University of Georgia Athletics
Georgia Adds Talented Post Player Fatima Diakhaté
June 02, 2022 | Women's Basketball
ATHENS, Ga. — Fatima Diakhaté, a 6-foot-5 post player from Montverde Academy in Florida, has signed with the Georgia Lady Bulldog basketball team, Katie Abrahamson-Henderson announced Thursday.
Diakhaté (pronounced Djah-kah-tay) is a native of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. She will be an incoming freshman during the 2022-23 season for the Lady Bulldogs.
"I am thrilled to welcome Fatima to the University of Georgia," Coach 'ABE' said. "Fatima comes from a talented lineage of basketball players. She is a true inside presence with exceptional hands and a high basketball IQ. I am excited she made the decision to come to Georgia and be a part of our program, where we can develop her into an elite post presence. I am excited to see her flourish in our program."
At Montverde, Diakhaté helped her team win the GEICO High School National Title – the first in program history. She went to Montverde Academy after a spending the 2019-20 season at Capital Courts Academy Prep School in Ottawa.
Diakhaté competed for Canada at the 2019 FIBA U16 Women's Americas Championship, where she played in five of the team's six games overall.
Recently, Diakhaté was invited to play in the 2022 All Canadian Games, which showcases the very best female basketball players in the country.
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Diakhaté (pronounced Djah-kah-tay) is a native of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. She will be an incoming freshman during the 2022-23 season for the Lady Bulldogs.
"I am thrilled to welcome Fatima to the University of Georgia," Coach 'ABE' said. "Fatima comes from a talented lineage of basketball players. She is a true inside presence with exceptional hands and a high basketball IQ. I am excited she made the decision to come to Georgia and be a part of our program, where we can develop her into an elite post presence. I am excited to see her flourish in our program."
At Montverde, Diakhaté helped her team win the GEICO High School National Title – the first in program history. She went to Montverde Academy after a spending the 2019-20 season at Capital Courts Academy Prep School in Ottawa.
Diakhaté competed for Canada at the 2019 FIBA U16 Women's Americas Championship, where she played in five of the team's six games overall.
Recently, Diakhaté was invited to play in the 2022 All Canadian Games, which showcases the very best female basketball players in the country.
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