It was reported by Dan Hoard on the Bearcats pregame radio show against Tennessee that redshirt junior forward/center Mamoudou Diarra will opt out of the rest of the 2020-21 season. Diarra played in the previous three games and was a key part of the rotation. He was averaging 2.0 points and 1.7 rebounds. Per his recent new addition to his family, I understand opting out per covid, numbers have been rising a lot lately.
Cincinnati F/C Mamoudou Diarra has opted out of the season over COVID 19 concerns. #Bearcats
— Chad Brendel (@ChadBrendel) December 12, 2020
NEWS: @Dan_Hoard just announced on the pregame radio show that #Bearcats junior forward Mamoudou Diarra has elected to opt-out for the remainder of this season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
— Justin Williams (@Williams_Justin) December 12, 2020
He did not make the trip to Tennessee.
Hopefully we see Diarra back next season! With no Diarra it means Tari Eason and Jeremiah Davenport will be playing power forward moving forward, it also opens up minutes for Viktor Lakhin when he is ready to return.
