Youssoupha Fall
| SIG Strasbourg | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | LNB Pro A |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 12, 1995 Dakar, Senegal |
| Nationality | Senegalese / French |
| Listed height | 7 ft 3.75[1] in (2.23 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2018 | Le Mans Sarthe |
| 2016–2017 | →Poitiers 86 |
| 2018–present | Baskonia |
| 2018–present | →SIG Strasbourg |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Youssoupha Birima Fall (born January 12, 1995) is a Senegalese-French professional basketball player who plays for SIG Strasbourg of the LNB Pro A on loan from Kirolbet Baskonia of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.
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
- ^ "DraftExpress - 2016 adidas Eurocamp: Day Three". Draftexpress.com. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "Basket : Pro A : 5 Sénégalais engagés pour la saison 2015-2016". Lequotidien.sn. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
- ^ "Youssoupha Fall - Le Mans – Joueurs - Pro A – LNB.fr". Lnb.fr. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
- ^ "LIGUE NATIONALE DE BASKET". Lnbespoirs.fr. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
- ^ "LIGUE NATIONALE DE BASKET". Lnbespoirs.fr. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
- ^ "Thirty-three international early-entry candidates withdraw from Draft". NBA.com. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ^ "Basket. Youssoupha Fall (MSB) prêté à Poitiers (Pro B)". Le Maine Libre (in French). Retrieved 2017-01-23.
- ^ "Baskonia gets big with Fall". EuroLeague.net. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "Baskonia sends Youssoupha Fall on loan to SIG Strasbourg". Sportando. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ Direction, La. "MSB.FR - Youssoupha est français". Msb.fr (in French). Retrieved 2017-03-09.