Charlottesville Daily Progress Grabbing the Fruit: Virginia Forward Mamadi Diakite Works to Put the Ball Back in Guinea’s Hands In a few years, he would earn a scholarship to play basketball at the University of Virginia. He would force himself into Coach Tony Bennett’s rotation, bringing himself to the doorstep of his goal. https://www.dailyprogress.com/cavalierinsider/grabbing-the-fruit-virginia-forward-mamadi-diakite-works-to-put/article_4f7ebabc-6f07-5b1e-87e5-0339e844ab68.html