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2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

4 Babacar Diallo

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 197
  • Hometown Dakar, Senegal
  • Highschool The Patrick School

Biography

SINGLE-GAME CAREER-HIGHS

Category
Opponent / Date Statistic
Minutes: at Southeastern La. / Feb. 19, 2024* 39
FGM: at South Dakota State / Febraury 23, 2025* 9
FGA: at South Dakota State / Febraury 23, 2025 13
FTM: Bowling Green / December 14, 2024* 6
FTA: Oral Roberts / January 4, 2025* 7
3FGM: St. Thomas (MN) / January 25, 2025* 4
3FGA: St. Thomas (MN) / January 25, 2025* 5
Rebounds: at St. Thomas (MN) / March 1, 2025* 8 (4x)
Assists: Oral Roberts / March 5, 2025* 9
Blocks: South Dakota State / January 23, 2025* 3 (3x)
Steals: North Dakota / February 8, 2025* 5 (3x)
Points: St. Thomas (MN) / January 25, 2025* 21
*Denotes previous school

Graduate Student (2024-25/Missouri-Kansas City)
Appeared in 33 games, making 23 starts ... Played 23.0 minutes per game ... Averaged 7.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.2 steals and a team-leading 3.5 assists per game ... Shot 50.5% from the field ... Ranked second in the Summit League in assist-to-turnover ratio and third in assists per game ... Scored in double-digits in 10 games on the year, leading the Roos' scoring efforts four times ... Posted five-plus assists in 10 games with KC going 6-4 in those contests ... Led the Roos in assists in 20 games ... Drew nine offensive fouls on the season, ranking second on the team ... Went for eight points and seven rebounds in Roos' win over Kansas Christian on Nov. 8 ... Made first start of the year against UAlbany on Nov. 22, going for two points, four rebounds and four assists ... Dropped eight points, eight assists and five steals in win at Portland on Dec. 10 ... Reached double-digit scoring in 5-of-6 games from Dec. 14 through Jan. 8 ... Scored team-high 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting, adding six rebounds in win at Wichita State on Dec. 17 ... Went for 15 points at Omaha on Jan. 8 ... Scored a career-high 21 points with 4-of-5 three-point shooting against St. Thomas on Jan. 25 ... Dropped eight assists in 14 minutes of play at Oral Roberts on Feb. 1 ... Started in eight-straight games to end the season ... Went for 18 points, six rebounds, seven assists and three steals at South Dakota State on Feb. 23 ... Scored 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting at St. Thomas on Mar. 1, adding eight rebounds ... Averaged 8.5 assists across two postseason games, breaking program postseason record with nine assists in Summit League First Round victory over #9 Oral Roberts on Mar. 5

Senior (2023-34/Missouri-Kansas City)
Summit League All-Defensive Team ... Appeared in 29 games, making 16 starts ... Played 17.7 minutes per game ... Averaged 4.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 0.9 steals per game ... Scored double-digits three times ... Pulled down five-plus rebounds in eight games ... Scored six points in 10 minutes in season-opening win over Avila on Nov. 6 ... Scored nine points and pulled down four rebounds in win over SEMO on Nov. 30 ... Went for 10 points, six rebounds and three assists at St. Thomas on Dec. 31 ... Earned first start on Jan. 6 and started all 16 games to end the season ... Dished out seven assists in win over Portland State on Jan. 6 ... Went for 14 points on 7-of-11 shooting, adding seven assists and three steals against North Dakota on Jan. 13 ... Went for four points, six rebounds and five assists in win over South Dakota on Jan. 27 ... Notched three steals in win at North Dakota on Feb. 10 ... Scored 11 points in win at Denver on Feb. 29 ... Went for seven points and four rebounds in Summit League Quarterfinal game against #7 Denver on Mar. 9

Junior (2022-23/Missouri-Kansas City)
Appeared in 31 games, making 11 starts ... Played 18.9 minutes per game ... Averaged 3.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game ... Shot 10-of-21 from three-point range ... In season-opener against Lincoln on Nov. 7, scored three points and pulled down two rebounds ... Made first start in win over Lindenwood on Dec. 3, pulling down season-high-tying eight rebounds ... Scored six points at Oklahoma on Dec. 6, adding three steals ... Went for seven points and seven rebounds in win over St. Thomas on Jan. 12 ... Notched six points and six rebounds in win over Omaha on Jan. 26 ... Started each of final eight games to end season ... Scored season-high 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting in win at Western Illinois on Feb. 9, pulling down eight boards ... Went for eight points and seven rebounds at South Dakota State on Feb. 23 ... In Summit League First Round matchup against #10 Omaha, scored eight points and dished a season-high four assists

Sophomore (2021-22/Navarro)
Saw action in 29 games, making 10 starts … Averaged 2.8 points and 3.4 rebounds per game … Scored eight points in season-opening win over Loyalty College Prep … Pulled down season-high eight rebounds in win against Dallas Christian … Went for 10 points, six rebounds and three assists in win over Tyler Junior College

Freshman (2020-21/St. Peter's)
Saw action in 12 contests after joining the Peacock's roster mid-season … Played a season-high 21 minutes at Siena on Jan. 22, going for two points and two rebounds … Played seven minutes against Fairfield on Feb. 13, scoring two points

High School: Played at The Patrick School for Coach Todd Decker … Averaged 15 points, six assists and five rebounds … Ranked the No. 1 player in Senegal in 2016 … Won Tournament of Champions in 2016 with The Patrick School … Played on Senegal National Team and participated in 2019 FIBA World Cup

Personal: Born Dec. 30, 2000 in Dakar, Senegal … Parents Ben and Krystle Simmon … Has three siblings, Cherif, Djibril and Ngone … Earned High Honors in high school … Nicknamed Baba … Favorite movies are the Harry Potter series … Wants to be friends with Jrue Holiday … Speaks French and Wolof.

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