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Dia scores 17, Belmont knocks off Illinois State 67-60

Led by Malik Dia's 17 points, the Belmont Bruins defeated the Illinois State Redbirds 67-60 on Wednesday night

JANUARY 11, 2024 • Associated Press

Illinois State visits Belmont following Dia's 32-point outing

Belmont hosts the Illinois State Redbirds after Malik Dia scored 32 points in Belmont's 87-65 win over the Drake Bulldogs

JANUARY 9, 2024 • Associated Press

Dia scores 32, Belmont defeats Drake 87-65

Malik Dia scored 32 points to lead Belmont over Drake 87-65

JANUARY 7, 2024 • Associated Press

Dia has 18 in Belmont's 74-70 win against Arkansas State

Led by Malik Dia and Ja'Kobi Gillespie with 18 points each, the Belmont Bruins defeated the Arkansas State Red Wolves 74-70 on Wednesday night

DECEMBER 21, 2023 • Associated Press

Dia scores 27 as Belmont downs Pennsylvania 84-79 in OT

Led by Malik Dia's 27 points, the Belmont Bruins defeated the Pennsylvania Quakers 84-79 in overtime

NOVEMBER 26, 2023 • Associated Press

Vanderbilt basketball center Malik Dia transferring to Belmont, which needs post players Malik Dia is a 6-foot-9 freshman forward and center who was a reserve at Vanderbilt in 2022-23. He will help fill a large void at Belmont.

APRIL 4, 2023 • TENNESSEAN.COM

Leaving Vanderbilt Dia entered the transfer portal Friday, VerbalCommits.com reports.

Impact Dia averaged 2.6 points and 1.6 rebounds in 8.5 minutes across 20 games for Vanderbilt this season. The freshman forward will likely look for increased opportunities with a new program.

MARCH 25, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Role growing? Dia ended with 14 points (5-11 FG, 4-5 3Pt), one rebound and one steal over 21 minutes during Tuesday's 69-53 loss to Kentucky.

Impact Dia has been in and out of the rotation this season, but is picking up slightly more playing time of late due to seven-footer Liam Robbins suffering an ankle injury that will sideline him for the foreseeable future. With the post depth taking a major hit, coach Jerry Stackhouse has adjusted to some small-ball lineups that occasionally feature the 6-9 freshman at the five. Dia certainly took advantage of this opportunity Tuesday, posting career highs in minutes played, scoring and three-pointers made. It remains to be seen if this type of outlier volume will continue, though Dia certainly made a case for it after leading the team in scoring off the bench.

JANUARY 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE