Youssoupha Fall

Youssoupha Fall
No. 19 – FC Barcelona
PositionCenter
LeagueLiga ACB
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1995-01-12) January 12, 1995 (age 29)
Dakar, Senegal
NationalitySenegalese / French
Listed height7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
Listed weight275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2018Le Mans Sarthe
2016–2017→ Poitiers 86
2018–2021Baskonia
2018–2019→ SIG Strasbourg
2021–2024ASVEL
2024–presentFC Barcelona
Career highlights and awards

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

Career

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Fall attended the Seeds Academy in Thiès, Senegal,[1] 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.[2] In 2015, he was named to the "Cinq All Star Espoirs", the all-first team of the French development league,[3] after averaging 12.6 points, 12.0 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per contest during the 2014-15 campaign.[4]

An early entry candidate for the 2016 NBA draft, he later withdrew his name from the list.[5] He was sent on loan to LNB Pro B side Poitiers Baskets 86 for the 2016–17 season.[6]

On July 17, 2018, he signed a four-year deal with Kirolbet Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.[7] On August 9, 2018, Baskonia loaned him to SIG Strasbourg for the 2018–19 season.[8] On August 15, 2021, Fall officially parted ways with the Basque club. He signed with ASVEL Basket on loan one day later.[9]

On July 31, 2024, Fall was announced as a new FC Barcelona player, signing a one year deal with the Catalans.[10]

National team

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Fall was invited to play both for Senegal[11] and for France,[12] but has not been active in national team competition thus far. In September 2022, he expressed his will to represent Senegal's national team.[13]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

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* Led the league
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2019–20 Baskonia 28* 6 13.5 .615 — .452 4.8 .1 .2 .6 5.8 7.3
2020–21 32 16 11.7 .628 — .757 3.2 .5 .5 .7 7.0 8.1
2021–22 ASVEL 28 9 12.6 .705 — .725 3.6 .1 .3 .1 5.8 7.6
2022–23 34 27 19.9 .685 — .697 6.1 .3 .3 .3 9.3 12.5
2023–24 31 29 19.7 .613 — .592 6.6 .3 .3 .6 8.8 12.8
Career 153 87 15.7 .647 — .646 4.9 .3 .3 .5 7.5 9.8

EuroCup

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2015–16 Le Mans 6 0 6.3 .000 — 1.000 .8 .2 — .5 0.3 0.5
Career 6 0 6.3 .000 — 1.000 .8 .2 — .5 0.3 0.5

Basketball Champions League

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 SIG Strasbourg 12 11 22.0 .627 — .667 7.5 .5 .2 1.7 11.5
Career 12 11 22.0 .627 — .667 7.5 .5 .2 1.7 11.5

FIBA EuroChallenge

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Le Mans 1 0 1.0 — — — 1.0 — — — 0.0
Career 1 0 1.0 — — — 1.0 — — — 0.0

Domestic leagues

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Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 France Le Mans Pro A 17 5.1 .423 — .500 1.6 .1 — .3 1.3
2016–17 France Poitiers Pro B 33 21.2 .664 — .574 7.0 .8 .3 1.5 10.4
2017–18 France Le Mans Pro A 47 20.7 .674 .000 .431 6.5 .4 .3 .9 10.2
2018–19 France SIG Strasbourg LNB Élite 32 23.0 .687 — .621 8.2 .6 .7 1.4 14.3
2019–20 Spain Baskonia ACB 24 12.6 .699 — .596 3.9 .1 .2 .6 5.4
2020–21 Spain Baskonia ACB 31 11.7 .598 — .681 3.8 .3 .1 .7 5.8
2021–22 France ASVEL LNB Élite 42 18.1 .725 — .667 5.5 .3 .2 .9 9.6
2022–23 France ASVEL LNB Élite 38 19.7 .779 — .634 6.8 .3 .4 .7 11.4
2023–24 France ASVEL LNB Élite 41 19.0 .713 — .655 7.7 .3 .3 .6 10.8

Personal life

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Fall was granted French citizenship in March 2017.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Basket : Pro A : 5 Sénégalais engagés pour la saison 2015-2016". Lequotidien.sn. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  2. ^ "Youssoupha Fall - Le Mans – Joueurs - Pro A – LNB.fr". Lnb.fr. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  3. ^ "LIGUE NATIONALE DE BASKET". Lnbespoirs.fr. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  4. ^ "LIGUE NATIONALE DE BASKET". Lnbespoirs.fr. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  5. ^ "Thirty-three international early-entry candidates withdraw from Draft". NBA.com. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  6. ^ "Basket. Youssoupha Fall (MSB) prêté à Poitiers (Pro B)". Le Maine Libre (in French). Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  7. ^ "Baskonia gets big with Fall". EuroLeague.net. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Baskonia sends Youssoupha Fall on loan to SIG Strasbourg". Sportando. 9 August 2018. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  9. ^ "De la taille dans la raquette !". ASVEL. 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  10. ^ "Youssoupha Fall joins the team". fcbarcelona.com. 2024-07-31. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  11. ^ "Equipe Nationale - Youssoupha Fall va enfin jouer pour le Sénégal !". wiwsport.com (in French). 2022-06-20. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  12. ^ "Équipe de France : bras de fer avec le Sénégal autour du cas Youssoupha Fall". L'Équipe (in French). 2019-02-02. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  13. ^ "ITW Youssoupha Fall : " L'ASVEL croit en moi, je m'y installe sur la continuité "". Basket Europe (in French). 2022-09-21. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  14. ^ Direction, La. "MSB.FR - Youssoupha est français". Msb.fr (in French). Retrieved 2017-03-09.
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