Ibrahima Fall Faye

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Ibrahima Fall Faye
No. 7–Nanterre 92
Position Power forward / center
League LNB Pro A
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–present Nanterre 92
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 for Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A and the Senegal national basketball team. [1] [2]

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Professional career

Fall Faye played in the youth teams of Élan Chalon. [2] He played 9 matches in the LNB Pro A with during the 2016–17 season., [2] as well as three matches in the FIBA Europe Cup [3] and one in the 2017 Leaders Cup. [2]

In April 2018, he declared for the 2018 NBA draft. [4]

On July 7, 2019, Fall Faye signed a two-year contract with Telenet Giants Antwerp. [5]

On February 27, 2021, Fall Faye has signed with AS Monaco of the French LNB Pro A. [6]

On July 24, 2022, he has signed with Metropolitans 92 of the LNB Pro A. [7]

On June 30, 2023, he signed with Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A. [8]

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. ↑ "Ibrahima Fall Faye Player Profile, Chalon-Sur-Saone, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Ibrahima Fall Faye - Chalon/Saône – Joueurs - Pro A – LNB.fr". www.lnb.fr.
  3. ↑ "Statistiques Elan Chalon". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  4. ↑ @DraftExpress (April 19, 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.
  5. ↑ "Welkom Ibrahima! – Telenet Giants Antwerp" . Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  6. ↑ Skerletic, Dario (February 27, 2021). "Monaco ink Ibrahima Fall Faye". Sportando. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Ibrahima Fall Faye, nouveau pivot des Metropolitans 92 !". metropolitans92.com (in French). July 24, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Fall Faye rejoint les Verts et Blancs". nanterre92.com (in French). June 30, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
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