Dannielle Diamant
31 Dannielle Diamant
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Las Vegas, Nev.

High School:
Bishop Gorman

Height:
6-5

Position:
F/C

05/15/2012

Wildcats Join Over 20,000 Participants In Walk Now For Autism Speaks

Event held under cloudy skies along downtown Chicago Lakefront

03/01/2012

No. 24 Nebraska Tops NU, 88-56, In Opening Round Tourney Action

Diamant paces Wildcats with 14 points and seven rebounds

02/29/2012

NU Faces Sixth-Seeded Nebraska In Big Ten Tourney Opener

Action gets underway at approx. 1 p.m. CT from Bankers Life Fieldhouse

02/27/2012

A Look Back...Senior Day

NUsports.com special contributor Skip Myslenski sits down with Brittany Orban

02/27/2012

Diamant, Hackney and Jones Garner All-Big Ten Accolades

Diamant headlines NU's presence with third-team All-Conference honors

01/12/2012

Northwestern 72, Ohio State 82 - AP Photos

Diamant contributes a career-high 23 points

2011-12: Scored a career-high 23 points at No. 11/13 Ohio State (1/12) ...Scored 20+ points five times this season ... Left Toledo game after just seven minutes with injured ankle ... Led NU in free-throw percentage; twelfth in the Big Ten (78.2 pct) ... Led the team in blocks, averaging 1.2 per game ... Was a perfect 10-of-10 from the line at Missouri in the final 1:15 to seal NU's victory (12/3) ... Recorded double-doubles a team-high four times, including a three-game streak with double-doubles before being injured at Michigan State ... third-team All-Big Ten selection by the coaches and an honorable mention honoree by the media.

2010-11:Played in 18 games, averaging 11.1 mpg ... Saw first action of the season against Penn State after taking the quarter off due to personal reasons ... Scored a season-high 7 points in win over Illinois (2/3/11)... Played a season-high 23 minutes at Ohio State (2/6/11)... Led team in free-throw percentage (89 percent).

2009-10:Started 11 of NU's 33 contests ... Poured in a career-best 20 points against No. 6 Ohio State (12/31/09) thanks to a 4-of-6 effort from beyond the arc ... Led the team in free-throw percentage (86 percent) ... Recorded four double-digit scoring performances, including a 17-point effort vs. SIU-E (11/20/09), 10-point performances against Purdue (12/6/09) and Loyola Chicago (12/22/09) and a 20-point effort against Ohio State (12/21/09) ... Pulled down career-high 10 boards against DePaul (11/24/09) ... Notched the first double-double of her career against SIU-E with a game-high 17 points and 10 rebounds ... Went 5-of-6 from the free throw line while also grabbing five rebounds against Toledo (11/13/09) ... Recorded a career-high three blocks against Indiana (2/18/10).

High School: Four-year letter winner in basketball and volleyball at Bishop Gorman High School... Also lettered in track & field ... Helped Gorman win first state title as a freshman... Won the Nevada State Championship the following two years ... Ranked 20th in her position by ESPN's Hoopgurlz.com ... Named all-state her junior year... Sporting NewsAll-America honorable mention her junior year...Gorman Ranked 50th nationally pre-season of her senior year...Averaged 12 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game as a junior...Played for the West Coast Premiere club team.

Personal:Born Dannielle Lois Diamant ... Daughter of Zafi and Jodie Diamant... Granddaughter of legendary men's basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian... Majoring in human development and psychological services.

Diamant's Career Stats

Season GP/GS Min. FG% 3PT% FT% RPG Ast Blk Stl PPG
2009-10 33/11 19.2 .318 .270 .859 4.1 27 12 15 5.7
2010-11 18/0 11.1 .333 .000 .889 1.9 7 3 10 2.8
2011-12 27/27 29.6 .457 .397 .788 6.7 31 33 34 13.9
Career 80/38 19.97 .369 .222 .845 4.2 65
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