Ibrahima Fall Faye

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Ibrahima Fall Faye
Free agent
Position Power forward / center
League Chinese Basketball Association
Personal information
Born (1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 (age 27)
Fissel, Thiès, Senegal
NationalitySenegalese
Listed height2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight105 kg (231 lb)
Career information
High schoolSEED Academy
(Dakar, Senegal)
NBA draft 2019: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017 Élan Chalon
2017–2019 Poitiers 86
2018–2019 Leuven Bears
2019–2021 Antwerp Giants
2021–2022 Monaco
2022–2023 Metropolitans 92
2023–2024 Nanterre 92
2024 Shanxi Loongs
Career highlights and awards
Medals
AfroBasket
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Rwanda

Ibrahima Fall Faye (born 10 January 1997) is a Senegalese professional basketball player who last played for Shanxi Loongs of the Chinese Basketball Association.

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Professional career

Fall Faye played in the youth teams of Élan Chalon. [1] He played 9 matches in the LNB Pro A with during the 2016–17 season., [1] as well as three matches in the FIBA Europe Cup [2] and one in the 2017 Leaders Cup. [1]

In April 2018, he declared for the 2018 NBA draft. [3]

On July 7, 2019, Fall Faye signed a two-year contract with Telenet Giants Antwerp. [4]

On February 27, 2021, Fall Faye has signed with AS Monaco of the French LNB Pro A. [5]

On July 24, 2022, he has signed with Metropolitans 92 of the LNB Pro A. [6]

On June 30, 2023, he signed with Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A. [7]

In September 2024, Fall Faye joined Shanxi Loongs of the Chinese Basketball Association. [8] In October 2024, Fall Faye left the team due to injury, was replaced by Alexey Shved. [9]

National team career

Fall Faye has been a member of the Senegal national basketball team. He played at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ibrahima Fall Faye - Chalon/Saône – Joueurs - Pro A – LNB.fr". www.lnb.fr.
  2. ↑ "Statistiques Elan Chalon". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  3. ↑ @DraftExpress (19 April 2018). "1997-born Melvyn Govindy (7'0, Cholet), Jean-Marc Pansa (6'11, Nanterre) and Ibrahima Faye (6'10, Poitiers) are dec…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ↑ "Welkom Ibrahima! – Telenet Giants Antwerp" . Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  5. ↑ Skerletic, Dario (February 27, 2021). "Monaco ink Ibrahima Fall Faye". Sportando. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Ibrahima Fall Faye, nouveau pivot des Metropolitans 92 !". metropolitans92.com (in French). July 24, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Fall Faye rejoint les Verts et Blancs". nanterre92.com (in French). June 30, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  8. ↑ ""一高一快"组合亮相 山西男篮外援报到". 太原晚报. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  9. ↑ ""魔术师"重回山西男篮". 太原新闻网. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.


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