Youssoupha Fall

Youssoupha Birima Fall (born January 12, 1995) is a Senegalese-French professional basketball player for Kirolbet Baskonia of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.

Youssoupha Fall
No. 19 – Kirolbet Baskonia
PositionCenter
LeagueLiga ACB
Personal information
Born (1995-01-12) January 12, 1995
Dakar, Senegal
NationalitySenegalese / French
Listed height7 ft 3.75[1] in (2.23 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2018Le Mans Sarthe
2016–2017→Poitiers 86
2018–presentBaskonia
2018–2019→SIG Strasbourg
Career highlights and awards
  • Leaders Cup winner (2019)
  • Pro A champion (2018)

Career

Fall attended the Seeds Academy in Thiès, Senegal,[2] before joining the youth ranks of French team Le Mans Sarthe Basket in 2012. He made his debut on Le Mans’ men’s team during the 2014-15 season.[3] In 2015, he was named to the "Cinq All Star Espoirs", the all-first team of the French development league,[4] after averaging 12.6 points, 12.0 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per contest during the 2014-15 campaign.[5]

An early entry candidate for the 2016 NBA draft, he later withdrew his name from the list.[6] He was sent on loan to LNB Pro B side Poitiers Baskets 86 for the 2016-17 season.[7]

On July 17, 2018, he signed a four-year deal with Kirolbet Baskonia of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.[8] On August 9, 2018, Baskonia loaned him to SIG Strasbourg for the 2018–19 season.[9]

Personal life

Fall was granted French citizenship in March 2017.[10]

References
  1. "DraftExpress - 2016 adidas Eurocamp: Day Three". Draftexpress.com. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  2. "Basket : Pro A : 5 Sénégalais engagés pour la saison 2015-2016". Lequotidien.sn. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  3. "Youssoupha Fall - Le Mans – Joueurs - Pro A – LNB.fr". Lnb.fr. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  4. "LIGUE NATIONALE DE BASKET". Lnbespoirs.fr. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  5. "LIGUE NATIONALE DE BASKET". Lnbespoirs.fr. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  6. "Thirty-three international early-entry candidates withdraw from Draft". NBA.com. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  7. "Basket. Youssoupha Fall (MSB) prêté à Poitiers (Pro B)". Le Maine Libre (in French). Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  8. "Baskonia gets big with Fall". EuroLeague.net. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  9. "Baskonia sends Youssoupha Fall on loan to SIG Strasbourg". Sportando. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  10. Direction, La. "MSB.FR - Youssoupha est français". Msb.fr (in French). Retrieved 2017-03-09.
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