Pau Orthez announced the signing of French center Moustapha Diarra, who was playing college ball in America. Born in Marseille, he made his debut at Fos Sur Mer before flying to the US, first with Sheridan university, where he averaged 18.6 points and 7.7 rebounds, and then with San Francisco where he averaged 7.8 points and 3.5 points in his senior year.