Mohamed Diarra and NC State qualified for the Final Four of the American university championship. The 23-year-old Frenchman started in his team's victory against Duke on Sunday evening (76-64) In the semi-final next weekend, the Frenchman and his partners will face Purdue and his Canadian inside Zach Edey.

He delivered another sensational performance this Sunday against Tennessee (72-66 victory), with 40 points scored and 16 rebounds captured. The time when the Montreuil native had to work as an Uber Eats deliveryman now seems a long way off.