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New Hawks center Gorgui Dieng has led the Senegalese national team to the semifinals of FIBA Afrobasket.
Senegal went 3-0 in group play to earn a bye into the quarterfinals of the elimination round. In Wednesday's quarterfinals match, Senegal defeated Angola, 79-74. Dieng posted a first-half double-double before finishing with 13 points, 15 rebounds and 2 blocks.
Senegal's team, nicknamed the Lions, finished 3rd in the most recent Afrobasket (2017), and has the third-most gold medals and overall medals in the history of the event. In November 2017, the event switched from a biennial to a quadrennial tournament, making this year's 16-team event in Kigali, Rwanda the first to be held since the switch.