Nouha Diakate (born December 20, 1980 in Athis-Mons, Essonne) is a Malian-French basketball player currently playing for Pau-Orthez in France.[1] He is a member of the Mali national basketball team.
In his most recent professional season, 2008-09, Diakate bounced from BK Prostejov of the Czech League to Hyeres-Toulon Var Basket of the French League before landing with CB Illescas Urban CLM in Spain for the last 14 games of the season.[2] On August 31, 2009, he signed with Pau-Orthez of the Ligue Nationale de Basketball.[3]
Diakite has played for the Mali national basketball team in the FIBA Africa Championship in 2005, 2007, and 2009.[4] The team reached the quarterfinals in each of these appearances.