Diego Willis
# Diego Willis

Diego Armando Willis Orozco (born May 11, 1999) is a Mexican professional basketball player for the Libertadores de Querétaro of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). 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.

## Youth career

Due to an impressive performance at the "200 mil Estudiantes por México" youth tournament, Willis received a scholarship to play at the Canarias Basketball Academy in Spain in 2014. He averaged 18.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game in his final year. He signed a National Letter of Intent to go to NJIT.

## College career

As a junior, Willis averaged 5.9 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. Following the season, he transferred to Stephen F. Austin.

## Professional career

Willis joined the Libertadores de Querétaro of the Mexican Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional after coming out of ccollege. He made his professional debut in a 93–80 loss to the Fuerza Regia de Monterrey on July 22. Willis was named the 2022 Rookie of the Year.

## National team career

Willis was first called up to the Mexico national team for the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup. Willis represented Mexico in the 2019 Pan American Games.

## Career statistics

### College

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2018–19 | NJIT | 28 | 1 | 9.7 | .322 | .310 | .333 | 1.5 | .6 | .2 | .0 | 1.9 |
| 2019–20 | NJIT | 30 | 2 | 14.5 | .330 | .280 | .650 | 1.8 | .8 | .4 | .1 | 3.5 |
| 2020–21 | NJIT | 19 | 5 | 21.6 | .330 | .250 | .795 | 3.3 | .9 | .6 | .0 | 5.9 |
| Career | Career | 77 | 8 | 14.5 | .328 | .277 | .726 | 2.1 | .8 | .4 | .1 | 3.5 |

## Personal life

His father, Rafael, represented Mexico in Basketball at the 1991 Pan American Games while his mother was a volleyball player.

