Cheikh Yaya Dia

Cheick Yaya Dia
Personal information
Born	March 20, 1974; Dakar, Senegal
Nationality	Senegalese
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	242 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school	St. John's at Prospect Hall; (Frederick, Maryland)
College	Georgetown (1993–1997)
NBA draft	1997: undrafted
Playing career	1997–2008
Position	Power forward / center
Career history
1998	Aguada
1998–1999	Regatas San Nicolás
1999	Aguada
1999–2001	West Sydney Razorbacks
2001	Quilmes
2001–2002	Sutor Montegranaro
2003–2004	Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
2004–2005	Maccabi Haifa
2005	Karşıyaka
2005–2006	Blue Stars Beirut
2006	Arena Amman
2006–2007	West Sydney Razorbacks
2007	Halcones UV Córdoba
2007	Belgrano de San Nicolás
2008	Boca Juniors
2008	Al-Fateh
Career highlights and awards
	Big East Most Improved Player (1997);
Men's basketball
Representing Senegal
FIBA Africa Championship

Cheikh Yaya Dia (born March 20, 1974) is a Senegalese former professional basketball player. After growing up in Dakar, Dia moved to the United States and he played high school basketball at St. John's at Prospect Hall in Maryland; he then went on to play 4 years in college at Georgetown, where he was named the Big East Most Improved Player in his senior season in 1997. After going undrafted in the 1997 NBA draft, Dia started his professional career in Uruguay. Throughout his career he has played in Uruguay, Argentina, Australia, Italy, Russia, Israel, Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, Mexico and Saudi Arabia. Dia was also a member of the Senegalese national basketball team, with which he won the gold medal during the 1997 FIBA Africa Championship and participated in the 1998 FIBA World Championship.

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