Diarra signs basketball NLI with Kansas State
Apr 21, 2003 | Men's Basketball
April 21, 2003
MANHATTAN, Kan. - Men's basketball coach Jim Wooldridge announced Monday that Dramane Diarra (pronounced DRA-man dee-ARR-uh) has signed a National Letter of Intent with Kansas State.
"Dramane is an outstanding prospect," Wooldridge said. "He has made tremendous progress throughout his career and really fits our system well. He also fills a need for us up front and will help to continue the progress we are making in bringing quality players to our program."
Diarra is the sixth recruit signed by Wooldridge and his staff and joins a class already ranked by many recruiting analysts among the nation's best. Kansas State signed four high school seniors and a junior college sophomore during the early signing period in November.
A 6-foot-9, 230-pound native of Paris, France, Diarra was a two-year starter for coach Kevin Muff at Cloud County Community College in Concordia, Kan.
A second team All-Jayhawk Conference selection as a sophomore, Diarra averaged 15.7 points and 7.0 rebounds per game during 2002-03, ranking 16th in the league in both categories. He also blocked 1.6 shots per game during 2002-03, the seventh-best average in the Jayhawk Conference, and helped lead the T-Birds to a 19-14 record and a berth in the third round of the NJCAA Region 6 Tournament.
As a freshman, Diarra averaged 8.0 points and 5.0 rebounds. He will have will have two years of eligibility beginning next fall.
Spring 2003 Kansas State Basketball SigneeDramane Diarra F 6-9 230 Jr.-TR* Paris, France (Cloud County CC)*Incoming class year.
