Diego Armando Willis Orozco (born May 11, 1999) is a Mexican professional basketball player for the Astros de Jalisco of the CIBACOPA. 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.FIBA profile
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 (LNBP) after coming out of college. 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.
As a member of the Rayos de Hermosillo, Willis was named a CIBACOPA All-Star in 2024.
National team career Willis was first called up to the Mexico national team for the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup.2017 FIBA AmeriCup profile Willis represented Mexico in the 2019 Pan American Games.
Career statistics
College
| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19 | style="text-align:left;"| NJIT | 28 || 1 || 9.7 || .322 || .310 || .333 || 1.5 || .6 || .2 || .0 || 1.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20 | style="text-align:left;"| NJIT | 30 || 2 || 14.5 || .330 || .280 || .650 || 1.8 || .8 || .4 || .1 || 3.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21 | style="text-align:left;"| NJIT | 19 || 5 || 21.6 || .330 || .250 || .795 || 3.3 || .9 || .6 || .0 || 5.9 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 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.
References
External links Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks bio NJIT Highlanders bio Diego Willis at RealGM