Keita Bates-Diop’s nationality

Keita Bates-Diop is a professional basketball player who plays for the Qingdao Guoxin Haitian Eagle Club of the Chinese Basketball Association as of May 2025. Bates-Diop is 6 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 229 pounds. He played college basketball for Ohio State University, where he was a first-team All-Big Ten and the Big Ten Player of the Year in 2018. He was selected in the second round of the 2018 NBA Draft as the 48th overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves and has also played for the Denver Nuggets and the San Antonio Spurs, and was a member of the Brooklyn Nets.

Bates-Diop played the 2023-24 season first for the Phoenix Suns, where he played in 39 games, averaged 4.5 points and 2.6 rebounds per game, and was later traded to the Brooklyn Nets in a three-team trade involving the Memphis Grizzlies. After this followed a series of trades, at the end of which the New York Knicks waived him. He joined the Qingdao Eagles of the Chinese Basketball Association on February 20, 2025.

What is Keita Bates-Diop’s nationality?

Keita Bates-Diop holds American nationality, and he was born on January 23, 1996.

Keita Bates-Diop’s Hometown

Keita Bates-Diop grew up in Normal, Illinois, where he attended University High School and averaged 18.4 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocks as a junior. He was ranked 24th by Rivals in his class, and he chose to attend Ohio State University to pursue his collegiate career. He started as a bench player and averaged 11.8 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. He gradually improved his numbers and averaged 19.8 points, 1.6 blocks, 1.6 assists and 8.7 rebounds per game, all career numbers for him at the time, as a senior. By the time he left, he had started in all 34 games that he played for the Buckeyes. He was also named the Big Ten Player of the Year in 2018 and was named a Consensus Second-team All-American.

Keita Bates-Diop’s Birthplace

Keita Bates-Diop was born in Sacramento, California.