ST. PAUL, Minn. – Macalester College head men's basketball coach Rich Glesmann has announced the hiring of Mamadou Diallo as the team's full-time assistant coach. Diallo has coaching experience at the Division III level, most recently as an assistant coach at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa.

"I am really excited to welcome Mamadou Diallo into the Macalester men's basketball family, said Glesmann, who was hired as the Scots head coach in June. "Mamadou has valuable experience at the Division III level that will be a massive asset for the future of Macalester men's basketball. His passion for development, along with his basketball knowledge, will be a huge benefit for both the Macalester players and staff. This is an awesome day for the entire Macalester Athletic Department."

Diallo spent the 2024-25 season as an assistant coach at Cornell College, where he worked closely with the post players. He also played an integral role in the Rams' recruiting and scouting efforts. In his one season, Diallo helped to develop and coach two All-Midwest Conference players, as Cornell finished with a 15-10 record.

Prior to his time at Cornell, Diallo was a graduate assistant for the 2023-24 season at NAIA Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he was involved in recruiting and scouting while also coaching the junior varsity team. Before that, Diallo served as an assistant coach at Division III Ripon (Wis.) College for four seasons. At Ripon he coached five All-Midwest Conference performers, including the conference's player of the year, while also focusing on general operations of the program, including practice management, statistical analysis and recruiting.

"The opportunity to be a part of Coach Glesmann's staff at an institution like Macalester College allows me to live out a dream of mine," Diallo said. "I'm grateful and thrilled to be offered this opportunity by Director of Athletics Donnie Brooks and Coach Glesmann. I've had the privilege of developing as a coach under the guidance of some outstanding mentors and I believe that has prepared me for this opportunity. I'm looking forward to connecting and building meaningful relationships with our players, being a resource to them on a daily basis, and helping develop them academically, athletically, and socially. It's also my intention to help create a standard of excellence that resonates with and unites past, present, and future Scots. Go Scots!"

A native of Los Angeles, Calif., Diallo spent two seasons playing basketball at NAIA schools York (Neb.) University and Simpson University in Redding, Calif., before finishing his degree in multidisciplinary studies at West Virginia University in 2019. He also earned an MBA at Mount Mercy in 2025.