Fatima Diakhate

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-5
Class:
Redshirt Junior
High School:
Montverde Academy
Hometown:
Dakar, Senegal
Prev School:
Georgia

2024-25: Started in 28 of 29 games played...Led the team in blocks with 21...Second highest on the team in rebounds with 145...Four double-figure scoring efforts...Totaled a career-high 11 rebounds in the win at Tennessee...Eight points, eight rebounds in the SEC tournament win against Arkansas...Career-high in blocks with five against Arkansas...Led team in scoring with 16 points against Virginia Tech, posting her first career double-double with 10 rebounds...Career-high 17 points in game against Hampton.

2023-24: Appeared in 28 of 30 games, averaging 2.4 ppg and 1.5 rpg...Tallied 12 blocks on the season, ranking fourth on the team...Made her Georgia debut in season opener against North Carolina A&T...Had a career-high 10 points and a team-leading four blocks against Georgia Southern...Tallied a season-high nine rebounds to go with seven points at Florida.

2022-23: Earned a redshirt.

High School: Prepped at Montverde Academy in Florida...Helped lead Montverde to the GEICO National Title...The team's national title was the first in program history...Competed for Canada at the 2019 FIBA U16 Women’s Americas Championship, where she played in five of the team’s six games overall...Invited to play in the 2022 All Canadian Games, which showcases the very best female basketball players in the country.

Personal: Born Jan. 30, 2004...Daughter of Fatou Ndiaye and Elhadji Diakhate...Major: Human Development and Family Science