2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 35
Lamine Diane
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Dakar, Senegal
- High School:
- Findlay Prep HS
Bio
2019-20 NABC All-District IX First Team
2019-20 Big West Player of the Year
2019-20 All-Big West First Team
2018-19 AP All-American Honorable Mention
2018-19 USBWA All-District IX Team
2018-19 NABC All-District IX Second Team
2018-19 Big West Player of the Year
2018-19 Big West Freshman of the Year
2018-19 Big West Newcomer of the Year
2018-19 All-Big West First Team
2019-20 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)
Diane followed up his outstanding freshman season with his second-straight Big West Player of the Year award ... Averaged a double-double for the second year in a row as he posted 25.6 points and 10.2 rebounds in 19 games ... His scoring and rebounding averages would make him the second player in Big West history to lead the league in both categories in two-straight years but he did not play in the minimum amount of games required ... Would have also been third in the nation in scoring ... Still led the Big West in double-doubles (11) and registered seven 30-point games ... Recorded new career-highs in points per game, assists per game (2.8), steals per game (1.7) and free throw percentage (66.3) while shooting 48.0 percent from the field and blocking 2.0 shots per game ... Averaged a league-leading 24.2 points, 10.0 rebounds and 1.6 steals in Big West play to go with nine double-doubles ... Became the fastest player in school history to reach 1,000 career points (40 games) ... His 25.6 points per game are the highest in a season in team history ... Also won two Big West Player of the Week awards ... Scored 30 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in his season debut vs. San Francisco State (12/22/19) ... Poured in 33 points, 15 rebounds and four assists in a win over Long Beach State (1/8/20) ... Finished with a season-high 36 points on 13-of-22 shooting at UC Riverside (1/16/20) ... Pulled down 15 rebounds and made the deciding free throws to beat UC Riverside (2/8/20) ... Tied a school record with six blocks to go with 34 points and 15 rebounds vs. Hawai'i (3/7/20) ... Currently, ninth in team history in career points (1,304) while he is second in blocks (110), fourth in double-doubles (31) and sixth in field goals made (516) ... 12th player in CSUN history to surpass 1,000 points and 500 rebounds in a career.
2018-19 Season (Redshirt Freshman)
Diane completed one of the most impressive and prolific Matador seasons in school history ... Named AP All-American Honorable Mention ... Became the first ever Big West player to win the conference's Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year and Newcomer of the Year awards all in the same season ... Also named to All-Big West First Team ... Earned All-District honors from the NABC and USBWA ... Broke the Matadors' single-season points (818), rebounds (368), field goals made (340), blocks (72) and double-double (20) records ... Led the nation in field goals made and was the only player in the country to average above 24 points (24.8), 10 rebounds (11.2) and two blocks (2.2) ... Ranked sixth in the nation in points per game and rebounds per game ... Finished first among all freshmen in rebounds per game and second in points per game ... 1-of-3 freshmen in the country to average a double-double ... Also received three Big West Player of the Week awards, the most by a freshman in league history ... Posted the best CSUN Division I points per game and rebounds per game averages in team history ... Made the second-most field goals in Big West history while he scored the third-most points and grabbed the seventh-most rebounds ... Tallied 34 points on 15-for-28 shooting in the season opener vs. New Mexico, which are the most points by a debuting player in CSUN history ... Went 15-for-26 from the field, registering 32 points, 18 rebounds and five blocks at Washington State (11/27/18) ... Hit a game-tying 3-pointer as regulation expired vs. Yale where he finished with 35 points and 15 rebounds (1/5/19) ... Tied a CSUN Division I scoring (39) and field goals made record (17) at Cal State Fullerton (1/30/19) ... Posted 22 points, 17 rebounds and five blocks vs. UC Santa Barbara at the Big West Tournament (3/14/19) ... Averaged 25.3 points and 11.1 rebounds in Big West play ... Shot 50.0 percent from the field in conference play while he shot 48.5 percent overall for the season.
2017-18 Season (Freshman)
Did not compete in any games and used a redshirt for the season.
Findlay Prep High School
Played the last two seasons with national power Findlay Prep where he helped the Pilots post a 33-4 record and earn a trip to the semifinals of the Dick's Sporting Goods High School Nationals in 2016-17 ... After scoring 8.5 points per game in his first season with the team, he doubled that point total by averaging 17.5 points to go along with 6.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.7 steals as a senior ... Also guided Findlay Prep to a national Top 10 ranking throughout his last season ... Along with his prep career, he has participated in several basketball showcases including the prestigious Adidas Nations, the Bass Pro Tournament of Champions and the Cancer Research Classic where he was named the Most Valuable Player ... Led the field at the Adidas Nations event in scoring, averaging 28 points per game ... Heavily recruited during his time with Findlay Prep ... Ranked as a four-star recruit by Scout.com and a three-star prospect by Rivals.com.Â
Personal
Parents are Maty Ndiaye and Keletigui ... His father played for the Senegal National team.
CSUN CAREER-HIGHS
2019-20 Big West Player of the Year
2019-20 All-Big West First Team
2018-19 AP All-American Honorable Mention
2018-19 USBWA All-District IX Team
2018-19 NABC All-District IX Second Team
2018-19 Big West Player of the Year
2018-19 Big West Freshman of the Year
2018-19 Big West Newcomer of the Year
2018-19 All-Big West First Team
2019-20 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)
Diane followed up his outstanding freshman season with his second-straight Big West Player of the Year award ... Averaged a double-double for the second year in a row as he posted 25.6 points and 10.2 rebounds in 19 games ... His scoring and rebounding averages would make him the second player in Big West history to lead the league in both categories in two-straight years but he did not play in the minimum amount of games required ... Would have also been third in the nation in scoring ... Still led the Big West in double-doubles (11) and registered seven 30-point games ... Recorded new career-highs in points per game, assists per game (2.8), steals per game (1.7) and free throw percentage (66.3) while shooting 48.0 percent from the field and blocking 2.0 shots per game ... Averaged a league-leading 24.2 points, 10.0 rebounds and 1.6 steals in Big West play to go with nine double-doubles ... Became the fastest player in school history to reach 1,000 career points (40 games) ... His 25.6 points per game are the highest in a season in team history ... Also won two Big West Player of the Week awards ... Scored 30 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in his season debut vs. San Francisco State (12/22/19) ... Poured in 33 points, 15 rebounds and four assists in a win over Long Beach State (1/8/20) ... Finished with a season-high 36 points on 13-of-22 shooting at UC Riverside (1/16/20) ... Pulled down 15 rebounds and made the deciding free throws to beat UC Riverside (2/8/20) ... Tied a school record with six blocks to go with 34 points and 15 rebounds vs. Hawai'i (3/7/20) ... Currently, ninth in team history in career points (1,304) while he is second in blocks (110), fourth in double-doubles (31) and sixth in field goals made (516) ... 12th player in CSUN history to surpass 1,000 points and 500 rebounds in a career.
2018-19 Season (Redshirt Freshman)
Diane completed one of the most impressive and prolific Matador seasons in school history ... Named AP All-American Honorable Mention ... Became the first ever Big West player to win the conference's Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year and Newcomer of the Year awards all in the same season ... Also named to All-Big West First Team ... Earned All-District honors from the NABC and USBWA ... Broke the Matadors' single-season points (818), rebounds (368), field goals made (340), blocks (72) and double-double (20) records ... Led the nation in field goals made and was the only player in the country to average above 24 points (24.8), 10 rebounds (11.2) and two blocks (2.2) ... Ranked sixth in the nation in points per game and rebounds per game ... Finished first among all freshmen in rebounds per game and second in points per game ... 1-of-3 freshmen in the country to average a double-double ... Also received three Big West Player of the Week awards, the most by a freshman in league history ... Posted the best CSUN Division I points per game and rebounds per game averages in team history ... Made the second-most field goals in Big West history while he scored the third-most points and grabbed the seventh-most rebounds ... Tallied 34 points on 15-for-28 shooting in the season opener vs. New Mexico, which are the most points by a debuting player in CSUN history ... Went 15-for-26 from the field, registering 32 points, 18 rebounds and five blocks at Washington State (11/27/18) ... Hit a game-tying 3-pointer as regulation expired vs. Yale where he finished with 35 points and 15 rebounds (1/5/19) ... Tied a CSUN Division I scoring (39) and field goals made record (17) at Cal State Fullerton (1/30/19) ... Posted 22 points, 17 rebounds and five blocks vs. UC Santa Barbara at the Big West Tournament (3/14/19) ... Averaged 25.3 points and 11.1 rebounds in Big West play ... Shot 50.0 percent from the field in conference play while he shot 48.5 percent overall for the season.
2017-18 Season (Freshman)
Did not compete in any games and used a redshirt for the season.
Findlay Prep High School
Played the last two seasons with national power Findlay Prep where he helped the Pilots post a 33-4 record and earn a trip to the semifinals of the Dick's Sporting Goods High School Nationals in 2016-17 ... After scoring 8.5 points per game in his first season with the team, he doubled that point total by averaging 17.5 points to go along with 6.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.7 steals as a senior ... Also guided Findlay Prep to a national Top 10 ranking throughout his last season ... Along with his prep career, he has participated in several basketball showcases including the prestigious Adidas Nations, the Bass Pro Tournament of Champions and the Cancer Research Classic where he was named the Most Valuable Player ... Led the field at the Adidas Nations event in scoring, averaging 28 points per game ... Heavily recruited during his time with Findlay Prep ... Ranked as a four-star recruit by Scout.com and a three-star prospect by Rivals.com.Â
Personal
Parents are Maty Ndiaye and Keletigui ... His father played for the Senegal National team.
CSUN CAREER-HIGHS
| Points | 39 at Cal State Fullerton | 1/30/19 |
| Field Goals | 17 at Cal State Fullerton | 1/30/19 |
| 3-Point Field Goals | 3 (2x) last vs. UC Santa Barbara | 1/30/20 |
| Free Throws | 12 vs. Morgan State | 12/31/19 |
| Rebounds | 18 (2x) last at UC Irvine | 3/9/19 |
| Assists | 7 vs. UC Riverside | 1/9/18 |
| Blocks | 6 vs. Hawai'i | 3/7/20 |
| Steals | 4 (2x) last vs. Yale | 1/5/19 |
| Minutes | 44 vs. UC Davis | 2/23/19 |
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