Keita Bates-Diop
Bates-Diop with Ohio State in 2018 | |
| Sioux Falls Skyforce | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| League | NBA G League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 23, 1996 Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 229 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | University (Normal, Illinois) |
| College | Ohio State (2014–2018) |
| NBA draft | 2018: 2nd round, 48th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Playing career | 2018–2025 |
| Position | Small forward / power forward |
| Number | 6, 13, 20, 21, 31, 33 |
| Coaching career | 2025–present |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 2018–2020 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 2018–2019 | →Iowa Wolves |
| 2020 | Denver Nuggets |
| 2020 | →Windy City Bulls |
| 2020–2023 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2023–2024 | Phoenix Suns |
| 2024 | Brooklyn Nets |
| 2025 | Qingdao Eagles |
Coaching | |
| 2025–present | Sioux Falls Skyforce (assistant) |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Keita Bates-Diop (/ˈkeɪtə ˈbeɪts ˈdiːɒp/ KAY-tə BAYTS DEE-op; born January 23, 1996) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Bates-Diop was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 48th overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft. He spent 1 and a half seasons with Minnesota before getting traded to the Denver Nuggets in 2020, but only appeared in 7 games for Denver. Bates-Diop would then play for the San Antonio Spurs over the next three seasons before signing with the Phoenix Suns in 2023 as a free agent. Halfway through the 2023-24 NBA season, the Suns traded Bates-Diop to the Brooklyn Nets in February of 2024 in a three team trade sending Royce O'Neale to Phoenix.