.2 2.7 3.8 1.5 1.1 0.3 0.5
2024-25 31 0.6 1.3 1.9 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.2
Total 60 0.9 2.0 2.8 0.9 0.7 0.1 0.3
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2023-24 29 29 34 77 111 43 31 8 14
2024-25 31 - 18 41 59 13 13 1 6
Total 60 29 52 118 170 56 44 9 20
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2023-24 29 3.0 6.8 9.8 3.8 2.7 0.7 1.2
2024-25 31 2.6 5.8 8.4 1.9 1.9 0.1 0.9
Total 60 2.8 6.4 9.3 3.1 2.4 0.5 1.1
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 29 15.6 1.0-1.8 0.0-0.0 0.5-0.8 2.4
Conference 19 15.4 0.7-1.3 0.0-0.0 0.3-0.5 1.6
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 15 16.1 1.0-1.5 0.0-0.0 0.4-0.5 2.4
Away 10 15.2 0.7-1.7 0.0-0.0 0.6-1.0 2.0
Neutral 4 14.3 1.5-2.8 0.0-0.0 0.8-1.0 3.8
Result
Wins 21 15.9 1.0-1.7 0.0-0.0 0.4-0.6 2.5
Losses 8 14.8 0.8-1.9 0.0-0.0 0.8-1.2 2.3
Month
November 5 17.2 2.0-3.0 0.0-0.0 2.0-2.4 6.0
December 6 16.2 0.8-1.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 1.7
January 8 14.1 0.2-1.0 0.0-0.0 0.4-0.5 0.9
February 7 16.7 1.0-1.3 0.0-0.0 0.3-0.9 2.3
March 3 12.7 1.3-2.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 2.7
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 29 29 451 28-51 54.9 0-0 - 15-22 68.2 71
Conference 19 19 293 13-25 52.0 0-0 - 5-10 50.0 31
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 15 15 242 15-23 65.2 0-0 - 6-8 75.0 36
Away 10 10 152 7-17 41.2 0-0 - 6-10 60.0 20
Neutral 4 4 57 6-11 54.5 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 15
Result
Wins 21 21 333 22-36 61.1 0-0 - 9-12 75.0 53
Losses 8 8 118 6-15 40.0 0-0 - 6-10 60.0 18
Month
November 5 5 86 10-15 66.7 0-0 - 10-12 83.3 30
December 6 6 97 5-11 45.5 0-0 - 0-0 - 10
January 8 8 113 2-8 25.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 7
February 7 7 117 7-9 77.8 0-0 - 2-6 33.3 16
March 3 3 38 4-8 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 8
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 29 451 15.6 2.5-4.5 0.0-0.0 - 1.3-2.0 6.3
Conference 19 293 15.4 1.8-3.4 0.0-0.0 - 0.7-1.4 4.2
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 15 242 16.1 2.5-3.8 0.0-0.0 - 1.0-1.3 6.0
Away 10 152 15.2 1.8-4.5 0.0-0.0 - 1.6-2.6 5.3
Neutral 4 57 14.3 4.2-7.7 0.0-0.0 - 2.1-2.8 10.5
Result
Wins 21 333 15.9 2.6-4.3 0.0-0.0 - 1.1-1.4 6.4
Losses 8 118 14.8 2.0-5.1 0.0-0.0 - 2.0-3.4 6.1
Month
November 5 86 17.2 4.7-7.0 0.0-0.0 - 4.7-5.6 14.0
December 6 97 16.2 2.1-4.5 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 4.1
January 8 113 14.1 0.7-2.8 0.0-0.0 - 1.1-1.4 2.5
February 7 117 16.7 2.4-3.1 0.0-0.0 - 0.7-2.1 5.5
March 3 38 12.7 4.2-8.4 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 8.4
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 29 1.2 2.7 3.8 1.5 1.1 0.3 0.5
Conference 19 0.9 2.8 3.7 1.8 0.9 0.3 0.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 15 1.2 2.7 3.9 2.0 1.0 0.3 0.6
Away 10 1.0 2.7 3.7 1.1 1.1 0.2 0.4
Neutral 4 1.5 2.3 3.8 0.5 1.3 0.3 0.3
Result
Wins 21 1.1 2.8 3.9 1.8 1.1 0.3 0.5
Losses 8 1.3 2.4 3.6 0.8 0.9 0.3 0.5
Month
November 5 2.2 2.2 4.4 0.8 1.4 0.2 0.2
December 6 1.0 1.8 2.8 1.3 1.7 0.2 0.2
January 8 1.1 2.5 3.6 1.8 0.9 0.3 0.5
February 7 0.7 3.9 4.6 2.3 0.7 0.4 0.9
March 3 1.0 2.7 3.7 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.7
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 29 29 34 77 111 43 31 8 14
Conference 19 19 17 54 71 35 18 5 11
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 15 15 18 41 59 30 15 5 9
Away 10 10 10 27 37 11 11 2 4
Neutral 4 4 6 9 15 2 5 1 1
Result
Wins 21 21 24 58 82 37 24 6 10
Losses 8 8 10 19 29 6 7 2 4
Month
November 5 5 11 11 22 4 7 1 1
December 6 6 6 11 17 8 10 1 1
January 8 8 9 20 29 14 7 2 4
February 7 7 5 27 32 16 5 3 6
March 3 3 3 8 11 1 2 1 2
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 29 3.0 6.8 9.8 3.8 2.7 0.7 1.2
Conference 19 2.3 7.4 9.7 4.8 2.5 0.7 1.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 15 3.0 6.8 9.8 5.0 2.5 0.8 1.5
Away 10 2.6 7.1 9.7 2.9 2.9 0.5 1.1
Neutral 4 4.2 6.3 10.5 1.4 3.5 0.7 0.7
Result
Wins 21 2.9 7.0 9.8 4.4 2.9 0.7 1.2
Losses 8 3.4 6.4 9.8 2.0 2.4 0.7 1.4
Month
November 5 5.1 5.1 10.2 1.9 3.3 0.5 0.5
December 6 2.5 4.5 7.0 3.3 4.1 0.4 0.4
January 8 3.2 7.1 10.3 5.0 2.5 0.7 1.4
February 7 1.7 9.2 10.9 5.5 1.7 1.0 2.1
March 3 3.2 8.4 11.6 1.1 2.1 1.1 2.1
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Lenoir-Rhyne vs. Carson-Newman

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