Aliou Diarra

Aliou Diarra
	Diarra being interviewed during the 2023 BAL Playoffs
No. 31 – APR
Position	Center
League	Rwanda Basketball League; BAL
Personal information
Born	31 December 2001
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
Playing career	2022–present
Career history
2022–2023	Stade Malien
2023–2024	FUS Rabat
2024–present	APR
Career highlights
	2× BAL Defensive Player of the Year (2023, 2025); 2× All-BAL First Team (2023, 2024); 3× BAL All-Defensive Team (2023, 2024, 2025); BAL rebounding leader (2023); 2× BAL blocks leader (2023, 2025); RBL champion (2024); Rwanda Cup winner (2024); Division Excellence champion (2024); Ligue 1 champion (2022); Malian Super Cup winner (2023);

Aliou Fadiala Diarra (born 31 December 2001) is a Malian professional basketball player for APR of the Rwanda Basketball League (RBL). Diarra was recruited on outside courts by Stade Malien and was an unknown in professional basketball circles until he gained attention in 2023 for his performance in the Basketball Africa League (BAL). In his rookie season, he was named the BAL Defensive Player of the Year and was named to the All-BAL First Team. He won his second Defensive Player award in 2025.