Class of 2026 big man Arafan Diane lands IU basketball scholarship offer

Another highly touted prospect in the class of 2026 landed an IU basketball scholarship offer on Saturday.

Arafan Diane, a four-star prospect in the rising senior class, announced a scholarship offer from the IU basketball staff on Saturday evening.

Diane, who is listed at 7-foot-1 and 260 pounds, plays at Iowa United Prep and for Iowa United. He is originally from Guinea. Here are some brief scouting notes from Sam Lance of HoopsHQ.com:

“The 7-foot-1 senior from Iowa United Prep, a school which specializes in recruiting African players, shined this week at the National Basketball Player’s Association’s Top 100 Camp in Rock Hill, S.C. Diane’s skills are a little rough, but he is physical and agile, and he plays with impressive tenacity. He opened up by going for 25 points during his first game for Team Drummond and ended up averaging 13.3 points on 52.0 percent shooting to go along with 4.9 rebounds during the three days of play. Diane’s play made clear why he is ranked in the 247Sports Composite as the No. 1 center and No. 23 overall prospect in the Class of 2026. While playing for Iowa United on the Adidas 3SSB Circuit this spring, Dianie has averaged 16.8 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks.”

In the last two days, Diane has also added offers from Kansas, UConn, Houston and Purdue.