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Jersey Number 14
Arafan Diané
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 7-0
- Weight:
- 280
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Conakry, Guinea
- High School:
- Iowa United Prep [Des Moines]
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Listed as 5-star recruit by ESPN... Tabbed 4-star recruit by on3/Rivals and 247Sports... Ranked #16 overall and No. 1 center nationally by on3/Rivals... Ranked #16 overall and No. 1 center nationally by 247sports... Ranked #20 overall and No. 2 center nationally in SCNEXT100... Chose Houston over Kentucky, Arkansas, Virginia, Indiana, Arizona, Arizona State, BYU, Florida, Georgia, Tech, Iowa, Kansas, Louisville, Miami (Fla.), Oregon, Purdue, Washington, Creighton and UConn. 2025-26: Competed at Iowa United Prep in Des Moines, Iowa... Named to Team West for McDonald’s All-American Game in Glendale, Ariz... Scored six points and grabbed five rebounds in win (3/31)... Recorded 13 points with 17 rebounds, three assists and two blocks while playing 38+ minutes in four-overtime loss to Wasatch Academy (2/14)... Finished with 14 points and 17 rebounds, including seven offensive boards, in win over Utah Prep (1/23)... Posted 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting with 12 rebounds and three assists in win over Dream City Christian (1/18)... Totaled 17 points with 18 rebounds in win over The St. James (1/10)... Scored nine points with 10 rebounds and four assists against Link Academy (1/9). Junior (2024-25): Averaged 13.3 points and 4.9 rebounds per game on 52.0 percent shooting from field during National Basketball Players Association Top 100 Camp in Rock Hill, S.C... Posted 16.8 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game for Iowa United on Adidas 3SSB Circuit during the spring... Played at Dynastie Prep in Montreal, Canada from 2021 to 2024. 2024: Represented his native Guinea at 2024 FIBA U17 World Cup in Türkïye... Averaged 19.1 points, 11.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game in seven games... Led the tournament in rebounding and finished fourth in scoring... Posted 22 points with 10 rebounds against China (7/7)... Totaled 20 points with nine rebounds, two blocks and two assists in win over Australia (7/6)... Finished with 23 points with 18 rebounds and three blocks against Germany (7/5) .. Recorded 15 points with 10 rebounds and three blocks in Round of 16 agianst Spain (7/3)... Posted 12 points with 11 rebounds and added two assists and two blocks against France (7/2)... Put up 14 points with 11 rebounds and a steal in loss to United States (6/30)... Opened tournament with 28-point, 13-rebound performance and added three assists with a pair of steals in loss to China (6/29). 2023: Led Guinea to championship at FIBA U16 AfroBasket in Tunisia... Led all players with 17.3 rebounds per game and finished seventh with 17.4 points per contest with seven straight double-doubles... Averaged 3.9 assists per game to rank ninth... Scored 14 points with 11 rebounds, four assists and a steal in Title Game vs. Egypt (7/23)... Posted 12 points with 18 rebounds and dished out eight assists with six blocks in Semifinal win over Agnola (7/22)... Finished with 21 points and 23 rebounds and added four assists with three blocks in Quarterfinal win over Ivory Coast (7/19)... Recorded 25 points with 15 rebounds and blocked two shots in win over Uganda (7/18)... Scored 18 points with 24 rebounds, including 12 offensive boards, and added four assists with three blocks in win over Chad (7/17)... Opened tournament with 16 points and 20 rebounds in win over Morocco (7/14).
PERSONAL
Full name is Arafan Diane... Name is pronounced Air-Uh-Fahn Dee-Ah-Nay... Speaks six languages, including French, which is the official language of Guinea.
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