Yakhouba Diawara is a professional basketball player from France who was a member of Miami Heat. He plays in the position of Forward. He has played in the NBA for 3 seasons and during these has been associated with Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat. On 7th August 2008, he signed with Miami Heat.
Yakhouba Diawara is 6 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 225 lbs. He was a student of Tremblay En France High School in Paris, France. His basketball career began when he signed with JDA Dijon, a French team. He completed one season as pro and then attended the junior college of Southern Idaho for two years. Later, he was enrolled in Pepperdine University. After graduation from this University, he was undrafted and hence he again signed with JDA Dijon. He joined Italian Climamio Bologna in February 2006.
Career Highlights
Yakhouba Diawara was a member of Denver Nuggets during the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons and of Miami Heat during the 2008-09 season. He has appeared in 163 games and in these has played for 2290 minutes. His field goal percentage was 0.360, 3-point field goal percentage was 0.309 and free throw percentage was 0.670. He stockpiled 225 rebounds, 583 points, 109 assists and 240 personal fouls.
