SECOND STAR, Mambi Diawara, Basketball

SECOND STAR, Mambi Diawara, Basketball

Game log: Thursday, Mar. 8 (QF) - 17 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists / Friday, Mar. 9 (SF) - 17 points, 11 rebounds, 7 steals / Sunday, Mar. 10 (Final) - 13 points, five rebounds

2019 Canada West player of the year Mambi Diawara finishes his varsity career with a national championship and two silver medals following a tournament all-star performance at the U SPORTS Men’s Basketball Final 8 last week in Halifax.

The fifth-year Montreal native started his weekend earning a first team All-Canadian nod, then put up the first triple-double for the Dinos in more than four years with his 17-point, 11-rebound, 10-assist performance against Saint Mary’s in the national quarter-final. In the semi against Ryerson, Diawara picked up 17 points, 11 rebounds, and seven steals, then added 13 points and five rebounds in the championship game against Carleton.