The Spain international, the first to arrive, is presented as a UCAM player, to whom he will bring “energy, guts and character”
For the second year running, Ilimane Diop (Dakar, 1995) is one of the most coveted local training places on the market. After a very sporty life at Baskonia, where he became captain and with whom he grew up to become an absolute international for Spain, the pivot left the Vitorian club last summer and of course he didn’t expect to make another step this time. He was one of the best signings of Gran Canaria, arriving at the same time as Artem Pustovyi and departing from, but in the end he never got into the plans of Porfirio Fisac, his coach in the yellow team.
For this reason, the 2.10m center in his presentation as a UCAM player was very clear about what the differential factor had been that made him decide on the Murcia option. “He loved me, he called me and we quickly came to an agreement. I am very grateful for your trust,” Diop revealed about Sito Alonso’s involvement in his signing. He worked for the university coach in the 2016-17 season, one of a major step in the Spanish-Senegalese’s establishment in the Baskonia region. rotation and as a solid player in the Endesa League, repeating the next call with the Spanish team this summer.“If the coach does not love you, you are not going to sign up for a team,” the player said yesterday.
He knows what Sito expects of him and what he can contribute to the team, positioning himself as the main replacement for Artem Pustovyi, and with the skills that bring nine seasons of experience in the competition, eight of which in conjunction with the Euroleague and the last with the Eurocup. He plays in the Champions League, to which the club returns three years later. “UCAM is a club that wants to go as far as possible. It’s challenges that we players share,” said the new player from a team that competed a lot with his previous one, so he knows the challenges he faces.
Diop was the first to start the preseason alone, a week before the rest (Davis planned to accompany him, but it was not possible), who will arrive with a dropper, taking into account their international commitments.
Source: La Verdad
I’m an experienced news author and editor based in New York City. I specialize in covering healthcare news stories for Today Times Live, helping to keep readers informed on the latest developments related to the industry. I have a deep understanding of medical topics, including emerging treatments and drugs, the changing laws that regulate healthcare providers, and other matters that affect public health.
