Youssoupha Fall

Youssoupha Fall
No. 19 – FC Barcelona
PositionCenter
LeagueLiga ACB
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1995-01-12) January 12, 1995 (age 30)
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

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

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

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

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

National team

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

Career statistics

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

* 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

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

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

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

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

Personal life

Fall was granted French citizenship in March 2017.

References

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  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.
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  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.
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