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Pronunciation: Mom-uh-dee Dee-on-e WORTH NOTING
• First on the team in three-point field goals made (60), three-point field goal percentage (41.4 percent, among those players making at least 10 three-point field goals) and blocked shots (22), and second on the team in scoring (11.8 ppg.) and minutes played (28.8 mpg.) in 2007-08
• Scored 21 points at Florida State (1/23/08) and 20 points vs. Boston College (1/19/08), the first time in his career he scored at least 20 points in consecutive games
• Started all 32 games during the 2006-07 season and was third on the team in scoring with an average of 9.6 ppg.
• Scored a career-high 26 points and had a career-high four steals in 35 minutes in a home victory over Maryland (1/16/07) during the 2006-07 season
• Scored 25 points and grabbed four rebounds in a victory over Arizona (11/12/06) to open the 2006-07 season in the first game in the John Paul Jones Arena. He was 8-9 from the field, including 5-6 from three-point range, and made all four of his free throws in that game
• Had the first double-double of his collegiate career with 10 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in a win over Hampton (12/16/06)
• Averaged 22.3 minutes played a game and played in all 30 games as a freshman during the 2005-06 season AT VIRGINIA
2007-08 SEASON
• Averaged 11.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 28.8 minutes played a game
• Scored in double figures in 22 games, including the last seven
• First on the team in three-point field goals made, three-point field goal percentage (among those players making at least 10 three-point field goals) and blocked shots
• Second on the team in scoring and minutes played
• Played off the bench in 11 of the last 12 games after starting the first 21 games
• Shot 48.9 percent (43-88) from the field in the last 10 games
• Had 14 points vs. Old Dominion (3/24/08) in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) quarterfinals
• Scored 15 points and five rebounds vs. Richmond (3/18/08) in a CBI first round game
• Had 18 points vs. Georgia Tech (3/13/08) in the ACC Tournament
• Had 12 points (4-5 FG, 2-2 FT) vs. Duke (3/5/08)
• Scored 20 points at Boston College, his fifth 20-point game of the season (2/17/08)
• Had 16 points and tied a career-high with four assists at Maryland (1/30/08)
• Had 16 points and eight rebounds in a career-high 42 minutes vs. Georgia Tech (1/27/08)
• Scored 21 points at Florida State (1/23/08) and 20 points vs. Boston College (1/19/08), the first time in his career he scored at least 20 points in consecutive games
• Tied a season-high with nine rebounds vs. Virginia Tech (1/16/08)
• Had 20 points, a season-high nine rebounds, three steals, two assists, and two blocks vs. Hartford (12/30/07)
• Scored a season-high 22 points, including a career-high six 3-point FG, vs. Northwestern (11/27/07)
• Had 12 points and eight rebounds vs. Seton Hall (11/24/07)
• Had 10 points and a team-high eight rebounds in the season opener vs. Vermont (11/11/07)
• Lettered for the third time
2006-07 SEASON
• Averaged 9.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 27.6 minutes played a game
• Ranked third on the team in scoring
• Scored in double figures in 17 games
• Started all 32 games
• Scored a career-high 26 points and had a career-high four steals in 35 minutes in a home victory over Maryland (1/16/07)
• Scored 25 points, grabbed four rebounds, had two assists and two steals in 28 minutes in the victory over Arizona (11/12/06) to open the 2006-07 season in the first game in the John Paul Jones Arena. He was 8-9 from the field, including 5-6 from three-point range, and made all four of his free throws in that game.
• Named the ACC Player of the Week (11/13/06) for his play against Arizona
• Had the first double-double of his collegiate career with 10 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in a win over Hampton (12/16/06)
• Scored in double figures in three consecutive games for the first time in his collegiate career when he scored 10 points at Clemson (1/28/07), 14 points against Duke (2/1/07) and 14 points against Miami (2/3/07)
• Scored 22 points in a victory over Gonzaga (1/3/07) and was 8-13 from the field, including 4-4 from three-point range.
• Scored 14 points on 6-8 shooting from the field, including 2-2 from three-point range, in a career-high 39 minutes in the overtime win over Duke (2/1/07)
• Scored 13 points on 5-7 shooting from the field, including 3-4 from three-point range, and had four rebounds in 30 minutes in a victory over Virginia Tech (3/1/07)
• Shot 44.2 percent from the field (111-251), including 35.0 percent (42-120) from three-point range, after shooting just 33.7 percent (65-193) from the field, including 24.2 percent (16-66) from three-point range, during the 2005-06 season
• Lettered for the second time
2005-06 SEASON
• Averaged 6.0 points and 3.7 rebounds a game
• Started the first 11 games of the season and played off the bench in the last 19 games
• Averaged 22.3 minutes played a game, eighth among freshmen in the ACC in average minutes played per game
• Scored in double figures six times
• Scored a team-high 17 points with six rebounds, three assists, three blocked shots and one steal in 33 minutes in the season-opening victory over Liberty (11/18/05)
• Scored a season-high 18 points and had six rebounds in a win over Northwestern in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge (11/30/05)
• Had a season-high 10 rebounds in a victory over Wake Forest (2/4/06)
• Lettered
HIGH SCHOOL
• Averaged 14.1 points, 8.9 rebounds and 3.7 steals a game as a senior at DeMatha during the 2004-05 season for head coach Mike Jones
• Made 59 percent of his shots from the field, including 43 percent of his three-point field goal attempts, and shot 84 percent from the free throw line as a senior
• Earned first-team All-Metropolitan honors from The Washington Post, first-team All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference honors and was named the team’s Most Valuable Player his senior season
• Participated in the Commonwealth Classic in Richmond, Va., and played for the Capital All-Stars in the Capital Classic in Washington, D.C., after his senior season
• DeMatha finished the 2004-05 season with an overall record of 29-2, and won the conference championship and the city championship
• Averaged 15.7 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.9 steals a game as a junior in 2003-04 and earned second-team All-Conference honors
• Averaged nine points and nine rebounds a game as a sophomore
• Lettered three times in basketball
PERSONAL
• Mamadi Melameka Diane
• Born Nov. 9, 1986, in Washington, D.C.
• Parents are Angelique and Mori Diane
• Has two siblings
• His father played soccer at Howard and professionally
• Foreign Affairs major DIANE'S STATISTICS AT VIRGINIA
| Year | G-GS | MP-Avg. | FGM-FGA | Pct. | 3FM-3FA | Pct. | FTM-FTA | Pct. | Off-Def | Reb-Avg | PF-DQ | Ast | TO | BS | Stl | Pts-Avg | | 2005-06 | 30-11 | 668-22.3 | 65-193 | .337 | 16-66 | .242 | 35-43 | .814 | 33-79 | 112-3.7 | 42-0 | 32 | 36 | 11 | 22 | 181-6.0 | | ACC | 16-1 | 321-20.1 | 31-94 | .330 | 7-36 | .194 | 12-15 | .800 | 20-39 | 59-3.7 | 22-0 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 81-5.1 | | 2006-07 | 32-32 | 883-27.6 | 111-251 | .442 | 42-120 | .350 | 43-57 | .754 | 34-78 | 112-3.5 | 61-3 | 38
| 42 | 13 | 26
| 307-9.6 | | ACC | 16-16
| 446-27.9 | 49-132 | .371 | 18-64 | .281 | 18-27 | .667 | 17-37 | 54-3.4 | 32-2 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 134-8.4 | | 2007-08 | 33-22 | 950-28.8 | 131-303 | .432 | 60-145 | .414 | 67-99 | .677 | 55-91 | 146-4.4
| 72-0 | 37 | 59 | 22 | 20 | 389-11.8 | ACC
| 16-8
| 482-30.1 | 60-160 | .375 | 24-70 | .343
| 40-60
| .667
| 35-41
| 76-4.8 | 36-0
| 15 | 28 | 7
| 8
| 184-11.5
| Career
| 95-65 | 2501-26.3 | 307-747 | .411 | 118-331 | .356 | 145-199 | .729 | 122-248 | 370-3.9 | 175-3 | 107
| 137
| 46
| 68 | 877-9.2 | | ACC | 48-25 | 1249-26.0 | 140-386 | .363 | 49-170 | .288 | 70-102 | .686 | 72-117 | 189-3.9 | 90-2 | 50
| 66
| 18 | 33
| 399-8.3 |
Diane's Career Highs
Points--26 vs. Maryland (1/16/07); Rebounds--11 vs. Hampton (12/16/06); FG Made--9 vs. Maryland (1/16/07); FG Att.--17 vs. Georgia Tech (1/27/08); 3 Pt. FG Made--6 vs. Northwestern (11/27/07); 3 Pt. FG Att.--10 vs. Boston College (1/19/08); FT Made--7 vs. Loyola (12/23/06), vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore (11/26/06); FT Att.--8 vs. Loyola (12/23/05); Assists--4 vs. Loyola (12/23/05); at Maryland (1/30/08) Turnovers-- 5 vs. Morgan State (11/19/06), at Georgia Tech (3/3/08); Blocks--3 vs. Liberty (11/18/05), at Arizona (11/17/07) Steals--4 vs. Maryland (1/16/07); Minutes--42 vs. Georgia Tech (1/27/08)
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