DETROIT (5-23-25) – Detroit Mercy women's basketball Head Coach
Kiefer Haffey announced the signing of Naïma Diawara, who comes to the Titans from Dawson College.
"It's another great day to be a Titan as we added another talented player to our program in Naima," said Haffey. "She has the size to play as a 4/5 in our league with the skill to play as a true wing. Naima has told us she will play wherever we need her and however we need her to play as long as it helps the team. She's a winner with a dynamic skill set who is ready to do big things at Detroit Mercy."
Naïma Diawara (6-0) – F/C
Hometown: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Previous School: Dawson College
High School: Gérard-Filion Vortex
Dawson College (2022-25):
• Helped lead Dawson to a Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) silver medal and CCAA National Championship bronze medal in 2022.
• 2022 RSEQ First Team All-Star selection.
• Also helped lead Dawson to a RSEQ bronze medal in 2024 and a RSEQ bronze medal in 2023.
• Two-time Game Point All-Star selection as one of the top players in Quebec in 2023 and 2024.
• Selected to play in the 2024 Canletes All-Canadian All-Star Games.
• Also selected to the 2022 Quebec U18 (State) Team.
• Career average of 15 ppg, 8.0 rebounds per game, 5.0 assists per game
High School:
• Named RESQ Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2018.
• Helped lead Gérard-Filion Vortex to a RESQ championship in 2019.
• Also was a member of the 2019 Quebec U15 (State) National Championship team.
