Washington small forward Dominique Diomande enters Transfer Portal

Washington Huskies small forward Dominique Diomande has entered the Transfer Portal, On3’s Jamie Shaw has learned. This comes after he redshirted the 2024-25 season as a freshman.

Diomande came to Washington as a bit of a surprise recruiting win. The Ivory Coast native who list Tours, France as his hometown is considered a future NBA prospect. He played in 26 games for ADA Blois of the France-ProA U21 league where he averaged 16.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.8 steals per game.

He would join the Washington program in January as a walk-on. At the time, it was a surprise boost for the Huskies. However, he never ended up seeing the court before deciding to move on from the program and look for a new team. Prior to that decision to redshirt, Washington head coach Danny Sprinkle debated whether or not to play him.

“I know everybody wants to see him and all that, but I got to be fair to him and fair to the team, too,” Sprinkle said. “And at the end of the day, he’s got to earn it. I don’t care who it is. I don’t care if LeBron James is here, you got to come and earn it, then you’re going to play.”

The 2024-25 season was a year of transition for Washington. As a result, it was also a frustrating one on the court. The Huskies made the move to the Big Ten and brought in Danny Sprinkle to be the team’s new head coach. Despite Sprinkle leading Montana State in his final two seasons there and Utah State in his only season there to the NCAA Tournament, the Huskies struggled going 13-18 overall and 4-16 in Big Ten play. That was last place in the conference regular season standings.

This offseason will now be one of major turnover for Washington and Sprinkle. Diomande is now a fourth Washington Husky in the portal, joining Jase Butler, Christian King, and KC Ibekwe. Between those outgoing transfers and graduating players, Washington now only has two players committed to returning next season. That would be freshman guard Vazoumana Diallo and fifth-year center Franck Kepnang.

A 19-year-old prospect, there are still massive long-term expectations for Dominique Diomande. That’s despite not playing in a game for more than a year. Now, it will be interesting to see where he lands in the Transfer Portal.

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. 

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