Mohamed Diarra

Mohamed Diarra (born 1 January 2001) is a French professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Garden City CC Broncbusters, the Missouri Tigers, and the NC State Wolfpack.

Early life and high school career
Diarra attended high school at Redemption Academy. Coming out of high school, Diarra decided to commit to playing college basketball for JUCO Garden City CC.

Garden City CC
In Diarra's freshman season, he played in 20 games averaging 8.4 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. In Diarra's sophomore season, he averaged 17.8 points and 12.6 rebounds per game en route to being named the top JUCO prospect.

Missouri
After two seasons of playing JUCO basketball, Diarra decided to commit to play for Missouri. Against Alabama, Diarra recorded a season high 12 rebounds. During the 2022–23 season, Diarra played in 25 games while making six starts where averaged 3.2 points and 3.2 rebounds per game. After just one season with Missouri, Diarra decided to enter the NCAA transfer portal.

NC State
Diarra decided to transfer to play for NC State. In Diarra's first game with NC State, he notched ten points, fourteen rebounds, and three blocks in a win over The Citadel. On February 10, 2024, Diarra notched his second double-double of the year scoring 13 points and bringing down 12 rebounds, but NC State lost to Wake Forest 83–79. In the sweet sixteen, Diarra helped the Wolfpack upset the two seed Marquette after notching a double-double scoring 11 points and grabbing 15 rebounds in a 67–58 win.

Professional career
On 28 June 2024, Diarra signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Personal life
Diarra is a Muslim and participates in Ramadan.