Rutgers Women’s Basketball Adds Pitt Forward Fatima Diakhate in the Transfer Portal

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - JANUARY 11: Fatima Diakhate #21 of the Pittsburgh Panthers attempts a shot in the fourth quarter against the Louisville Cardinals at the KFC YUM! Center on January 11, 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) | Getty Images Rutgers women’s basketball has added another piece to its frontcourt in the transfer portal as former Pitt Forward Fatima Diakhate announced her commitment to the Scarlet Knights on her social media accounts.

She spent the first three years of her career at Georgia before transferring to Pitt last year. This will be her last season of eligibility. Last year for Pitt, the redshirt junior started 27 out of 31 games for the Panthers, and over that time she averaged 9.

4 points, 8. 9 rebounds, and 1. 4 blocks per game while shooting 56.

1 percent from the field and 71. 1 percent from the free throw line. The 6-foot-5 forward was born in Senegal but started her high school career at Capital Courts Academy Prep School in Ottawa, Canada.