Moustapha Fall

Moustapha Fall (born 23 February 1992) is a French professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. Standing at 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in), Fall plays at the center position.

Moustapha Fall
Fall with Olympiacos in 2022
No. 10 – Olympiacos
PositionCenter
LeagueGreek Basket League
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1992-02-23) 23 February 1992
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Listed height2.18 m (7 ft 2 in)
Listed weight124 kg (273 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2014Poitiers 86
2014–2015Monaco
2015–2016Antibes Sharks
2016–2017Élan Chalon
2017–2018Sakarya BB
2018–2019Lokomotiv Kuban
2019–2020Türk Telekom
2020–2021ASVEL
2021–presentOlympiacos
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  France
Summer Olympics
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoTeam
EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place2022 Germany

Professional career

Fall played in the French League from 2011 to 2017. In the 2015–16 season, he played for Olympique Antibes where he led the French league in blocked shots.[1] He signed with Élan Chalon for the 2016–17 season. This season, Chalon won the Pro A which was Fall's first national title. In addition, Fall played in the FIBA Europe Cup Final with Chalon, where his team lost to Nanterre 92. He was named Top Performer of the Final by the FIBA Europe Cup.[2]

Prior to the start of the French season, Fall participated in the 2016 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas with the Los Angeles Lakers.[1]

On 13 July 2017 Fall signed with Turkish club Sakarya BB.[3]

On 26 July 2018 Fall signed with Lokomotiv Kuban of the Russian VTB United League.[4]

On 21 July 2019 Fall signed a contract with the Türk Telekom of the Turkish Basketball Super League.[5] In October 2020, Fall was named to the All-Basketball Champions League Second Team.[6]

In June 2021, Fall signed with Olympiacos of Greece.[7] On 28 February 2022 he extended his contract with the team until 2025.[8]

Personal life

Born in France, Fall is of Senegalese descent. He is not related to Tacko Fall. [9]

Awards and accomplishments

Club career

Monaco

Élan Chalon

ASVEL

Olympiacos

Individual

References
  1. "Lakers invited French big-man Moustapha Fall to play in Summer League". Sportando, citing tweet by David Pick. 2016-06-22. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
  2. "No match for Fall among Top Performers of the Final". FIBA.com. 27 April 2017.
  3. "Sakarya signs Moustapha Fall". Sportando.com. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  4. "LOKO ЛокомотивКубань on Twitter". Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  5. "Moustapha Fall signs with Turk Telekom Ankara". Sportando. July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  6. "Star Lineup revealed, Alocen Best Young Player". Basketball Champions League. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  7. "Olympiacos lands center Fall".
  8. "Olympiacos signs Moustapha Fall through 2025". Sportando. February 28, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  9. "Moustapha Fall, un géant «ordinaire»". Un jour à Poitiers... October 9, 2013.
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