Keita Bates-Diop

Height:
6-7
Weight:
190
Year:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Normal, Ill.

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CAREER HONORS

2016 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (media, coaches)
2018 Big Ten Player of the Year (media, coaches)
2018 First Team All-Big Ten (media, coaches)
2018 Sporting News Second Team All-America
2018 USBWA District V Player of the Year
2018 USBWA All-District V Team

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2017-18)

USBWA Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List
Naismith Player of the Year semifinalist and Julius Erving Award finalist
Big Ten Player of the Week (12/11, 1/8. 1/15, 2/5)
Naismith Trophy, USBWA and NBCSports.com National Player of the Week (1/8)
Tallied a team-best 19 points and 11 boards against Robert Morris (11/10)
Went for second-consecutive double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds against Radford (11/12)
Recorded third double-double in as many games with 17 points and a game-high 12 rebounds against Texas Southern (11/16)
Went for 19 points and seven rebounds against Northeastern (11/19)
Scored seven points and grabbed 10 rebounds against Gonzaga (11/23)
Recorded a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds vs. Stanford (11/24)
Tallied double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds against Butler (11/26)
Went for a team-high 21 points and seven boards against Clemson (11/29)
Posted a double-double with 17 points and 11 boards to go along with five assists at Wisconsin (12/2)
Went for a game-high 18 points and nine rebounds against Michigan (12/4)
Scored a career-high 27 points while pulling down five rebounds against William & Mary (12/9)
Went for 18 points, eight boards, four steals and three blocks against Appalachian State (12/16)
Tallied 17 points, four rebounds and four assists against The Citadel (12/19)
Scored 26 points against North Carolina (12/23)
Went for 19 points, nine rebounds and a career-high five block against Miami (12/30)
Notched a game-high 27 points and 13 boards at Iowa (1/4)
Went for a career-best 32 points to go along with seven boards and three steals vs. Michigan State (1/7)
Tallied 26 points and eight boards against Maryland (1/11)
Went for 20 points, nine rebounds and five blocks at Rutgers (1/14)
Tallied 10 points and eight boards at Northwestern (1/17)
Notched eighth double-double of the year with 17 points and 12 boards vs. Minnesota (1/20)
Scored 25 points against Penn State (1/25)
Totaled 13 points, 13 rebounds, five assists and four blocks against Indiana (1/30)
Went for a career-high 35 points to go along with 13 boards against Illinois (2/4)
Tallied double-double with 18 points and 11 boards at Purdue (2/7)
Went for 14 points, eight rebounds and four assists against Iowa (2/10)
Recorded 10 points and five boards at Penn State (2/15)
Went for 17 points and seven rebounds at Michigan (2/18)
Totaled 24 points, 14 points, four assists and four blocks at Indiana (2/23)
Went for 25 points and five rebounds vs. Penn State (3/2)

AS A JUNIOR (2016-17)

Played in nine games, making three starts
Missed the final 18 games of the season with a stress fracture in his left leg
Averaged 9.7 points and 5.2 rebounds per contest

Notable Games in 2016-17

Tallied a double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds to go along with three blocks at Navy (11/11)
Returned from a five-game absence to score 10 points in 20 minutes off the bench vs. FAU (12/6)
Scored 13 points vs. UCLA (12/17)
Tallied 15 points, three boards and three blocks against Youngstown State (12/20)
Went for seven points and eight rebounds against UNC Asheville (12/22)
Tallied six points and eight rebounds at Illinois (1/1)

AS A SOPHOMORE (2015-16)

Played in 33 games, starting all of them
Ranked second on the team with 11.8 points per game while tying for the team lead with 6.4 rebounds per contest
Blocked 41 shots, a total that ranked third on the team and shot 78.7 percent from the free throw line to sit second on the team
Tied for second on the team with five double-doubles

Notable Games in 2015-16

Recorded a double-double with 10 points and a career-best 10 rebounds in first-career start vs. Mount St. Mary’s (11/15)
Tied career high with 14 points to go along with eight boards and two blocks against Grambling State (11/17)
Scored career-high 16 points while pulling down five rebounds against UT-Arlington (11/20)
Totaled 12 points and five rebounds against Louisiana Tech (11/24)
Tallied 10 points, five rebounds, five assists, three blocks and two steals vs. Memphis (11/27)
Scored 15 points vs. Virginia (12/1)
Scored 12 points vs. VMI (12/5)
Posted double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds against Northern Illinois (12/16)
Scored team-high 14 points to go along with seven boards, three assists and three steals vs. Kentucky (12/19)
Tallied 12 points and eight rebounds vs. Mercer (12/22)
Recorded double-double with career-high 24 points to go along with 10 rebounds against South Carolina St. (12/27)
Scored 13 points and grabbed six boards against Minnesota (12/30)
Tallied 11 points and nine rebounds vs. Illinois (1/3)
Scored 14 points against Rutgers (1/13)
Posted 15 points and five rebounds at Maryland (1/16)
Totaled 22 points, eight rebounds and a career-best four blocks against Penn State (1/25)
Went for 15 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks at Illinois (1/28)
Tallied eight points and six rebounds vs. Maryland (1/31)
Recorded seven points and eight boards at Wisconsin (2/4)
Went for 11 points and eight boards against Northwestern (2/8)
Posted double-double, tying his career-best 24 points while pulling down a career-high 14 rebounds at Rutgers (2/13)
Tallied six points, seven boards and four assists against Michigan (2/16)
Scored 16 points at Nebraska (2/20)
Totaled eight points and nine boards against Michigan State (2/23)
Tallied 19 points, six boards and four blocks vs. Iowa (2/28)
Went for 14 points and six rebounds vs. Penn State (3/10)

AS A FRESHMAN (2014-15)

Played in 33 games off the bench, averaging 9.9 minutes per contest
Tallied 3.8 points and 2.1 rebounds per game to go along with 19 blocks
Shot 46.2 percent (18-for-39) from 3-point range

Notable Games in 2014-15

Tallied four points in 16 minutes vs. UMass-Lowell (11/14)
Scored 11 points and added three rebounds and two blocks against Sacred Heart (11/23)
Tallied three points and four boards vs. Campbell (11/26)
Scored nine points and grabbed five rebounds against High Point (12/10)
Tallied eight points, three rebounds and two blocks against Morehead State (12/13)
Notched a season-high 12 points and seven boards against Miami (12/22)
Tallied career bests with 14 points, nine rebounds, three assists, three blocks and two steals at Rutgers (2/8)
Recorded seven points, five boards, three blocks and two steals against Penn State (2/11)
Scored 12 points and pulled down three rebounds at Michigan (2/22)
Scored six points on a pair of 3-pointers vs. VCU (3/19)

PRIOR TO OHIO STATE

Three-time First Team All-State (Class 3A) selection by the Associated Press
Averaged 18.4 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.4 blocks and shot 52 percent from the field as a junior in 2013, leading University High to a 22-6 record and a second-consecutive Corn Belt Conference championship
As a senior, led University High to a third-consecutive Corn Belt Conference championship after going 22-5 and extending their conference winning streak to 42 games

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