It seemed like Danny Sprinkle had already filled out his roster, but he made an exciting late addition on Wednesday when Dominique Diomande announced that he would be joining the Huskies for the 2024 season.
Standing at 6-foot-7, Diomande is an extremely intriguing 19-year-old prospect who was born in Ivory Coast, Africa, and has played professionally in France for the last three seasons. He averaged 16 points per game with Blois in the country’s ProA U21 league and displayed all the makings of a strong wing player.
Diomande is a very good athlete and has shown that he is a strong defender and rebounder, even against professionals. Those traits have also put him on the radar of NBA scouts and he’s projected as the No. 48 pick in the 2025 draft by NBADraft.net.
An extremely efficient scorer in the paint, Diomande made a jaw-dropping 71.8 percent of his two-point field goal attempts. However, when he steps outside the three-point line, that number drops all the way to 30.5 percent.
If he can improve as a three-point shooter under Sprinkle, he has a chance to turn into a complete player. Alongside Portland transfer Tyler Harris, Diomande gives the Huskies another long, athletic player on the wing that could help turn them into one of the best teams in the Big Ten.
6’7 2024 Dominique Diomande is someone I think is flying a bit under the radar
High flying athlete, with great tools, good base on his jumper, defends his ass off, biggest thing would be working on his ball control
Like his game @iam__dominique_ pic.twitter.com/LdInMkXBpn
— Arman Jovic (@PDTScouting) May 23, 2024