{{short description|American-Austrian basketball player}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Quincy Diggs | image = Will Reagan Layup.jpg | image_size = 280 | caption = Diggs (23) playing against Buffalo | position = Small forward | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 6 | weight_lb = 209 | league = Austrian Basketball Bundesliga | team = Oberwart Gunners | number = 13 | nationality = American \ Austrian | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|4|8}} | birth_place = Wichita, Kansas, U.S | highschool = Plano East (Plano, Texas) | college = * New Orleans (2009–2010) * Akron (2010–2014) | draft_year = 2014 | career_start = 2015 | years1 = 2015–2016 | team1 = Oberwart Gunners | years2 = 2016–2017 | team2 = Eisbaeren Bremerhaven | years3 = 2017 | team3 = CEZ Nymburk | years4 = 2017–2018 | team4 = Boulazac | years5 = 2018–2019 | team5 = Kolossos Rodou | years6 = 2019 | team6 = Okapi Aalstar | years7 = 2019–2020 | team7 = PVSK Panthers | years8 = 2020–2021 | team8 = Oberwart Gunners | years9 = 2021 | team9 = Fribourg Olympic | years10 = 2021–2022 | team10 = Soproni KC | years11 = 2022 | team11 = Kaposvári KK | years12 = 2024–present | team12 = Oberwart Gunners | highlights = * Austrian League MVP (2016) * Austrian League champion (2016) * Second-team All-MAC (2014) * MAC Sixth Man of the Year (2012) }} '''Quincy Johan Diggs''' (born December 8, 1990) is an American-Austrian professional basketball player for Oberwart Gunners of the Austrian Basketball Bundesliga.
==College career== In the 2011–11 season, the Akron Zips qualified for the NCAA Tournament, where they lost to Notre Dame with Diggs scoring 11 points in the matchup.<ref>{{cite web | website=ESPN | agency=Associated Press | url=http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=310770087 | title=Notre Dame holds off Akron, advances to round of 32 | date=March 19, 2011 | access-date=June 27, 2018}}</ref> The following season Akron lost in the MAC tournament final to Ohio when Diggs's missed a desperation last second shot.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Alexander |first1=Elton |title=Ohio holds off Akron, 64–63, to claim MAC men's title |url=https://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/index.ssf/2012/03/ohio_holds_off_akron_64-63_to.html |access-date=June 27, 2018 |work=The Plain Dealer |date=March 10, 2012}}</ref> The Zips participate in the National Invitation Tournament in 2012, however, they lost in the first round to Northwestern despite 18 points from Diggs.<ref>{{cite web | work=CBS Chicago | agency=Associated Press | url=http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/03/13/northwestern-holds-off-akron-76-74-in-nit/ | title=Northwestern Holds Off Akron 76–74 In NIT | date=March 13, 2012 | access-date=June 27, 2018}}</ref> Diggs averaged 8.5 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game as a junior and was MAC Sixth Man of the Year in 2012, but was suspended from the university for the next season,<ref>{{cite news | work=Sporting News | url=http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/news/4211514-akron-suspends-macs-top-sixth-man-quincy-diggs | title=Akron suspends MAC's top sixth man, Quincy Diggs | date=October 2, 2012 | access-date=June 27, 2018 | archive-date=June 21, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621015953/http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/news/4211514-akron-suspends-macs-top-sixth-man-quincy-diggs | url-status=dead }}</ref> in what was later revealed to be fights with his girlfriend.<ref>{{cite web | website=SB Nation | first=Satchel | last=Price | url=http://cleveland.sbnation.com/2012/10/3/3449666/quincy-diggs-akron-fights | title=Suspended Quincy Diggs reportedly involved in fights with ex-girlfriend | date=October 3, 2012 | access-date=June 27, 2018 | archive-date=April 21, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421233348/https://cleveland.sbnation.com/2012/10/3/3449666/quincy-diggs-akron-fights | url-status=dead }}</ref> After a year break Diggs returned to the team, which lost in the semifinals of the MAC championship after overtime against the eventual winner Western Michigan.<ref>{{cite news |title=Western Michigan stuns Akron 64–60 in OT |url=http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400546399 |access-date=June 27, 2018 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=March 14, 2014}}</ref> This time Akron participated in the Collegeinsider.com Tournament (CIT), in which they lost 97–91 to IPFW in the first round despite 23 points from Diggs, which brought Diggs's career in college to an end.<ref>{{cite news | work=The Plain Dealer | url=http://www.cleveland.com/marchmadness/index.ssf/2014/03/akron_zips_fall_to_ipfw_in_ope.html | title=Akron Zips fall to IPFW in opening round of CIT, 97–91 | date=March 19, 2014 |access-date=June 27, 2018}}</ref> As a senior, Diggs posted 12.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists and was named Second Team All-Mid-American Conference.<ref name="nord">{{cite news |last1=Riemann |first1=Oliver |title=Eisbären holen Quincy Diggs, den MVP aus Österreich |url=https://nord24.de/eisbaeren-bremerhaven/eisbaeren-holen-quincy-diggs-den-mvp-aus-oesterreich |access-date=June 27, 2018 |work=Nord 24 |date=June 15, 2016}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" | colspan="16" |SEASON AVERAGES |- |SEASON |TEAM |MIN |FGM-FGA |FG% |3PM-3PA |3P% |FTM-FTA |FT% |REB |AST |BLK |STL |PF |TO |PTS |- |2013–14 |AKR |29.5 |4.3–10.2 |.422 |1.5–4.5 |.342 |2.7–4.1 |.655 |4.6 |2.6 |0.1 |1.7 |1.6 |2.7 |12.8 |- |2011–12 |AKR |25.5 |2.8–6.3 |.446 |0.9–2.4 |.378 |2.0–2.9 |.687 |3.1 |2.4 |0.1 |1.2 |1.9 |2.4 |8.5 |- |2010–11 |AKR |16.6 |1.9–4.0 |.469 |0.4–1.1 |.390 |1.1–1.5 |.722 |2.8 |1.2 |0.1 |0.8 |1.7 |1.4 |5.3 |- |2009–10 |UNO |13.3 |1.1–2.9 |.380 |0.5–1.5 |.317 |0.6–0.9 |.739 |1.6 |0.3 |0.0 |0.5 |1.1 |0.8 |3.3 |}
==Professional career== Diggs signed with Oberwart Gunners in 2015 and averaged 20.0 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. He was named MVP of the Austrian league.<ref name="nord"/> In the 2016–2017 season, Diggs competed for Eisbaeren Bremerhaven. He averaged 13.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. In June 2017 he signed with the Czech team CEZ Nymburk.<ref>{{cite web |title=CEZ Nymburk signs Quincy Diggs to a 1+1 deal |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/czech-republic/235884/cez-nymburk-signs-quincy-diggs-to-a-1-1-deal.html |website=Sportando |access-date=June 27, 2018 |archive-date=June 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627230914/https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/czech-republic/235884/cez-nymburk-signs-quincy-diggs-to-a-1-1-deal.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Diggs averaged 9.9 points and 5.5 rebounds per game with Nymburk. In November 2017, he inked with Boulazac.<ref>{{cite web |title=Quincy Diggs inks with Boulazac |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/france/pro-a/255115/quincy-diggs-inks-with-boulazac.html |website=Sportando |access-date=June 27, 2018 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On July 24, 2018, Diggs moved to Greece for Kolossos Rodou. He was released from the Greek team on April 5, 2019.
On April 19, 2019, Diggs signed with Okapi Aalstar of the Belgium Pro Basketball League.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/okapi-aalstar-signs-quincy-diggs/|title=Okapi Aalstar signs Quincy Diggs|date=April 19, 2019|newspaper=Sportando|language=en|access-date=April 23, 2019|last1=Skerletic|first1=Dario|archive-date=April 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419175745/https://sportando.basketball/en/okapi-aalstar-signs-quincy-diggs/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He later joined PVSK Panthers of the Hungarian league and averaged 13.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.6 steals per game. On September 9, 2020, Diggs returned to Oberwart Gunners.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Heinrich |first1=Stefan |title=Diggs comes back to Oberwart, ex PVSK-Veolia |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Hungary/news/643931/Diggs-comes-back-to-Oberwart,-ex-PVSK-Veolia |website=Eurobasket |access-date=September 17, 2020 |date=September 9, 2020}}</ref> He averaged 14 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.8 steals per game. On August 10, 2021, Diggs signed with Fribourg Olympic Basket of the Swiss Basketball League.<ref>{{cite web |title=Quincy Diggs (ex Oberwart) signs at Fribourg |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Austria/news/699150/Quincy-Diggs-(ex-Oberwart)-signs-at-Fribourg |website=Eurobasket |access-date=August 29, 2021 |date=August 10, 2021}}</ref>
On January 2, 2022, Diggs signed with Kaposvári KK of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gabor |first1=Winter |title=Quincy Diggs joins Kaposvari |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Hungary/news/724663/Quincy-Diggs-joins-Kaposvari |website=Eurobasket |access-date=January 2, 2022 |date=January 2, 2022}}</ref>
On December 20, 2024, Diggs returned to Oberwart Gunners.<ref>{{cite web |title=Quincy Diggs is back! |url=https://www.gunners.at/superliga/news/detail/quincy-diggs-is-back |website=Oberwart Gunners |access-date=December 23, 2024 |date=December 20, 2024}}</ref>
== National team career == On October 26, 2023, Diggs received the Austrian citizenship.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spahiu |first=Labinot |date=October 26, 2023 |title=Pünktlich zum Nationalfeiertag: Diggs erhält österreichische Staatsbürgerschaft |url=https://www.skysportaustria.at/puenktlich-zum-nationalfeiertag-diggs-erhaelt-oesterreichische-staatsbuergerschaft/ |access-date=February 23, 2024 |website=Sky Sport Austria |language=de-DE}}</ref> He gave his debut for Austria men's national basketball team on Februar 22, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guttmann/burgenland.ORF.at |first=M. |date=February 22, 2024 |title=Ex-Gunner Quincy Diggs im Nationalteam |url=https://burgenland.orf.at/stories/3245861/ |access-date=February 23, 2024 |website=burgenland.ORF.at |language=de}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Quincy-Diggs/Summary/20177 RealGM profile] *[https://gozips.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1728 Akron Zips bio]
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