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He played college basketball for the NJIT Highlanders and the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks. He has played for the Mexico men’s national basketball team.[1]Youth career[edit]Due to an impressive performance at the “200 mil Estudiantes por M\u00e9xico” youth tournament, Willis received a scholarship to play at the Canarias Basketball Academy in Spain in 2014.[2] He averaged 18.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game in his final year.[3] He signed a National Letter of Intent to go to NJIT.[4]College career[edit]As a junior, Willis averaged 5.9 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.[5] Following the season, he transferred to Stephen F. Austin.[6]Professional career[edit]Willis joined the Libertadores de Quer\u00e9taro of the Mexican Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional after coming out of ccollege.[7] He made his professional debut in a 93\u201380 loss to the Fuerza Regia de Monterrey on July 22.[8] Willis was named the 2022 Rookie of the Year.[9]National team career[edit]Willis was first called up to the Mexico national team for the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup.[10][11] Willis represented Mexico in the 2019 Pan American Games.[12]Career statistics[edit]College[edit]YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG2018\u201319NJIT2819.7.322.310.3331.5.6.2.01.92019\u201320NJIT30214.5.330.280.6501.8.8.4.13.52020\u201321NJIT19521.6.330.250.7953.3.9.6.05.9Career77814.5.328.277.7262.1.8.4.13.5Personal life[edit]His father, Rafael, represented Mexico in Basketball at the 1991 Pan American Games while his mother was a volleyball player.[13][14]References[edit]^ FIBA profile^ Arvizu, Ricardo (September 23, 2014). “Vivir\u00e1 Diego Willis aventura espa\u00f1ola”. El Imparcial (in Spanish). Retrieved December 18, 2022.^ “Diego Willis: The Sky is the Limit”. NJIT Highlanders. November 26, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2021.^ “NJIT squares up against Rutgers”. Federal News Network. Associated Press. November 25, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.^ Schmidt-Scheuber, Miles (June 29, 2021). “Diego Willis (Mexican National Team) Continues To Work On Pick And Roll Scenarios So He Can Continue To Grow As A Player”. Eurobasket. Retrieved July 11, 2021.^ “Diego Willis transfers to SF Austin”. Latinbasket. July 30, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.^ Villalpando, Eduardo (November 24, 2022). “Destaca Diego Willis crecimiento del b\u00e1squetbol de M\u00e9xico”. Grada.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved December 18, 2022.^ Arredondo, Jos\u00e9 Francisco (July 22, 2022). “Diego Willis vive debut profesional con Quer\u00e9taro en triunfo de Fuerza Regia”. Grada Norte (in Spanish). Retrieved December 18, 2022.^ Molina, Nassim (September 26, 2022). “Nombran al hermosillense Diego Willis Novato del A\u00f1o en la Liga Nacional de baloncesto profesional”. Radio Sonora (in Spanish). Retrieved December 18, 2022.^ 2017 FIBA AmeriCup profile^ \u00c1lvarez, Daniel (November 18, 2018). “Biograf\u00edas del \u00e9xito: Diego Willis”. Enlace a cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved December 18, 2022.^ “NJIT’s Diego Willis to Represent Mexican National Team”. NJIT Highlanders. May 14, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2021.^ “Diego Willis quiere escribir su propia historia en la duela” (in Spanish). Comisi\u00f3n del Deporte del Estado de Sonora. August 6, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2022.^ Solano, Teresa (June 20, 2022). “Diego Willis: Amo de Tiktok y de la Cancha”. El Imparcial (in Spanish). 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