AS Monaco sign forward Alpha Diallo / News - Basketnews.com

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Euroleague club AS Monaco officially announced the signing of American forward Alpha Diallo for the upcoming season. Diallo spent the past season with the Greek team Lavrio, where he helped the team to reach the Finals for the first time in the club's history.

Alpha Diallo

Team:Monaco BasketPosition:SF, PFAge:24Height:201 cmWeight:95 kgBirth place:New York, United States of AmericaProfileNewsStatistics

Diallo originally signed a multi-year deal with Panathinaikos in July but then the club decided to let him go because he wasn't a part of new head coach Dimitris Priftis' plans.

Diallo averaged 12.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal per game last season with Lavrio. He quickly became one of the surprises of the league. Born in New York, Diallo is a Providence alum but went undrafted in the 2020 NBA Draft.

"For me playing in EuroLeague it's a big step forward in my career," Diallo said to AS Monaco's official website. "I have a lot to learn from coach Mitrovic and from the other players that have already experienced in the competition. I'll bring my energy and enthusiasm to help the team to achieve its goals. Monaco is growing fast and has really high ambitions. I can't wait to play in front of the fans."

Current roster

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AS Monaco

Position Player Status PG Leo Westermann(story) Signed until 2022 PG Paris Lee(story) Signed until 2022 PG Marcos Knight (story) Signed until 2022 PG Rudy Demahis-Ballou(story) Signed until 2022 SG Yakuba Ouattara Signed until 2022 SG Danilo Andjusic(story) Signed until 2022 SG Rob Gray (story) Signed until 2023 SF Armel Traore(story) Long-term contract SF Alpha Diallo(story) Signed until 2022 PF Jerry Boutsiele Signed until 2022 PF/C Donatas Motiejunas(story) Signed until 2022 PF/C Ibrahima Fall-Faye (story) Signed until 2022 PF/C Donta Hall(story) Signed until 2022 Coach Zvezdan Mitrovic Expired contract Matthias Lessort, Dee Bost (not coming back), Jaleel O'Brien, Damien Inglis, Darrall Willis, Willfried Yeguete, Yohan Choupas, Khadeen Carrington (not coming back), Abdoulaye N'Doye, Rudy Demahis, Rumored to leave Interested

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